Annexure II

In order to promote the comprehensive treatment of the problem created by illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects and to define and implement a Coordinated Agenda of Action for the sub region that will contribute to the security of the Andean Community and its citizens and ensure that all Member Countries have in place the administrative provisions, regulations and procedures needed to exercise effective control over illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects;

We agree:

1. Institutional context
   
   1. To promote the joint search for sustainable solutions to the problem created by illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects, through the sustained implementation of concerted and coordinated action in the medium and long terms.
      
   2. To set up and put into operation in each Member Country a National Coordinating Committee -National Focal Point- that will be responsible for designing and taking the necessary measures to confront that problem and ensure the full implementation of this Coordinated Agenda of Action at the national level.
      
   3. To instruct the responsible unit of the General Secretariat of the Andean Community, in accordance with the mandates established in the Lima Commitment, to coordinate the Coordinated Agenda of Action at the sub regional level.
      
2. Sub regional Cooperation and Coordination
   
   
   1. To ensure the sustainability, in the medium and long terms, of their commitment to attain the objectives set out in the Andean Plan to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its aspects, through the responsible unit of the General Secretariat.
      
   2. To prepare, implement and support a comprehensive strategy to combat the illicit proliferation of and trafficking in small arms and light weapons, which should take into account the links between the illicit trade in and proliferation of those arms and weapons and security, terrorism, corruption and the worldwide drug problem, as well as the medium and long-term objective of attaining peace, stability and development in the sub region.
      
   3. To promote cooperation and the exchange of information among the National Coordinating Committees -National Focal Points- , the institutions responsible for ensuring compliance with and the full implementation of the law and of this Plan, and pertinent international organizations concerned with the issue, in order to coordinately address the problem of the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons in all its aspects.
      
   4. To cooperate with interested experts and representatives of civil society in preventing, combating and eradicating the problem of the illicit proliferation of and trafficking in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects.
      
   5. To promote the joint search for international support to implement the Coordinated Agenda of Action.
      
3. Legislative Measures
   
   1. To recommend the incorporation into domestic legislation, when necessary and as a priority, of regulatory provisions on the following matters:
      
      1. Possession, concealment, usurpation, carrying and use of small arms and light weapons.
         
      2. Manufacture, import, export, transfer, sale, brokerage, transport, marking, registration and control of small arms and light weapons.
         
      3. Effective control of manufacturers, sellers, brokers, financiers and transporters of small arms and light weapons.
         
      4. Seizure and confiscation by the State of all small arms and light weapons that are manufactured, transported or in transit without or in violation of the corresponding licenses, permits or written authorizations, as well as the application of the sanctions provided for in domestic law.
         
      5. Asset laundering connected with illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects.
         
   2. To establish as criminal offenses under their domestic law, the illicit manufacture, import, export, transfer, sale, brokerage, transport, possession, concealment, usurpation, carrying and use of small arms and light weapons, including ones that are homemade.
      
   3. To promote the harmonizing of legislation and establishment of minimum standards to regulate the illicit manufacture, import, export, transfer, sale, brokerage, transport, possession, concealment, usurpation, carrying and use of small arms and light weapons.
      
   4. To expedite the adoption of legislative or other measures needed to combat crimes relating to terrorism, the worldwide drug problem and corruption that are linked to illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects.
      
4. Operational and Institutional Strengthening Measures
   
   1. To recommend the design and implementation of a National Plan on the subject by each National Coordinating Committee -National Focal Point-.
      
   2. To set up or develop national databases and communications systems, including specialized equipment, to monitor and control the illicit manufacture, import, export, transfer, sale, brokerage, transport, possession, concealment, usurpation, carrying and use of small arms and light weapons in the national territory and across borders, in keeping with the Operational Plan for Implementing this Agenda.
      
   3. To carry out or improve national training programs to build up the institutions that are responsible for ensuring compliance with and the full implementation of this Coordinated Agenda for Action.
      
   4. If deemed necessary, to form specialized working groups made up of national authorities responsible for ensuring compliance with and the full implementation of this Coordinated Agenda of Action.
      
   5. To reinforce the capacity of the General Secretariat of the Andean Community to coordinate the implementation of the Coordinated Agenda of Action, through its responsible unit.
      
   6. To support and promote training and exchange programs between the General Secretariat, the National Coordinating Committees -National Focal Points- and community leaders or representatives of civil society to enhance their capacity and ensure the existence of a constructive dialogue that will lead to concrete action.
      
   7. To contribute to the effective utilization of the accumulated knowledge and experience, including those of civil society, to tackle the problem of illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects.
      
   8. To encourage sub regional cooperation among national institutions responsible for compliance with and the full implementation of this Coordinated Agenda of Action, as well as with other pertinent international agencies and institutions, in order to combat transnational crime, increase security and promote mutual understanding among communities living in national border regions. Such cooperation could include, among others, reinforcing confidence-building measures in the Andean sub region.
      
   9. To foster the development of a sub regional research capacity to back up the National Coordinating Committees -National Focal Points- by launching medium and long-term research programs on the subject.
      
5. Control, Confiscation, Sanctioning, Distribution, Collection and Destruction
   
   1. To strengthen the capacity of competent national institutions to control and report the quantity of arms and weapons in the hands of the State, by, among other things, verifying and updating their registries and/or inventories of small arms and light weapons.
      
   2. To ensure the strict rendering of accounts by the competent national agency and the effective follow-up of all distributed arms and weapons that belong to the State.
      
   3. To guarantee the safe storage of arms in the possession of the State.
      
   4. To establish an effective mechanism for stockpiling illicit small arms and light weapons that have been confiscated or recovered by the State, while awaiting the result of investigations that will release them to be destroyed or, if deemed pertinent, to be transferred to the State.
      
   5. To identify and destroy surplus or obsolete inventories of small arms and light weapons in the possession of the State.
      
   6. To guarantee and keep up to date the registry of importers, sellers, brokers and manufacturers of small arms and light weapons that will make it possible to oversee those agents and their commercial operations in the Sub region, as well as private security, mining and other companies that need small arms and light weapons for their normal operations, and private individuals.
      
   7. To guarantee the strict rendering of accounts to the competent national agency and the effective control of all arms and weapons owned, carried and held by manufacturers, importers, sellers, brokers, and users, including private security, mining and other companies that need small arms and light weapons for their normal operations, and private individuals.
      
   8. To encourage a joint effort between institutions that are responsible for ensuring compliance with and the full implementation of this Coordinated Agenda of Action and local communities to identify and eradicate illegal stockpiles of arms and weapons.
      
   9. To promote programs for the voluntary surrender and collection of arms and weapons.
      
   10. To ensure the destruction of illicit arms and weapons that have been collected or seized or, if deemed pertinent, their transfer to the State.
       
   11. To promote programs to legalize small arms and light weapons, with a view to increasing and updating domestic databases.
       
6. Exchange, Filing and Updating of Information
   
   1. To disseminate the policies, regulations and legislation dealing with small arms and light weapons in all their aspects.
      
   2. To promote the exchange of information between the National Coordinating Committees -National Focal Points- and the responsible unit in the General Secretariat as well as the uniformity of national databases.
      
   3. If deemed necessary, to foster the exchange of information between the National Coordinating Committees -National Focal Points- and national institutions responsible for ensuring compliance with and the full implementation of the laws on, inter alia, individuals, criminal organizations and their members, types of small arms and light weapons, sources, distribution routes, destinations, means of transport, and the financial support of those organizations or individuals. The exchange of information could also focus on criminal activities like terrorism and drug trafficking related with the cited arms and weapons.
      
7. Public Awareness
   
   1. To encourage the development of a culture of peace.
      
   2. To design and implement citizen education and public awareness programs encompassing all sectors of society that deal with the problem of illicit small arms and light weapons in all its aspects.
      
   3. To design and implement citizen education and public awareness programs about the responsible handling, storage and use of firearms.
      
   4. To foster the inclusion of, as well as cooperation with, all sectors of society, including the business sector, to prevent and eradicate the problem of illicit small arms and light weapons in all its aspects.