Tools and Guidelines


Tools and Guidelines created by the ATT Working Groups for the use of State Parties are provided here.



Working Group on Effective Treaty Implementation (WGETI)

Documents annexed to the WGETI Chair’s Draft Report to the Fourth Conference of States Parties (CSP4) (ATT/CSP4.WGETI/2018/CHAIR/355/Conf.Rep), the WGETI Chair’s Draft Report to the Fifth Conference of States Parties (CSP5)(ATT/CSP5.WGETI/2019/CHAIR/529/Conf.Rep), the WGETI Chair’s Draft Report to the Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP8) and the WGETI Chair’s Report to the Tenth Conference of States Parties (CSP10) ((ATT/CSP10.WGETI/2024/CHAIR/799/Conf.Rep):



  1. Article 5 - Voluntary Basic Guide to Establishing a National Control System (inlcuding updated  list of possible reference documents to be considered by States Parties in Article 5 implementation) - English   Arabic   French   Spanish   Russian

  2. Article 6 - Possible voluntary guiding and supporting elements in implementing the obligations under Article 6(1) - English   Arabic   French   Spanish   Russian
  3. Article 7 - List of possible reference documents to be considered by States Parties in conducting a risk assessment under Article 7 (welcomed by CSP4; updated by CSP5) - English   Arabic   French   Spanish   Russian
  4. Articles 6 & 7 - Multi-year Workplan for the WGETI Sub-working Group on Articles 6 & 7 (Prohibitions & Export and Export Assessment)(March 2021) - English   Arabic   Chinese   French   Russian   Spanish
  5. Articles 6 & 7 - Voluntary Guide to implementing Articles 6 & 7 of the Arms Trade Treaty (August 2024) - English   Arabic   Chinese   French   Russian   Spanish

  6. Article 9 - Multi-year Workplan for the WGETI Sub-working Group on Article 9 (Transit or trans-shipment) (March 2021) - English   Arabic   Chinese   French   Russian   Spanish

  7. Article 9 - Voluntary Guide to implementing Article 9 of the Arms Trade Treaty (August 2023) - English   Arabic   Chinese   French   Russian   Spanish

  8. Article 11 - List of possible reference documents to be considered by States Parties to prevent and address diversion - English   Arabic   French   Spanish   Russian

  9. Article 11 - Possible measures to prevent and address diversion, including operational steps for the introduction and implementation of post-shipment control (July 2018 and August 2023) - English   Arabic   Chinese   French   Spanish   Russian

  10. Article 11 - Multi-year Workplan for the WGETI Sub-working Group on Article 11 (Diversion)(March 2021) - English    Arabic   Chinese   French   Russian   Spanish

  11. Article 11 - Voluntary paper outlining the elements of a process for assessing the risk of diversion (September 2021) - English   Arabic   Chinese   French   Spanish   Russian

  12. Multi-Year Workplan (and practical questions) for the WGETI Sub-Working Group on Exchange of National Implementation Practices (August 2024) - English   Arabic   Chinese   French   Russian   Spanish




Working Group on Transparency and Reporting (WGTR)


Documents annexed to the WGTR Co-chairs’ Draft Report to CSP3 (ATT/CSP3.WGTR/2017/CHAIR/159/Conf.Rep), the WGTR Co-chairs’ Draft Report to CSP8 (ATT/CSP8.WGTR/2022/CHAIR/734/Conf.Rep) and the WGTR Chair’s Report to the Tenth Conference of States Parties (CSP10) (ATT/CSP10.WGTR/2024/CHAIR/800/Conf.Rep):

  1. Article 13(3) - Reporting Authorized or Actual Exports and Imports of Conventional Arms under the ATT - English  Arabic  French  Spanish  Russian Chinese

  2. Article 13 - Working Paper on National-level Measures to Facilitate Compliance with International Reporting Obligations and Commitments - English   French   Spanish
  3. Guidance on the use of the ATT Information Exchange Platform - Prepared by the ATT Secretariat as a living document to assist States Parties and Signatory States on the use of the information exchange platform -  English
  4. Multi-Year Workplan (and practical questions) for the WGTR Exchange of National Implementation Practices regarding Transparency (August 2024) - English   Arabic   Chinese   French   Russian   Spanish   


Working Group on Treaty Universalization (WGTU)


Documents annexed to the WGTU Co-chairs’ Draft Report to the Fifth Conference of States Parties (CSP5) (ATT/CSP5.WGTU/2019/CHAIR/532/Conf.Rep) and the WGTU Co-chairs’ Report to the Tenth Conference of States Parties (CSP10) (ATT/CSP10.WGTU/2024/CHAIR/801/Conf.Rep):


  1. ATT Universalization Toolkit        English  Arabic  French  Russian Spanish
    Bengali  Cambodian  Hindi  Korean  Lao  Malaysian  Mongolian   Myanmarese  Thai  Turkish  Urdu  Uzbek  Vietnamese
  2. 'Welcome Pack' for New States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty      English  Arabic  French  Spanish  Russian  
    Bengali  Cambodian  Hindi  Korean  Lao  Malaysian  Mongolian  Myanmarese  Thai  Turkish  Urdu  Uzbek  Vietnamese

  3. WGTU Workplan for ATT universalization efforts (August 2024) - English  Arabic  Chinese   French  Spanish  Russian

  4. List of Practical Questions for the WGTU Structured Discussions on National Ratification/Accession and Domestication Practices (August 2024) - English  Arabic  Chinese  French  Spanish  Russian




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