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Chile. 2014 ‘Surplus.’ National Report of Chile 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) and the International Tracing Instrument (ITI); Section 5, p. 5. New York, NY: Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations. 1 January
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10.2. Are there systems in place to conduct reviews of SALW stocks held by armed forces, police and other authorised entities to identify surplus or obsolete SALW? Yes
10.3. How often/frequently are these reviews conducted?
Por parte de las Instituciones de las Fuerzas Armadas y Carabineros de Chile, existen control permanentes que dependen de cada Institucion, por los cuales estan exento del control establecido en la Ley Nro. 17.798, sobre Control de Armas…
10.5. In disposing of the surplus stocks, which of the following methods may be used (check relevant boxes)?
a) Destruction: YES
b) Sale to another State: YES…
d) Transfer to another state agency: YES…
10.5.1. If (a) Destruction is checked for Q.10.5, which of the following methods are used (check relevant boxes)?
i) Burning or melting: YES…
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10.3. How often/frequently are these reviews conducted?
There is a permanent control for each institution of the Chilean Armed Forces and Carabineros and they are exempt from controls set by the Act No. 17.798 on arms control.
[SALW = Small Arms and Light Weapons]
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