to promote improved controls on arms exports by third countries in accordance with the principles set out in Common Position 2008/944/CFSP, and seek complementarity and synergies with Union assistance projects in the field of export controls on dual-use goods;

to support third countries’ efforts at national and regional levels to render trade in conventional weapons more responsible and transparent.

continuing to promote, among third countries, the criteria and principles of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP, based on the achievements reached through the implementation of Decision 2009/1012/CFSP and Joint Action 2008/230/CFSP;

assisting third countries in drafting, updating, and implementing, as appropriate, relevant legislative and administrative measures aiming at establishing an effective system of conventional arms export controls;

assisting countries in the training of licensing and enforcement officers to ensure adequate implementation and enforcement of arms export controls;

promoting transparency and responsibility in international arms trade, including through support to national and regional measures to promote transparency and appropriate scrutiny in the exports of conventional weapons;

encouraging third countries to support the elaboration and implementation of a legally binding Arms Trade Treaty establishing international common standards for the global trade in conventional arms.