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of15November1999
implementing Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP with a view to a European Union contribution to
combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons in
Cambodia
(1999/730/CFSP)
(OJ L 294, 16.11.1999, p. 5)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Decision 2000/724/CFSP of 20 November 2000 L 292 3 21.11.2000
►M2Council Decision 2001/796/CFSP of 15 November 2001 L 301 1 17.11.2001
►M3Council Decision 2002/904/CFSP of 11 November 2002 L 313 1 16.11.2002
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COUNCILDECISION
of15November1999
implementing Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP with a view to a
European Union contribution to combating the destabilising accu-mulationandspreadofsmallarmsandlightweaponsinCambodia
(1999/730/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP of 17 December 1998 on
the European Union's contribution to combating the destabilising accu-
mulation and spread of small arms and light weapons(1), and in
particular Article 6, in conjunction with Article 23(2) of the Treaty onEuropean Union,
Whereas:
(1)The excessive and uncontrolled accumulation and spread of
small arms and light weapons poses a threat to peace and
security and reduces the prospects for sustainable development;whereasthisisacutely the cas e in Cambodia;
(2)In pursuing the objectives set out in Article 1 of Joint Action
1999/34/CFSP, the European Union envisages operating within
the relevant international forumsto promote confidence-buildingmeasures and incentives to encourage the voluntary surrender ofsurplus or illegally-held small arms, the demobilisation ofcombatants and their subsequent rehabilitation and reintegration;
whereasthisDecis ion isintended to implement Joint Action
1999/34/CFSP;
(3)The European Union considers that a financial contribution andtechnical assistance would pursue the aims of influencing public
opinion in favour of civilian disarmament, consolidating and
developing civil society involvement in the process of weaponscollection and disposal of arms collected and/or rendered surplusthrough demobilisation;
(4)The European Union intendstherefore to offer financial s upportand technical assistance in accordance with Title II of JointAction 1999/34/CFSP,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1. The European Union shall contribute to promoting the control,
collection and destruction of weapons in Cambodia.
2. For this purpose, the European Union shall:
(a) assist the government of Cambodia in the development of appro-
priate laws and regulations on the ownership, possession, use, saleand transfer of arms and ammunition,
(b) assist the government of Cambodia and the police and security
forcesto develop guidelinesfor improved record-keeping and
security for weapons held by them,
(c) assist the government of Cambodia and the police and security
forces in developing procedures for voluntary surrender of small
arms and for identifying and destroying surplus small arms, parti-
cularly in connection with planned demobilisation andrestructuring of armed forces,
(d) support civil society programmes to raise public awareness on
problemsrelated to s mall armsand light weaponsand further to1999D0730 — EN — 16.11.2002 — 003.001 — 2
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develop civil society cooperation with the weapons collection and
destruction process, in particular by supporting activities by NGOs.
Article 2
1. In order to carry out the objectivess pecified in Article 1, the
Presidency will appoint a Project Manager based in Phnom Penh.
2. The Project Manager will perform his tasks under the responsi-
bility of the Presidency in accordance with the terms of reference set
out in the Annex.
3. The Project Manager shall report regularly to the Council or its
designated bodies through the Presidency assisted by the SecretaryGeneral/High Representative for the CFSP.
4. In carrying out hisactivities , the Project Manager will cooperate,
as appropriate, with local missions of Member States and the Commis-sion.
Article 3
1. The financial reference amount for the purposes referred to in
Article 1 shall be EUR ►
M31 568 000 ◄.
2. The Council notesthat the Commis s ion will direct itsaction
towardsachieving the objectivesand prioritiesof thisDecis ion byproposing or implementing appropriate Community measures.
Article 4
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.It shall expire on ►
M315 November 2003 ◄.
Article 5
This Decision shall be reviewed six months after the date of its adop-
tion.
Article 6
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.1999D0730 — EN — 16.11.2002 — 003.001 — 3
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ANNEX
TERMSOFREFERENCEFORTHEPROJECTMANAGER
1. For the purposes of Article 1(2)(a), the Project Manager, with the support of
relevant experts, will continue to work for the development of appropriate
law and regulations. To that end, the Project Manager will assist the Govern-
ment and Parliament in the process leading up to the adoption of a draft law
on the subject and will help in its application, in particular through the devel-
opment of secondary laws and regulations. He will also support public
information and awareness programmes connected with that law.
2. For the purposes of Article 1(2)(b), the Project Manager, in cooperation with
the Cambodian armed forces, will continue the work related to record
keeping and the management and security of weapons stocks and to devel-
oping policies, guidelines and practices in this area. To that end, the Project
Manager will monitor the projectsprevious ly implemented in Military
Region 2 (Kampong Cham) and Military Region 5 (Battambang). If funds
are available he will organise a project in a further military region and
continue, at national level, the efforts regarding training, systems develop-
ment and the recording of arms. He will ensure, if a further project is
implemented, that the relevant authoritiesare clos ely involved in defining
and carrying through the new project.
For the same purposes, but in relation to the police force, the Project
manager will, in close cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior, imple-
ment a pilot project on record keeping, stockpile management and the
security of weapons stocks as recommended in the feasibility study carried
out by the EU ASAC police expert in 2002. To thisend he will begin work
with the police in Phnom Penh and in at least one other province relating to
record keeping and the management and security of weapons stocks and to
developing policies, guidelines and practices in this area. He will ensure
that the relevant authoritiesare clos ely involved in the implementation of
thisproject.
3. For the purposes of Article 1(2)(c), the Project Manager, with the support of
relevant experts, will continue to assist and promote the Government's
national programme of public ceremoniesfor the des truction of collected
weaponsand, where appropriate, of s urplusweaponsheld by the army and
police and security forces (in particular in the context of demobilisation and
reintegration programmes). The Project Manager may, if necessary, and to a
limited extent, lend support for capacity building of the National Commission
for WeaponsReform and Management. The Project Manager will continue to
supervise and monitor implementation of voluntary weapons surrender
programmes (Weapons for Development), both large-scale programmes such
as were carried out previously in Kratie and Pursat, and small-scale
programmes being implemented by local NGO's in several provinces.
4. For the purposes of Article 1(2)(d), the Project manager will allocate finan-
cial aid to support activities by non-governmental organisations in Cambodia,
including the coalition ‘Working Group for WeaponsReduction in
Cambodia’, such as awareness training, information sharing and education
and training programmes. These activities may take place in selected regions
in Cambodia, asagreed between the Project Manager and the relevant orga-
nisations. Particular attention will be paid to strengthening the coordination
and budgetary cooperation among such organisations in as far as their work
relatesto the mandate of the EU ASAC.
5. The Project Manager will ensure that appropriate procedures re-established
for effective monitoring and evaluation of activities. To this end he will
seek full cooperation from the Government of Cambodia and the police and
security forces.
6. The Project Manager will encourage and assist other donors to support efforts
to reduce and control small arms and light weapons and will stand ready, as
appropriate, to carry out such projects with other donors within the limits of
hispowersunder thes e termsof reference. Bearing in mind the European
Union's vanguard position in this domain, he will ensure that he plays a
pivotal role in international effortsand, where appropriate, will contribute to
the management of projects supported by other donors.1999D0730 — EN — 16.11.2002 — 003.001 — 4