CP/RES. 1010 (1894/13)

CHANGE OF DATE OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE OAS GROUP OF EXPERTS TO PREPARE MODEL LEGISLATION
IN THE AREAS TO WHICH THE CIFTA REFERS

(Adopted at its session held on February 6, 2013)

THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES,

RECALLING resolution AG/RES. 2735 (XLII-O/12), “Advancing Hemispheric Security: A Multidimensional Approach,” which convened the Sixth Meeting of the OAS Group of Experts to Prepare Model Legislation in the areas of “Maintenance, Confidentiality, and Exchange of Information” (Articles XI, XII, and XIII) and “Security Measures” (Article VIII), at OAS headquarters on February 18 and 19, 2013;

BEARING IN MIND the importance of modernizing domestic firearms legislation within the CIFTA framework; and

RECOGNIZING that February 18, 2013 is a non-working holiday at the headquarters of the OAS General Secretariat and that every effort should be made to facilitate the full and active participation of all national firearms authorities in the meeting,

RESOLVES:

1. To change the date of the Sixth Meeting of the OAS Group of Experts to Prepare Model Legislation in the Areas to Which the CIFTA Refers to March 5, 2013 at the headquarters of the OAS General Secretariat.

2. To request that the General Secretariat render the necessary technical and administrative support to prepare for said meeting and make appropriate arrangements for it to be held, subject to the availability of resources allocated in the program-budget of the Organization and other resources for 2013.