Southern African Development Community CONVINCED that the prevention, combating and eradication of the illicit manufacturing of firearms, ammunition and the other related materials and their excessive and stabilising accumulation, trafficking, possession and use requires international cooperation, the exchange of information, and other appropriate measures at the national, regional and global levels; STRESSING the need, especially during peace processes and post-conflict situations, to maintain effective control over firearms, ammunition and other related materials; RECOGNISING the importance of regional and international co-operation and regional and international initiatives undertaken to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit manufacturing of, excessive and destabilising accumulation of, trafficking in, possession and use of firearms and related materials; HEREBY AGREE as follows: ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS 1. In this Protocol, terms and expressions defined in Article 1 of the Treaty shall bear the same meaning unless the context otherwise requires. 2. In this Protocol, unless the context otherwise indicates: "ammunition" means the complete cartridge including the cartridge case, unfired primer, propellant, bullets and projectiles that are used in a firearm, provided those components are themselves subject to authorisation in the respective State Parties; "brokering means: a) acting for a comm1ss1on, advantage or cause, whether pecuniary or otherwise; or b) to facilitate the transfer, documentation or payment in respect of any transaction relating to the buying or selling of firearms, ammunition or other related materials; Protocol on Control of Fire Arms, Ammunition and other related materials 2