Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Argentina. 2018 ‘Stockpile management.’ National Report of Argentina on its Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA); Section V (Question 9), pp.18-19. New York NY: Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations. 1 January
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Laws, regulations and administrative procedures
9. Does your country have standards and procedures relating to the management and security of SALW held by the armed forces, police or any other entity authorised to hold SALW? YES
9.1 If so, which of the following provisions are included in these standards and procedures?
a) Appropriate locations for stockpiles
b) Physical security measures
c) Control of access to stocks
d) Inventory management and accounting control
e) Staff training
f) Security, accounting and control of SALW held or transported by operational units or authorised personnel
g) Procedures and sanctions in the event of theft or loss
h) Other
At present, within the ANMAC, the Controlled Materials National Bank - BANMAC - is in full operation. It works as a storage facility and place for the processing of firearms, and refers to the safeguard of the material received in the course of processing. Provision 2/17 of the ANMaC, established that every User that by his condition requires the storage and / or storage of controlled materials must register at least one SECTOR OF GUARD, or a SECTOR OF STORAGE OF CONTROLLED MATERIALS.
They must have adequate constructive and security features to protect against attempted abductions, according to the amount and / or type of material to be protected. The management and security of stocks of weapons in possession of the Security Forces is regulated by the National Weapons Law N°. 20,429 and its regulatory decree. Likewise, each Force has internal regulations related to the security of the guarding of said weapons.
The ANMaC has increased the registration and control of weapons, ammunition and explosives seized by order of Justice and that are in deposits of the Security Forces through the implementation of new technological and administrative tools, specifically the Deposit Management Module (MODADE ), part of the Integrated Management System for Controlled Materials (SIGIMAC) of the ANMaC, which may have the records of weapons in the custody of the Security Forces, by judicial order.
During 2016, the Agency embarked on the complete reorganization of the system in order to find flaws. This determined the sanction of RENAR Provision No. 001/16 dated February 15, 2016 which created the " Mechanism of Preservation of the Sites of Safeguard of Controlled Materials ". Through this, it was requested to the General Notary Public of the Nation to arbitrate the necessary mechanisms to maintain the inalterability of the places of safeguard of controlled materials in the BANMAC orbit.
Likewise, the collaboration of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Security was required so that through the competent organisms they assist in the task of carrying out the classification, inventory, shelter and eventual destruction, if necessary, of controlled material.