Towards an Arms Trade Treaty : Establishing Common International Standards for the Import, Export and Transfer of Conventional Arms

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 90 General and complete disarmament, published in 2006.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2006–2009

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/63/240

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2009	A/RES/63/240	Towards an arms trade treaty : establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms	958	47%Compare
2006	A/RES/61/89	Towards an arms trade treaty : establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms	527	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

3 reports · 2007

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2007	A/62/278/Add.1	Towards an arms trade treaty establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms : report of the Secretary-General : addendum	A/RES/61/89
2007	A/62/278(Part I)	Towards an arms trade treaty : establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms : report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/61/89
2007	A/62/278(Part II)	Towards an arms trade treaty establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms : report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/61/89

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 subjects

Arms Transfers Conventional Weapons Exports Geographical Distribution Groups of Experts Imports Information Exchange International Instruments Report Preparation Standards

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs

Requests the Secretary-General to seek the views of Member States on the feasibility, scope and draft parameters for a comprehensive, legally binding instrument establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms, and to submit a report on the subject to the General Assembly at its sixty-second session;

Also requests the Secretary-General to establish a group of governmental experts, on the basis of equitable geographical distribution, informed by the report of the Secretary-General submitted to the General Assembly at its sixty-second session, to examine, commencing in 2008, the feasibility, scope and draft parameters for a comprehensive, legally binding instrument establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms, and to transmit the report of the group of experts to the Assembly for consideration at its sixty-third session;

Further requests the Secretary-General to provide the group of governmental experts with any assistance and services that may be required for the discharge of its tasks;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-second session an item entitled “Towards an arms trade treaty: establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms”.

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