Ratifying the UN Firearms Protocol

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Series Details 25.06.13
Publication Date 25/06/2013
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According to the United Nations, the black market in arms trafficking generates on average US$240 million per year. This amounts to 10-20% of the legal arms market. Aimed at countering this phenomenon, the Firearms Protocol (UNFP) to the UN Convention on Organised Crime, in force since 2005, has now to be concluded by the European Union (EU).

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/bibliotheque/briefing/2013/130508/LDM_BRI(2013)130508_REV1_EN.pdf
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