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With respect to aspects of the conventional arms trade, the arms trade treaty
should apply to:
• Transactions between States;
• Transactions between States and a private end-user;
• Commercial sales;
• Rentals;
• Loans, gifts or any other form of transfer.
Canada strongly believes that an instrument should be confined to transfers
which will involve arms or related technology moving from the territory of one
State to that of another State, including Government-to-Government or State-toState transfers. An instrument should not cover transfers within a State. An
instrument also should not impose restrictions on how arms may be acquired, held
or used within a State's territory. Furthermore, an instrument should not place overly
burdensome controls on the movement of privately owned firearms and should
respect the existing and legitimate interests of firearms owners, producers, brokers
and retailers.