Southern African Development Community CONTENTS 1 PREAMBLE ·································································· ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS .............................. 2 ARTICLE 2 SOVEREIGNTY .............................. ARTICLE 3 OBJECTNES ARTICLE 4 ARTICLE 5 ARTICLE 6 ······························ INTERNATIONAL INITIATNES ............ LEGISLATNE MEASURES ............ OPERATIONAL CAPACITY ............ ARTICLE 7 CONTROL OVER CNILIAN POSSESSION OF FIREARMS ARTICLE 8 STATE-OWNED FIREARMS ARTICLE 9 MARKING OF FIREARMS AND ············ ............ 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 ..................... 7 RECORD-KEEPING ARTICLE 10 DISPOSAL OF STATE-OWNED FIREARMS ARTICLE 11 DISPOSAL OF CONFISCATED OR UNLICENSED FIREARMS ............ 8 8 ARTICLE 12 VOLUNTARYSURRENDEROFFIREARMS 9 ARTICLE 13 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS 9 ARTICLE 14 ........................... MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE ............ ARTICLE 15 LAW ENFORCEMENT 11 ARTICLE 16 TRANSPARENCY AND INFORMATION PROGRAMMES ····················· 9 EXCHANGE ....................................... 11 13 ARTICLE 17 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT ARTICLE 18 SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES 13 ARTICLE 19 AMENDMENTS 13 ARTICLE 20 SIGNATURE ....................................... ARTICLE 21 RATIFICATION ARTICLE 22 ............ .............................. 13 .............................. 14 ENTRY INTO FORCE ..................... 14 Protocol on Control of Fire Arms, Ammunition and other related materials