in-depth look at isacs 05.30 marking and recordkeeping
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United Nations framework
International Tracing Instrument• Marking• Recordkeeping• Cooperation in tracing
UN Firearms Protocol
UN Programme of Action
Objective
All SALW are
uniquely marked
recorded in such a way that comprehensive information on each individual weapon is readily retrievable
Module overview
Time of marking
All SALW shall be marked at the time of their
Manufacture
Import
Transfer from government stocks to permanent civilian use
Permanent confiscation by the State
Deactivation
Items to be marked
All assembled SALW
Parts & components• Requirement: Frame or
receiver (primary reference point)
• Recommendation: Pressure-bearing parts (e.g. barrel, bolt, cylinder, slide, breech block)
Ammunition• Smallest packaging units
Marking at manufacture
Recommended Content
① XX – Country of manufacture (2 digit ISO code)
② XXXX – Manufacturer’s name or code
③ 99 – Year of manufacture
④ 99 – Type / model code
⑤ 99999 – Serial number
⑥ 99 - Calibre
Marking at manufacture
Physical characteristics
Markings are applied to an exposed surface and are
Conspicuous without technical aids or tools
Easily recognizable
Readable
Durable
Recoverable (as far as is technically possible)
Marking at import
Adequately marked weapons Country of import Year of import
Inadequately marked weapons Country of import Year of import Unique serial number
Import mark applied on frame/receiver
Adjacent to existing markings
Visibly distinguishable from them
Recordkeeping
Records to be kept for all SALW
Country of manufacture Name of manufacturer Serial number Year of manufacture Weapon type/model Caliber Location of markings on
the weapon (e.g. on the frame/receiver, barrel, etc.)
Ownership information
Recordkeeping
Additional records to be kept for SALW that are
Exported
Imported
Transferred from government stocks to permanent civilian use
Permanently confiscated (not destroyed)
Deactivated
Destined for destruction
Record-keeping
Keepers of records Centralised
(recommended) Decentralised
(allowed)
Methods of recordkeeping
Electronic (recommended)
Backups / copies (required)
Record-keeping
Access to records Timeframe for information
retrieval – 1 week
Duration of recordkeeping
Requirement: Manufacturing records – 30 years
Requirement: All other records – 20 years
Recommendation: Keep records indefinitely