Article 13
Reporting
1.
Each State Party shall, within the first year after entry into force of this Treaty
for that State Party, in accordance with Article 22, provide an initial report to the
Secretariat of measures undertaken in order to implement this Treaty, including
national laws, national control lists and other regulations and administrative
measures. Each State Party shall report to the Secretariat on any new measures
undertaken in order to implement this Treaty, when appropriate. Reports shall be
made available, and distributed to States Parties by the Secretariat.
2.
States Parties are encouraged to report to other States Parties, through the
Secretariat, information on measures taken that have been proven effective in
addressing the diversion of transferred conventional arms covered under Article 2 (1).
3.
Each State Party shall submit annually to the Secretariat by 31 May a report
for the preceding calendar year concerning authorized or actual exports and imports
of conventional arms covered under Article 2 (1). Reports shall be made available,
and distributed to States Parties by the Secretariat. The report submitted to the
Secretariat may contain the same information submitted by the State Party to
relevant United Nations frameworks, including the United Nations Register of
Conventional Arms. Reports may exclude commercially sensitive or national
security information.
Article 14
Enforcement
Each State Party shall take appropriate measures to enforce national laws and
regulations that implement the provisions of this Treaty.
Article 15
International Cooperation
1.
States Parties shall cooperate with each other, consistent with their respective
security interests and national laws, to effectively implement this Treaty.
2.
States Parties are encouraged to facilitate international cooperation, including
exchanging information on matters of mutual interest regarding the implementation
and application of this Treaty pursuant to their respective security interests and
national laws.
3.
States Parties are encouraged to consult on matters of mutual interest and to
share information, as appropriate, to support the implementation of this Treaty.
4.
States Parties are encouraged to cooperate, pursuant to their national laws, in
order to assist national implementation of the provisions of this Treaty, including
through sharing information regarding illicit activities and actors and in order to
prevent and eradicate diversion of conventional arms covered under Article 2 (1).
5.
States Parties shall, where jointly agreed and consistent with their national
laws, afford one another the widest measure of assistance in investigations,
prosecutions and judicial proceedings in relation to violations of national measures
established pursuant to this Treaty.
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