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Ecuador. 2006 ‘Marking, Registration and Tracing (Marcado, Mantenimiento de Registros y Localización).’ National Report of Ecuador 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), p. 7. New York, NY: Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the United Nations. 1 February

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Marking, Registration and Tracing (Marcado, Mantenimiento de Registros y Localización)

¿Exige su país a los fabricantes autorizados de SALW que apliquen unas marcas adecuadas y fiables en cada arma como parte del proceso de producción?
Sí se exige la marcación de series, calibre y marca en cada arma fabricada.

¿De qué otra forma permiten estas marcas que las autoridades correspondientes identifiquen y localicen un arma en concreto?
Luego de la fabricación, todas las armas son ingresadas en un sistema informático y a través del número de serie son identificados los datos del fabricante, como nombre, ciudad, fecha de registro.

[SALW: armas ligeras y pequeñas]

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[Translation by GunPolicy.org]

Does your country require licenced manufacturers of SALW to apply appropriate and reliable markings on each firearm as an integral part of the production process?

Yes, it is mandatory to mark serial number, calibre and make in each manufactured arm.

How else can these marks help authorities to identify and trace a specific firearm?

All manufactured firearms are registered in a computarised system. Using the serial number it is possible to identify the data on the manufacturer, name, city and date of registration.

[SALW: small arms and light weapons]

ID: Q4751

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