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The distribution of this brochure at campaign events or at information stands run by political parties is Central procurement service: prohibited, and political party-related information or advertising shall Tel.: +49 30 182722721 not be inserted in, printed on, or affixed to this publication. Fax: +49 30 18102722721 2015 Military Equipment Export Report Report by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Its Policy on Exports of Conventional Military Equipment in 2015 2 Content Introduction............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 I. The German Control System for Military Equipment Exports ...................................................................................................................................... 7 1. The German export control system ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 2. Guidelines for the licensing of exports of military equipment ................................................................................................................................ 8 3. New small arms principles/Post-shipment controls ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 II. German Policy on the Export of Military Equipment in the International Context ................................................................................ 11 1. Disarmament agreements................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 2. Arms embargoes ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 3. Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU .............................................................................................................................................................. 11 4. Wassenaar Arrangement ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 5. UN Register of Conventional Arms ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 6. International discussion on small arms and light weapons .................................................................................................................................... 13 7. „Arms Trade Treaty“ (ATT) .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 8. Outreach activities .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 III. Licences for the Export of Military Equipment and War Weapons.......................................................................................................................... 17 1. Export licences for military equipment (war weapons and other military equipment) .................................................................... 17 a) Individual licences ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17 b) Collective export licences........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 c) Export licence denials ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 20 d) Individual export licences broken down by Export List (EL) Items ....................................................................................................... 20 e) Export licences from 2005 to 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 f) War weapons’ share of licensed values in 2015 ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 g) Export licences for small arms 2005 to 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................ 23 h) Licences for brokering transactions in 2015............................................................................................................................................................. 28 2. Exports of war weapons ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 a) War weapon exports in 2015................................................................................................................................................................................................. 29 b) War weapons exports from 2005 to 2015.................................................................................................................................................................... 30 3. German military equipment exports by international comparison ................................................................................................................. 31 CONTENT 3 Annexes 1a. Political Principles Adopted by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for the Export of War Weapons and Other Military Equipment ......................................................................................................................................32 1b. Principles Adopted by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for the Issue of Licences for the Export of Small and Light Weapons, Related Ammunition and Corresponding Manufacturing Equipment to Third Countries ...............................................................................................................................36 2 EU Council Common Position...........................................................................................................................................................................................................38 3 Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................44 4 Export List Part I ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................44 5 War Weapons List ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................45 6 Arms embargoes in force in 2015.....................................................................................................................................................................................................47 7 Most important countries of destination in 2015 ...............................................................................................................................................................48