Article 1
1. The European Union shall support the destruction of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and their ammunition in Ukraine. 2. To this end, the European Union shall provide financial support to the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) during the first phase of its twelve year project aiming at the demilitarisation of 400 000 SALW, 15 000 tonnes of conventional munitions and 1 000 MANPADs. 3. The European Union contribution shall finance: — purchase and installation of the pollution abatement system for the explosive waste incinerator, — demilitarisation of weapons, — purchase of two furnaces for melting weapons, — purchase and installation of remotely controlled band saws for cutting explosive ordnance, — purchase of a hydraulic press, — up to 7 % of the direct costs of the project. 4. NAMSA shall procure the supply, installation and commissioning of the necessary demilitarisation and other equipment from commercial or government entities based in NATO countries or from those that qualify under the Partnership for Peace (PfP) Trust Fund policy, in addition to similar entities from EU Member States and Ukraine. Where appropriate, equipment supply contracts shall include provision for training to be given to the Ukrainian operators of the equipment, either in Ukraine or in the country from which the equipment is procured.