Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition

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The Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition is an international legal instrument that supplements the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime by establishing measures to prevent, combat, and trace illegal firearms and related materials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations protocol
international treaty
supplementary protocol to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptionDate 2001-05-31
adoptionResolution UN General Assembly resolution 55/255
aimsTo combat transnational organized crime involving firearms
prevent illicit manufacturing of firearms
prevent illicit trafficking in firearms
promote cooperation among States Parties in tracing firearms
alsoKnownAs Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
depositedWith Secretary-General of the United Nations
enteredIntoForceOn 2005-07-03
implementedBy States Parties through national legislation
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
monitoredBy Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
openedForSignatureOn 2001-07-02
parentTreaty United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
placeSigned New York City
providesFor cooperation in tracing illicit firearms
disposal of confiscated firearms
information exchange between States Parties on firearms trafficking
seizure and confiscation of illicit firearms
relatedInstrument Arms Trade Treaty
UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons
requires criminalization of illicit manufacturing of firearms
criminalization of illicit trafficking in firearms
licensing or authorization of firearms export
licensing or authorization of firearms import
licensing or authorization of firearms manufacturing
licensing or authorization of firearms transit
maintenance of records on firearms for a minimum period
marking of firearms at the time of import
marking of firearms at the time of manufacture
shortName Firearms Protocol
UN Firearms Protocol
subjectMatter illicit manufacturing of ammunition
illicit manufacturing of firearm parts and components
illicit manufacturing of firearms
illicit trafficking in ammunition
illicit trafficking in firearm parts and components
illicit trafficking in firearms

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United Nations crime suppression conventions includesInstrument Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime hasProtocol Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children relatedInstrument Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air relatedInstrument Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition
Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition shortName UN Firearms Protocol
linked to: Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition
Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition alsoKnownAs Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
linked to: Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition
Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials relatedTo Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition
UNTOC hasProtocol Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition
Palermo Convention hasProtocol Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition
Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime relatedTo Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition