actual collection work and proper processing of weapons collected through registration or destruction. In addition to this, on 29-30 October, the Mission gathered in Konjic a ten-member team that included representatives of the Brčko District Police and entity Ministries of Interior to prepare a draft law on Marking of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and Ammunition. The aim was to bring legislation in line with the recommendations of the OSCE Document on SALW and the UN Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing and Trade of Firearms, and improve procedures for marking of weapons produced in or traded through the country. Consultations with the relevant Ministries and industry on the draft were to be conducted, and by-laws necessitated by this proposed legislation to be identified. Border Control On 22-23 April, a BiH Council of Ministers Working Group drafting session for amendments to the Law on Border Control of BiH was held, with support of the Mission. The 11-member team, which included representatives of the Border Police, drafted amendments with the aim of harmonizing the BiH border management system with EU standards and the OSCE Border Security Concept, for a whole-of-government approach to border security issues. These amendments to the Law on Border Control were then forwarded into parliamentary procedure with adoption expected in 2014. Counter-Terrorism The Mission monitored progress on the implementation of the country’s counter-terrorism strategy through its observer status on the BiH Council of Ministers Monitoring Body on the Implementation of the Strategy for the Prevention of and Fight Against Terrorism. Agencies in the country involved in countering terrorism include the State Investigation and Protection Agency, Border Police, State Intelligence-Security Agency, Armed Forces of BiH, the two entities’ Ministries of Interior and Brčko District Police. These agencies have developed Action Plans for their operations aimed at implementing the Strategy. The term of validity of the current Strategy (2010-2013) expired at the end of 2013. Therefore, the development of an updated national strategy was an urgent task that the Mission was going to participate in, if requested by the BiH authorities. The new strategy was expected to have a component for prevention activities, to include addressing violent extremism. Trafficking in Human Beings Through its justice sector monitoring programme, the Mission monitored all trafficking trials in BiH and the provision of assistance to victims by key service providers. As a result of the Mission’s continued advocacy, authorities adopted amendments to THB-related provisions in the RS and Brčko District criminal codes in line with international standards. Once amendments currently in Parliamentary procedure are enacted in the FBiH, the BiH Parliament is then expected to pass similar legislation at the State level. Concurrent to its work on legislative amendments, the Mission’s advocacy resulted in the Government’s commitment to re-instate local referral mechanisms. The Mission continued providing technical and logistical support through its field offices to the four Regional Monitoring Teams, which were formed to more effectively co-ordinate the provision of local level assistance. The Mission was engaged in capacity building of criminal justice actors on the novelties in criminal legislation and their application, the implementation of the comprehensive BiH Strategy and Action Plan 2013 - 2015, providing on-going support to the State Co-ordinator 51