Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 2 December 2014  [on the report of the First Committee (A/69/440)]  69/62.  Preventing and combating illicit brokering activities        The General Assembly,    Noting the threat to international peace and security posed by illicit brokering  activities circumventing the international arms control and non-proliferation  framework,    Concerned that, if proper measures are not taken, the illicit brokering of arms  in all its aspects will adversely affect the maintenance of international peace and  security, and prolong conflicts, and could be an obstacle to sustainable economic  and social development and result in illicit transfers of conventional arms and the  acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by non-State actors,    Recognizing the need for Member States to prevent and combat illicit  brokering activities, which covers not only conventional arms but also materials,  equipment and technology that could contribute to the proliferation of weapons of  mass destruction and their means of delivery,    Reaffirming that efforts to prevent and combat illicit brokering activities  should not hamper the legitimate arms trade and international cooperation with  respect to materials, equipment and technology for peaceful purposes,    Recalling Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) of 28 April 2004, in  particular paragraph 3, in which the Council determined that all States shall develop  and maintain appropriate effective border controls and law enforcement efforts to  detect, deter, prevent and combat, including through international cooperation when  necessary, illicit trafficking in and brokering of materials related to nuclear,  chemical or biological weapons and their means of delivery, in accordance with  their national legal authorities and legislation and consistent with international law,    Recalling also General Assembly resolution 67/43 of 3 December 2012,    Noting international efforts to prevent and combat illicit arms brokering, in  particular in small arms and light weapons, as demonstrated by the adoption in 2001  of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in  Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects,1 and the entry into force in 2005  _______________  1 Report of the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its  Aspects, New York, 9–20 July 2001 (A/CONF.192/15), chap. IV, para. 24.   A/RES/69/62  Preventing and combating illicit brokering activities   2/3  of the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms,  Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations  Convention against Transnational Organized Crime,2    Recognizing the importance of States parties to the Arms Trade Treaty3 taking  measures, pursuant to their national laws, to regulate brokering taking place under  their jurisdiction, in accordance with article 10 of the Treaty, which will enter into  force on 24 December 2014,    Noting the adoption on 26 September 2013 of Security Council resolution  2117 (2013) on small arms and light weapons, in which the Council encourages  cooperation and information-sharing on suspect brokering activities to address the  illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light  weapons,    Noting also the report of the Group of Governmental Experts established  pursuant to General Assembly resolution 60/81 of 8 December 2005 to consider  further steps to enhance international cooperation in preventing, combating and  eradicating illicit brokering in small arms and light weapons4 as an international  initiative within the framework of the United Nations,    Welcoming efforts to implement the Programme of Action, and welcoming also  in this regard the outcome document of the Second United Nations Conference to  Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action, held in  New York from 27 August to 7 September 2012,5 including as it relates to illicit  brokering of small arms and light weapons,    Underlining the inherent right of Member States to determine the specific  scope and content of domestic regulations in accordance with their legislative  frameworks and export control systems, consistent with international law,    Welcoming the efforts made by Member States to implement laws and/or  administrative measures to regulate arms brokering within their legal systems,    Encouraging cooperation among Member States to prevent and combat illicit  trafficking in nuclear materials, and recognizing in this regard existing efforts at all  levels, consistent with international law,    Noting the holding of the Nuclear Security Summit on 24 and 25 March 2014  in The Hague,    Encouraging Member States in a position to do so to share their experience  and practices in relation to the control of illicit brokering and to further enhance  international cooperation to this end,    Noting with satisfaction the activities of the United Nations Institute for  Disarmament Research in relation to preventing and combating illicit brokering  activities,    Acknowledging the constructive role civil society can play in raising awareness  and providing practical expertise on the prevention of illicit brokering activities,  _______________  2 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2326, No. 39574.  3 See resolution 67/234 B.  4 A/62/163 and Corr.1.  5 A/CONF.192/2012/RC/4, annex I.   Preventing and combating illicit brokering activities  A/RES/69/62   3/3    1.  Underlines the commitment of Member States to address the threat posed  by illicit brokering activities;    2.  Encourages Member States to fully implement relevant international  treaties, instruments and resolutions to prevent and combat illicit brokering  activities, and implement, where appropriate, the recommendations contained in the  report of the Group of Governmental Experts;4    3.  Calls upon Member States to establish appropriate national laws and/or  measures to prevent and combat the illicit brokering of conventional arms and  materials, equipment and technology that could contribute to the proliferation of  weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, in a manner consistent  with international law;    4.  Acknowledges that national efforts to prevent and combat illicit brokering  activities can be reinforced by such efforts at the regional and subregional levels;    5.  Emphasizes the importance of international cooperation and assistance,  capacity-building and information-sharing in preventing and combating illicit  brokering activities, and encourages Member States to take such measures as  appropriate and in a manner consistent with international law;    6.  Encourages Member States to draw, where appropriate, on the relevant  expertise of civil society in developing effective measures to prevent and combat  illicit brokering activities;    7.  Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-first session,  under the item entitled “General and complete disarmament”, the sub-item entitled  “Preventing and combating illicit brokering activities”.