ANPAM satisfied: "A further confirmation of the validity of the current Italian and European regulations"
On 2 April it was approved by a majority of theUN General Assembly, meeting in New York for the 71st plenary meeting, the new International Treaty on the Trade in Conventional Arms. The representatives of the Member States were called to vote on the draft of the treaty circulated in recent days which, however, did not reach the unanimous consensus necessary for approval during the final conference. The Assembly then voted with 154 Yes, 3 No and 23 Abstentions. Therefore, the draft of the arms trade treaty has been definitively approved and from 3 June it will be open for signature by the nations adhering to the UN, however entering into force 90 days after the 50th signatory state has ratified it.
ANPAM (National Association of Sports and Civil Weapons and Ammunition Manufacturers), which directly participated in the works through the WFSA (World Forum on Shooting Activities), An NGO at the United Nations, believes that the result should mainly involve the trade in arms and civilian products in those non-European countries where there is currently no discipline based on clarity and transparency. With respect to the initial text of the treaty, the analysis of theANPAM file, we have managed to make important improvements in several years of diplomatic negotiations, but the work cannot be said to be finished as we will continue to deepen the aspects of the treaty, collaborating as usual proactively with national and European institutions to protect the " Made in Italy ”and the economic employment sector. In fact, from the very beginning, the treaty recognizes and protects the legal sector of commerce, the prerogatives of the civil sector and the sporting, recreational and playful activities connected to it.
"With the draft of the International Treaty for the Trade of Conventional Arms - commented Nicola Perrotti, president of ANPAM - the severe regulation currently already in force in Europe, and in particular in Italy, in the context of military and civil transactions, will also be extended to those countries where the legislation is milder and this further confirms that the Italian and European legislation is at the forefront of both civil and military products. We see this as an important success, even if it is a first step towards making the arms trade regulated and transparent. In fact, the hope remains that even the major world producers such as China, India and Russia will be able to take into consideration the treaty and the rules it has introduced for arms transactions ”.
(04.04.2013)