Council Decision of 20 November 2000 extending and amending Decision 1999/730/CFSP concerning a European Union contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons in Cambodia
Date: 2000-11-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Cambodia, arms limitation, fight against crime, firearms and munitions, international security, the EU's international role

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 November 2000

extending and amending Decision 1999/730/CFSP concerning a European Union contribution to
combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons in Cambodia

(2000/724/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in partic-
ular Article 23(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP of 17
December 1998 on the European Union's contribution to
combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small
arms and light weapons (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

On 15 November 1999 the Council adopted Decision
1999/730/CFSP (2) concerning a European Union contri-
bution to combating the accumulation and spread of
small arms and light weapons in Cambodia, which
Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP
aimed to implement
through the
a project manager
instructed to carry out the objectives specified in Article
1 of Decision 1999/730/CFSP.

appointment of

These objectives could not be fulfilled by 15 November
2000,
the date on which Decision 1999/730/CFSP
expired.

It is important that the European Union's contribution
should produce positive results which can be presented
at the United Nations International Conference on the
Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its
Aspects. This Conference is due to take place in July and
August 2001.

(4)

Decision 1999/730/CFSP should therefore be extended
and amended,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Decision 1999/730/CFSP shall be amended as follows:

(a) in Article 3(1), the financial reference amount shall be

replaced by EUR 1 300 000;

(b) in Article 4, second paragraph the date of ‘15 November

2000’ shall be replaced by ‘15 November 2001’;

(c) the Annex shall be replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

This Decision shall take effect on 16 November 2000.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 20 November 2000.

For the Council

The President

H. VÉDRINE

(1) OJ L 9, 15.1.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 294, 16.11.1999, p. 5.

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ANNEX

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE PROJECT MANAGER

1. For the purposes of Article 1(2), the Project Manager, with the support of relevant experts, will work closely with
relevant government officials from the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of the Interior and other appropriate
Ministries, in the development of appropriate laws and regulations. For these purposes, the Project Manager may
organise training visits for relevant officials and will continue to supply the legal expertise necessary to enable the
Government to draft legislation adopted by the Council of Ministers and submitted by it to the National Assembly.

2. For the purposes of Article 1(2)(b), workshops or consultations involving relevant Cambodian authorities will be
organised locally under the supervision of the Project Manager to raise awareness of requirements and international
best practice related to record-keeping and management and security of weapons stocks and to developing policies,
guidelines and practices in this area. To that end, the Project Manager may organise a pilot project through which to
work out suitable courses of conduct. He will ensure that the relevant authorities are closely involved in defining and
carrying through the project.

3. For the purposes of Article 1(2)(c), the Project Manager will, with the support of relevant experts, assist the
Government of Cambodia, the police and security forces and the National Council for Demobilisation in developing
policies and procedures for identifying surplus arms and for the collection and destruction of them, in particular in the
context of the initial demobilisation and reintegration programmes planned in two provinces in the year 2000, and
monitor progress on these issues during the demobilisation process. The Project Manager will, if necessary, supervise
and monitor implementation of ‘Arms versus development’ pilot projects in Kracheh and Pursat. The Project Manager
will, with support of relevant experts, assist the Cambodian Government, the police and security forces in destroying
the arms which have been collected, by means of destruction ceremonies.

4. For the purposes of Article 1(2)(d), financial aid will be allocated by the Project Manager to support activities by
non-governmental organisations in Cambodia, including the coalition ‘Working Group for Weapons Reduction in
Cambodia’, such as awareness raising, information sharing and education and training programmes. These activities
may take place in selected regions in Cambodia, as agreed between the Project Manager and the relevant organisations.

5. The Project Manager shall ensure that appropriate procedures are established for effective monitoring and evaluation of
activities. To this end he shall seek full cooperation from the Government of Cambodia and the police and security
forces.