With the elements of the EPG cooperative regulatory approach to small arms control reflected in the various positions enumerated in the Sec-Gen´s Report, there is potential for a Global Coalition of like-minded States in favor of some level and venue of a global small arms nonproliferation regime, as it is envisioned by the Sec-Gen (see Millennium Report). It will, consequently, be up to the next consultative round (first) to ensure that the positions, as they stand, meet Ministerial approval and (secondly) to discern the potential stength of such a Coalition in light of mounting impediments caused by key supplier States. Attachment Illicit traffic in small arms: Report of the Secretary-General (A/55/323) Summation of Positions Meetings convened under the auspices of the United Nations South-East Asia (ASEAN), 3-4 May 2000 12. ...The importance of ensuring that there were two complementary approaches in combating illicit small arms trafficking ---one dealing with crime and law enforcement and the other dealing with disarmament and security--- was also underlined. ... 14. ...The discussions on the scope of illicit traffcking yielded insights into the leakage/diversion of small arms from legal and illicit sources. It was felt that more attention should be devoted to transparency measures and, to those ends, increased assistance for transparency measures on production, customs controls, non-forgeable end-user certificates and information-sharing to identify arms traffickers. ... South Asia, 20-23 June 2000 21. ...concrete joint measures to curb proliferation which might include (a) bilateral or multilateral collection and exchange of date; (b) cooperative monitoring of manufacturing centres, ... (e) cooperative border management. ... 25. ...the prospect of establishing a regional small arms register was considered but viewed as impractical at the current stage. Instead, the possibility of establishing a regional small arms information-sharing network was viewed as more practical. It was agreed that information-sharing should be the backbone of further activities in this area. ... Meetings convened by regional and subregional organizations OAU, 17-19 May 2000 29. ...Among the preventive measures discussed was the review and enhancement of national legislation governing the manufacture, trade, brokering, possession and use of firearms and ammunition. ...Common standards could include those of marking, registers, and controls governing imports, exports and licit trade. ... 30. Among the reduction measures recommended, the meeting expressed support for the identification of surplus and obsolete stocks of licit and illicit small arms and destruction of surplus, obsolete and captures material. It also pointed to the important role that the international community could play regarding the destruction of arms since the process was deemed to be expensive. It further agreed that the civilian possession of military-style arms (automatic and semi-automatic, etc.) was “unacceptable.” The meeting also supported joint operations for the identification, removal and destruction of illicit arms and ammunition caches in post-conflict environments. ... 32. ...Among its recommendations on operational measures, the meeting recommended the establishment of national and regional databanks on all aspects related o the arms problem, which could be linked to the coordinating bodies and work closely with the Regional Police Chiefs Secretariats (INTERPOL offices), particularly on the control and impact of those arms. ... 36. ...On the item dealing with international priorities on small arms proliferation and the illicit arms trade, participants felt that the best way to deal with the comprehensive nature of the arms problem was ro regulate the trade in small arms in all its variations, and not just the illicit trade in arms by non-State actors. ... OSCE, 3-5 April 2000 38. ...there was a difference in approach between those who wanted to strengthen existing mechanisms and encourage cooperation betwen States in their implementation and those who wanted to go further, geneating greater transparency and establishing mutual norms. A number of specific elements were outlined by several delegations relating to control over manufacturing and transfer procedures: (a) state sanctioning of the manufacture of small arms; (b) proper regulation and authorization of brokering activities; ...(e) no transfer of inadequately marked weapons, (f) an effective system for the licensing of import, export and transit of weapons, ... 39. A number of delegations considered that OSCE could play a role in establishing best practices for export control procedures through the exchange of information on national practices. ... 40. ...Several participants also pointed to the value of information-sharing relating to holdings, legal transfers and transfer denials of small arms and light weapons. 41. A Survey of Recommendations was tables at the April seminar on (b) strengthening transparency; (c) the marking, identifaction and control of small arms; and (d) strengthening export crtiteria. ...It was also suggested that an annual small arms registry could be developed that could include data on end-users, authorized manufacturers, traders, brokers and prosecuted individuals. Among the recommendations on marking, it was suggested that OSCE could agree on common standards for marking, record keeping and tradcing of military and State-transferred small arms; ... OAS 44. ...the OAS General Assembly requested the Permanent Council through its Committee on Hemispheris Security to study the feasibility of developing a declaration on all aspects of the excessive and destabilizing accumulation and transfer of small arms. ... Stability Pact for South-eastern Europe, 14-15 December 1999 51. In a Joint Declaration on Responsible Arms Transfers... the participating countries declared their readiness to expand information-sharing on transfers of arms, to exercise maximum restraint in transfers to areas of conflict and to refrain from sales of arms and dual-use goods Continued