Article 1 
With a view to the implementation of the EU Strategy against Illicit Firearms, Small Arms &Light Weapons and their Ammunition entitled ‘Securing Arms, Protecting Citizens’ (‘the EU SALW Strategy’), and to the promotion of peace and security, the OAS project on reducing the threat of the illicit spread and trafficking of SALW and their ammunition in Latin America and the Caribbean to be supported by the Union shall have the following specific objectives: — Strengthen physical security and management systems for national military and other institutional stockpiles through improved site security measures and inventory control, — Reinforce national capabilities for destruction of seized, excess or unsafe SALW and ammunition, — Enhance national SALW marking and tracing capacity and foment regional cooperation on tracing confiscated weapons and ammunition, — Improve SALW transfer mechanisms through national legislation, border controls, and regional coordination, and — Promote socially responsible behaviours in selected communities, targeting groups that are severely affected by armed violence, including the use of turn-in campaigns or other strategies designed to reduce local incidence of violent crimes. The Union shall finance the project, a detailed description of which is set out in the Annex.
Article 2 
1. The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (The High Representative) shall be responsible for the implementation of this Decision. 2. The technical implementation of the project referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out by the OAS. 3. The OAS shall perform its tasks under the responsibility of the High Representative. For that purpose, the High Representative shall enter into the necessary arrangements with the OAS.
Article 3 
1. The financial reference amount for the implementation of the project financed by the Union referred to in Article 1 shall be EUR 3 000 000. The programme shall be fully financed by the Union, with contributions in-kind by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain and the beneficiary. 2. The expenditure financed by the reference amount set out in paragraph 1 shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the Union budget. 3. The Commission shall supervise the proper management of the expenditure referred to in paragraph 1. For that purpose, it shall conclude the necessary agreement with the OAS. The agreement shall stipulate that OAS has to ensure the visibility of the Union's contribution, appropriate to its size. 4. The Commission shall endeavour to conclude the agreement referred to in paragraph 3 as soon as possible after the entry into force of this Decision. It shall inform the Council of any difficulties in that process and of the date of conclusion of the agreement.
Article 4 
1. The High Representative shall report to the Council on the implementation of this Decision on the basis of regular quarterly reports prepared by the OAS. Those reports shall form the basis of the evaluation carried out by the Council. 2. The Commission shall report on the financial aspects of the project referred to in Article 1.
Article 5 
1. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. 2. This Decision shall expire 36 months after the date of conclusion of the agreement referred to in Article 3(3) or, if no agreement has been concluded within that period, six months after the date of its entry into force.