Article 1
1. With a view to supporting the LAS Member States with their national implementation of the UN PoA and the International Tracing Instrument (ITI), the Union will pursue the following objectives: — sustainably build the national capacity of LAS Member States to combat the illicit proliferation of SALW, combat terrorism and enhance security in post-conflict situations while fully respecting international human rights standards, — sustainably build the regional capacity of the LAS to address the same challenges, — strengthen LAS Member States' national control over SALW at key stages of their life cycle, — enhance the exchange of best practices and lessons learned. 2. In order to achieve the objectives referred to in paragraph 1, the Union shall, by means of this Decision, support actions in the following areas: — international SALW transfer control (combating illicit arms flows), — identification and disruption of sources of illicit small arms (capacity-building for law-enforcement agencies), — other measures related to small-arms control, including stockpile management, control of related supplies and security, — disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR), — provision of information relevant to illicit SALW and enhanced SALW control. 3. A detailed description of the project referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 is set out in the Annex to this Decision.