Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- Preamble
- Article 1 Object and Purpose
- Article 2 Scope
- Article 3 Ammunition/Munitions
- Article 4 Parts and Components
- Article 5 General Implementation
- Article 6 Prohibitions
- Article 7 Export and Export Assessment
- Article 8 Import
- Article 9 Transit or Trans-Shipment
- Article 10 Brokering
- Article 11 Diversion
- Article 12 Record Keeping
- Article 13 Reporting
- Article 14 Enforcement
- Article 15 International Cooperation
- Article 16 International Assistance
- Article 17 Conference of States Parties
- Article 18 Secretariat
- Article 19 Dispute Settlement
- Article 20 Amendments
- Article 21 Signature, Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Accession
- Article 22 Entry into Force
- Article 23 Provisional Application
- Article 24 Duration and Withdrawal
- Article 25 Reservations
- Article 26 Relationship with Other International Agreements
- Article 27 Depositary
- Article 28 Authentic Texts
Article 12 - Record Keeping
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 December 2021
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- Preamble
- Article 1 Object and Purpose
- Article 2 Scope
- Article 3 Ammunition/Munitions
- Article 4 Parts and Components
- Article 5 General Implementation
- Article 6 Prohibitions
- Article 7 Export and Export Assessment
- Article 8 Import
- Article 9 Transit or Trans-Shipment
- Article 10 Brokering
- Article 11 Diversion
- Article 12 Record Keeping
- Article 13 Reporting
- Article 14 Enforcement
- Article 15 International Cooperation
- Article 16 International Assistance
- Article 17 Conference of States Parties
- Article 18 Secretariat
- Article 19 Dispute Settlement
- Article 20 Amendments
- Article 21 Signature, Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Accession
- Article 22 Entry into Force
- Article 23 Provisional Application
- Article 24 Duration and Withdrawal
- Article 25 Reservations
- Article 26 Relationship with Other International Agreements
- Article 27 Depositary
- Article 28 Authentic Texts
Summary
Article 12: Record Keeping
1. Each State Party shall maintain national records, pursuant to its national laws and regulations, of its issuance of export authorizations or its actual exports of the conventional arms covered under Article 2 (1).
2. Each State Party is encouraged to maintain records of conventional arms covered under Article 2 (1) that are transferred to its territory as the final destination or that are authorized to transit or trans-ship territory under its jurisdiction.
3. Each State Party is encouraged to include in those records: the quantity, value, model/type, authorized international transfers of conventional arms covered under Article 2 (1), conventional arms actually transferred, details of exporting State(s), importing State(s), transit and trans-shipment State(s), and end users, as appropriate.
4. Records shall be kept for a minimum of ten years.
INTRODUCTION
Article 12 addresses a critical aspect of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT): record keeping. It provides instruction on the records of activities that States Parties are obliged and encouraged to keep, as well as guidance on the contents of these records.
Article 12 requires States Parties to maintain national records of export authorizations or actual exports of conventional arms in Article 2(1), and it encourages record keeping for conventional arms that are imported, as well as conventional arms authorized to transit or trans-ship across their territory. While the ATT does not dictate the specific content of those records, it does encourage States Parties to include information on ‘the quantity, value, model/type’ and authorizations of international transfers of conventional arms covered under Article 2(1), along with ‘conventional arms actually transferred, details of exporting State(s), importing State(s), transit and trans-shipment State(s), and end-users’ for conventional arms covered under Article 2(1).
In addition, Article 5(2) obliges States Parties to establish and maintain a national control system, of which record keeping mechanisms should be regarded as an essential component. Good record keeping will also assist with the preparation of the annual report on authorizations or actual exports and imports of conventional arms, which States Parties are obliged to submit annually to the Secretariat before 31 May in accordance with Article 13(3).
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- The Arms Trade TreatyWeapons and International Law, pp. 262 - 277Publisher: IntersentiaPrint publication year: 2021