Arms Transfer Researchers: Dr. Paul Holtom
Funder: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and South-Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearing House for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC)
Timeline: Jul. 2009 - Dec. 2009
In 2009 the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia requested from SEESAC assistance for strengthening the national legislation on brokering controls. The project provided an overview of the implementation of the Common Position 2033/468/CFSP of 23 June 2003 on the control of arms brokering by EU member states and states in the Western Balkans. It highlighted some of the approaches that have been taken by a selection of these states to implement the mandatory and optional provisions of the Common Position. The report is intended to demonstrate the range of possibilities that have been exercised at the national level to implement the Common Position, as well as the options for arms brokering controls for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
