The British and Irish governments have been told that the last remaining loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland have pledged to dispose of all their weapons within six months.
The International Decommissioning body has told the two governments that it believes the UDA will dispose of its weapons by the end of February next year.
In its latest report, the IICD also confirms that the UVF has completed decommissioning.
That organisation and the smaller Red Hand Commando said in June they had destroyed their arsenals.
The report has been welcomed by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Shaun Woodward.
'Confirmation by the IICD that all five brigades of the UDA remain committed to completing decommissioning within the timeframe of the Commission is very welcome,' he said.
Earlier this year, he warned that legislation, which set a deadline of February 2010 for the completion of decommissioning, would not be renewed.
Sinn Féin's Alex Maskey also welcomed the move but said the issue of loyalist arms should have been dealt with long before now.
