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1. This Treaty shall apply to all conventional arms within the following categories:
a) Battle tanks;
b) Armoured combat vehicles;
c) Large-calibre artillery systems;
d) Combat aircraft;
e) Attack helicopters;
f) Warships;
g) Missiles and missile launchers; and
h) Small arms and light weapons.
2. For the purposes of this Treaty, the activities of the international trade comprise export, import, transit, trans-shipment and brokering, hereafter referred to as “transfer”.
3. This Treaty shall not apply to the international movement of conventional arms by, or on behalf of, a State Party for its use provided that the conventional arms remain under that State Party’s ownership.