Article 1 
1. The European Union shall contribute to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean through continued support to the activities planned by UN-LiREC. 2. For this purpose, the European Union shall provide financial support to the United Nations Department for Disarmament Affairs (DDA), on behalf of which UN-LiREC is acting, for projects aimed at training the trainers (instructors) in law enforcement academies through the development of specific courses and simulation exercises, developing equipment with the view of facilitating efforts to improve the control of the legal firearms trade, preventing and combating their illicit trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean, facilitating destruction of surplus weapons and improvements of stockpile management, as well as supporting parliamentarians in improving legislation on control mechanisms related to firearms, ammunition and explosives. 3. The Commission shall be entrusted with the implementation of this Decision. To that end, the Commission shall conclude a financing agreement with DDA, on behalf of which UN-LiREC is acting, on the conditions for use of the European Union contribution, which will take the form of a grant. The financing agreement to be concluded will stipulate that UN-LiREC, DDA and the partners of UN-LiREC shall ensure visibility of the contribution of the European Union to the project, appropriate to its size. Article 2 1. The financial reference amount for the purposes referred to in Article 1 shall be EUR 700000. 2. The management of the expenditure financed by the amount specified in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the Community procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the European Union. Article 3 The Commission shall submit regular reports on the implementation of this Decision to the relevant Council bodies, in accordance with Article 9(1) of Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP. This information will in particular be based on regular reports to be provided by UN-LiREC/DDA under its contractual relationship with the Commission, as stipulated in Article 1 above. Article 4 1. This Decision shall take effect on 1 August 2003; expenditure incurred in the implementation of this action shall be eligible as of that date. It shall expire on 31 July 2004. 2. This Decision shall be reviewed 10 months after the date of its adoption. Article 5 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 21 July 2003. For the Council The President F. Frattini (1) OJ L 191, 19.7.2002, p. 1. (2) OJ L 72, 14.3.2001, p. 1.
Article 2 
1. The financial reference amount for the purposes referred to in Article 1 shall be EUR 700000. 2. The management of the expenditure financed by the amount specified in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the Community procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the European Union. Article 3 The Commission shall submit regular reports on the implementation of this Decision to the relevant Council bodies, in accordance with Article 9(1) of Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP. This information will in particular be based on regular reports to be provided by UN-LiREC/DDA under its contractual relationship with the Commission, as stipulated in Article 1 above. Article 4 1. This Decision shall take effect on 1 August 2003; expenditure incurred in the implementation of this action shall be eligible as of that date. It shall expire on 31 July 2004. 2. This Decision shall be reviewed 10 months after the date of its adoption. Article 5 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 21 July 2003. For the Council The President F. Frattini (1) OJ L 191, 19.7.2002, p. 1. (2) OJ L 72, 14.3.2001, p. 1.
Article 3 
The Commission shall submit regular reports on the implementation of this Decision to the relevant Council bodies, in accordance with Article 9(1) of Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP. This information will in particular be based on regular reports to be provided by UN-LiREC/DDA under its contractual relationship with the Commission, as stipulated in Article 1 above. Article 4 1. This Decision shall take effect on 1 August 2003; expenditure incurred in the implementation of this action shall be eligible as of that date. It shall expire on 31 July 2004. 2. This Decision shall be reviewed 10 months after the date of its adoption. Article 5 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 21 July 2003. For the Council The President F. Frattini (1) OJ L 191, 19.7.2002, p. 1. (2) OJ L 72, 14.3.2001, p. 1.
Article 4 
1. This Decision shall take effect on 1 August 2003; expenditure incurred in the implementation of this action shall be eligible as of that date. It shall expire on 31 July 2004. 2. This Decision shall be reviewed 10 months after the date of its adoption. Article 5 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 21 July 2003. For the Council The President F. Frattini (1) OJ L 191, 19.7.2002, p. 1. (2) OJ L 72, 14.3.2001, p. 1.
Article 5 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 21 July 2003. For the Council The President F. Frattini (1) OJ L 191, 19.7.2002, p. 1. (2) OJ L 72, 14.3.2001, p. 1.