Council Decision 2004/901/CFSP of 22 December 2004 amending Decision 1999/730/CFSP 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
Date: 2004-12-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Cambodia, European arms policy, arms control, arms limitation, firearms and munitions

24.12.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 379/111

COUNCIL DECISION 2004/901/CFSP

of 22 December 2004

amending Decision 1999/730/CFSP 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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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,
in conjunction with Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European
Union,

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 destabilising accumulation and
spread of small arms and light weapons in Cambodia, in
implementation of Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP.

On 22 November 2004 the Council adopted Decision
2004/792/CFSP (3), extending Decision 1999/730/CFSP
until 15 November 2005.

The terms of reference for the Project Manager should be
adapted for the purposes of the implementation of the
projects covered by Decision 1999/730/CFSP for the
relevant period in 2005,

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 1999/730/CFSP is hereby replaced by
the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2004.

For the Council
The President

C. VEERMAN

(1) OJ L 9, 15.1.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 294, 16.11.1999, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 348, 24.11.2004, p. 47.

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ANNEX

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE PROJECT MANAGER (2005)

1. For the purposes of Article 1(c), 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 developing policies,
guidelines and practices in this area. To that end, the Project Manager will monitor the projects previously imple-
mented in Military Region 1 (Stung Treng), Military Region 2 (Kampong Cham), Military Region 3 (Kampong Speu),
Military Region 4 (Siem Reap) and Military Region 5 (Battambang). In close cooperation with the Ministry of National
Defence, he will define and implement a further project on safe storage and registration of weapons of the Royal
Gendarmerie in all twenty-four provinces. This will include the building of medium and short-term storage facilities,
training of the relevant personnel at all levels and the registration of all weapons in the centralised computer database
of the Ministry of Defence. The Project Manager will organise, under the same conditions, a similar project in the
Special Military Region of Phnom Penh and continue, at national
level, the efforts regarding training, systems
development and the recording of arms. The projects implemented are to include assistance, with the support of
relevant experts, to the Government's programme of larger and smaller public ceremonies for the destruction of
surplus military weapons, where appropriate, of collected weapons and of surplus weapons that may still be held by
the army and police and security forces.

2. The Project Manager will, as far as possible, monitor the activities that were previously implemented as part of the EU
ASAC programme, including progress of the draft Arms Law through the National Assembly and its subsequent
implementation, assistance to the Government's programme of collecting hidden and illegally held weapons and the
training of members of the Commune Councils in weapons security and public awareness programmes on weapons
security. When required, the Project Manager will continue to advise — and where possible assist — the Government,
international organisations and local NGOs on issues relating to weapons security and EU ASAC's current and
previous activities.

3. The Project Manager will ensure that appropriate procedures are 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.

4. 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
his powers under these terms of reference. Bearing in mind the European Union's vanguard position in this domain,
he will ensure that he plays a pivotal role in international efforts and, where appropriate, will contribute to the
management of projects supported by other donors.

5. The Project Manager will draw up plans for the completion of

the work related to record keeping and the
management and security of weapons stocks for the Cambodian Armed Forces by the end of June 2006 and for
the closing of the project for European Union support in reducing and controlling small arms and light weapons in
Cambodia shortly thereafter.