A/HRC/15/25 5. States parties shall investigate reports of violations of international humanitarian law and human rights norms by private military companies and private security companies and ensure civil and criminal prosecution and punishment of offenders. 6. States parties shall take appropriate action against companies that commit human rights violations or engage in any criminal activity, inter alia by revoking their licences and reporting to the Committee on the record of activities of these companies. Article 14 Licensing 1. Each State party shall take such legislative, judicial, administrative and other measures as may be necessary to ensure that PMSCs and their personnel carry out their activities exclusively under the respective licences and authorizations. 2. Each State party shall ensure that all licences and authorizations issued to PMSCs and their personnel shall be registered in the general Registry of the State and shall be granted following a transparent and open procedure. 3. Each State party shall establish criteria for granting licences and authorizations to PMSCs, taking into account in particular any records or reports of human rights violations committed by the companies, providing and/or ensuring training in international human rights and humanitarian law and robust due diligence measures. Article 15 Licensing import and export of military and security services 1. Each State party shall take such legislative, judicial, administrative and other measures as may be required to ensure that PMSCs and their personnel import and export their services only under the appropriate licences and authorizations. The licence and authorization for operations related to the export of military and security services shall be issued by the relevant body of the State party in whose territory the entity concerned has its permanent residence under the relevant domestic law. 2. Each State party which imports or exports private military and security services shall publicize their scope and activities, keep the Committee informed about its licensing regime and provide regular and updated information on any changes and supplements to the import or export of these services, including details of any subsidiaries or holding companies of the PMSC in question. 3. Each State party shall ensure that only those PMSCs and their personnel possessing licences and authorizations on exporting military and/or security services issued by the competent bodies of the State party can enter into agreements for providing such services in the territory of the other State party. 4. Each State party shall take such legislative, judicial, administrative and other measures as may be necessary in order to: (a) Ensure that any State which is not party to the present Convention is informed about the issuance of licences to PMSCs and their personnel to export military and/or security services to this State; (b) Ensure that PMSCs and their personnel, holding valid licences and authorizations, issued by the competent bodies of the State party to export military and/or security services to carry out single acts or, alternatively, regular activity in the territory of 28 GE.10-15155