Translation of "trafic illicite d antiquités " (French → English) :

□ - illicit trafficking in cultural goods, including antiques and works of art,

The Council adopted a resolution on the creation of an informal network of law enforcement authorities and expertise competent in the field of cultural goods (14232/12) for the purpose of preventing and combating crime against cultural goods by strengthening coordination at national level between law enforcement and cultural authorities and private organisations (e.g. antique shops, auction houses, online auctions).

[Text] Question No. 144 Mr. Garry Breitkreuz: How many person-years have been allocated and what has been the total cost spent by both Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada, for each year since 1994, for the following activities: (a) organizing, operating and participating in the National Committee on Firearms; (b) formulating, implementing and administering the Canadian Plan of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons; (c) developing and implementing the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects; (d) developing and implementing the Protocol ...[+++]against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; (e) developing and implementing the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons; (f) developing and implementing the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials (Inter-American Convention), signed by Canada in November 1997; (g) developing and implementing the European Union (EU) Joint Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons adopted by the EU States on December 17, 1998; (h) developing and implementing the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports adopted by the EU States; (i) planning and participating in the Small Arms Survey 2001 and 2002; (j) participating in the planning, implementing and administering the Canadian Firearms Program, the Firearms Act and regulations and Part III of the Criminal Code; and (k) processing and issuing import and export permits for firearms and related products?

Meanwhile, concerns arose within the UN and among its main control-oriented members that the anti-trafficking efforts of the international drug control system were being compromised by the fact that certain nations were not Parties to the Conventions or did not have domestic law enforcement systems capable of properly combating illicit trafficking.[91] In 1984, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 39/141, which called on ECOSOC to instruct the CND to prepare “as a matter of priority” a draft convention considering “the various a ...[+++]spects of the problem [of illicit drug trafficking] as a whole and, in particular, those not envisaged in existing international instruments”.

–European Convention on Extradition, Paris 1957, –Second Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition, Strasbourg 1978, –Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, Strasbourg 1978, –Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime, Strasbourg 1990, –Convention on Mutual Assistance between Customs Administrations and the Protocol thereto, Naples 1967 It should be noted that this convention is not open to signature by candidate countries., –Agreement on Illicit Traffic by Sea, implementing Article 17 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit ...[+++] Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, Strasbourg 1995, –Convention on the Fight against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, Vienna 1988, –European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, Strasbourg 1977.

It has been functioning as a non-operational team since that time, responsible for exchanging and analysing information and data on the following once they concern two Member States or more: - unlawful drug trafficking, - illicit trafficking of radioactive and nuclear materials (new), - illegal immigration networks (new), - illegal trafficking of motor vehicles (new), the criminal organizations involved therein and associated money laundering.