Article 1
1. With a view to the implementation of the EU Strategy to combat the illicit accumulation and trafficking of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and their ammunition, and the promotion of peace and security, the project on Reducing the Threat of the Illicit Spread and Trafficking of SALW and their Ammunition in South East Europe activities to be supported by the Union shall have the following specific objectives: — to increase the security of stockpiles of SALW and their ammunition in South East Europe, — to reduce the available stockpiles of SALW and their ammunition through destruction activities in South East Europe, — to improve marking and tracing through the provision of support to the establishment or enhancement of the existing electronic weapons registration and record keeping systems in South East Europe, — to enhance controls on SALW and their ammunition through fostering and facilitating knowledge sharing, information exchange and awareness-raising through closer regional cooperation in South East Europe, — to support the collection of illegal SALW, explosive devices, ordnance and associated ammunition held by the population of South East European countries. The Union shall finance the project, a detailed description of which is set out in the Annex.