In view of the scarcity and limited nature of global arrangements devoted to conventional weapons, it was observed that efforts should be made to improve and further develop the Register, which is one of only two existing global instruments on arms transparency, with a view to achieving greater relevance and wider participation.14 The Group further observed that the Register had established a norm of transparency and had stimulated many Governments to develop and streamline their national systems for monitoring and regulating arms transfers.
Le Groupe a par ailleurs souligné que le Registre, qui avait fixé une norme de transparence, avait également encouragé de nombreux gouvernements à développer et à rationaliser leurs systèmes nationaux de surveillance et de réglementation des transferts d'armes.