Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials

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The Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials is a regional treaty among Organization of American States members aimed at preventing, combating, and eradicating illegal arms production and trade through common standards and cooperation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international convention ⓘ
multilateral treaty ⓘ
regional arms control agreement ⓘ
adoptedBy Organization of American States ⓘ
aimsToProtect public safety in the Americas ⓘ
state security in the Americas ⓘ
aimsToReduce armed violence associated with illicit arms trafficking ⓘ
availability of illicit firearms ⓘ
containsProvision definitions of illicit manufacturing and illicit trafficking in firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other related materials ⓘ
measures for security and preventive controls at the national level ⓘ
mechanisms for international cooperation and information exchange ⓘ
provisions on extradition related to offenses established under the convention ⓘ
provisions on technical assistance and training among states parties ⓘ
rules on confiscation and forfeiture of illicit firearms, ammunition, explosives, and related materials ⓘ
establishesObligation to adopt marking and identification requirements for firearms ⓘ
to criminalize illicit manufacturing of firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other related materials in domestic law ⓘ
to criminalize illicit trafficking in firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other related materials in domestic law ⓘ
to exchange information and cooperate in tracing firearms ⓘ
to maintain records on firearms and related transactions for a specified period ⓘ
to provide mutual legal assistance in investigations and proceedings related to illicit firearms manufacturing and trafficking ⓘ
to strengthen border controls to prevent illicit trafficking in firearms and related materials ⓘ
to strengthen export, import, and transit controls on firearms, ammunition, explosives, and related materials ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalArea arms control ⓘ
public security ⓘ
transnational organized crime ⓘ
purpose to combat illicit manufacturing and trafficking in firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other related materials ⓘ
to eradicate illicit manufacturing and trafficking in firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other related materials ⓘ
to establish common standards for the control of firearms, ammunition, explosives, and related materials ⓘ
to prevent illicit manufacturing of firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other related materials ⓘ
to prevent illicit trafficking in firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other related materials ⓘ
to promote cooperation among states to address illegal arms production and trade ⓘ
region Americas ⓘ
relatedTo Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition ⓘ
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime ⓘ
scope member states of the Organization of American States ⓘ
shortName CIFTA ⓘ
Inter-American Firearms Convention ⓘ
subjectMatter ammunition control ⓘ
control of other related materials used in weapons ⓘ
explosives control ⓘ
firearms control ⓘ

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Treaties of the Organization of American States → hasPart → Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials ⓘ
Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials → shortName → Inter-American Firearms Convention ⓘ
linked to: Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials