Main Building Blocks of National Legislation: Graham Zebedee, Head, Export Control Policy Section, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom.

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Main Building Blocks of National Legislation: Graham Zebedee, Head, Export Control Policy Section, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom

Overview: what should this legislation contain? Basic principle: exports of certain goods are illegal without a licence There are criminal sanctions and financial penalties for those who do not comply The requirement for a licence is enforced by Customs officers A Government body provides licences according to certain criteria Brokering arms also requires a licence

Why control strategic exports? (1) To prevent the spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction To prevent weapons falling into the hands of terrorists and criminals To ensure that arms exports do not cause or prolong wars in other countries To comply with UN and other international obligations

Why control strategic exports? (2) To avoid contributing to human rights abuses To avoid undermining regional stability To protect our own armed forces overseas, and those of our allies To prevent diversion of arms to undesirable states or individuals

The law should say which exports require a licence (1) Any goods on the military list (for example, the Wassenaar list) Any dual-use goods (for example, the EU dual-use list) Any other goods which the exporter considers might be used in a Weapons of Mass Destruction program

The law should say which exports require a licence (2) It includes exports from state-owned companies and private companies - both should be controlled It covers a wide range of goods - not just weapons. Important: we need to communicate clearly to exporters what these goods are - they can help to enforce the law

The law should also: Require exporters to keep records of their activities Oblige publication of a report on arms exports Have separate provisions for imports and exports, as the issues in controlling imports and exports are different.

What about the criteria for when exports will be allowed? They do not have to be in a law. But these criteria should be published, and should have the same force as a law. They should apply to all exports. All countries that wish to join the European Union should use criteria similar to the EU Code of Conduct.

Should there be a register of all companies exporting military goods? It is not a substitute for controlling individual transactions You can’t say companies are “always good” or “always bad” Most companies have some reasonable licence applications and some unreasonable ones

More sophisticated controls Controls on “intangible technology transfer”, i.e. by fax, , telephone Controls on the “export” of technical assistance

What information should exporters provide in a licence application? Details of the exporter, the importer and the consignee Details of the equipment Final destination, and the route of the goods Details of any arms brokers involved in arranging the export An end-user certificate (vital)

Checking end-user certificates (EUCs) Look at it sceptically: there are many examples of forged documents Consider whether the country fits the equipment - does Equatorial Guinea have a need for Tornado aircraft parts? Is the person who signed the EUC still the Defence Minister or Chief of Police? We have had cases of dead Ministers signing EUCs! Could the goods be going to another country?

What do you need to decide on an export licence application? Knowledge of the country where the goods are to be used –any conflicts in the country or in the region –internal repression situation –awareness of any UN or other sanctions Knowledge of what the goods can be used for Awareness that someone might divert the goods to an undesirable state or to terrorists

There should also be a law on arms brokering Brokering is arranging deals between buyers and sellers of arms Not the same as exports - applies to exports from other countries EU Common Position to be adopted on 24 June: –requires all EU countries to have a brokering law –says that as a minimum this should cover all brokering activities on your own territory –requires a licence before a company or person brokers a deal

In summary, an export control law should: Make the export of certain goods without a licence illegal Say clearly what these goods are Set out severe penalties for not complying with this law State how licence requests will be assessed But laws without effective enforcement are useless!

We can give advice on (1): Creating the right legislation Telling exporters what they need to do to comply with the law What Customs officers need to do to apply the law properly How to use publicly available information to decide on licence applications

We can give advice on (2): The range of skills an export licensing system needs How to apply the criteria in the EU Code of Conduct When an End-User certificate might be false in a particular case When the proposed route of an export is suspicious

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