FSC.EMI/170/09/Rev.1/Corr.1 4 September 2009 ENGLISH Original: GERMAN FSC.EMI/170/09/Rev.1/Corr.1 4 September 2009 ENGLISH Original: GERMAN Translation Information exchange on the Code of Conduct on politico-military aspects of security (FSC.DEC/4/03) Report by the Federal Republic of Germany for 2008 Berlin, 15 June 2009 - 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Appropriate measures to prevent and combat terrorism, in particular participation in international agreements to that end Page 4 (a) List of international agreements, including all United Nations conventions and protocols related to terrorism, to which the participating State is a party Page 4 (b) Accession to and participation in other multilateral and bilateral agreements or measures undertaken to prevent and combat terrorist activities Page 5 (c) National measures, to include pertinent legislation, taken to implement the international agreements, conventions and protocols cited above Page 24 (d) Information on national efforts to prevent and combat terrorism, including appropriate information on legislation beyond United Nations conventions and protocols (e.g., pertaining to financing of terrorist groups) Page 26 (e) Roles and missions of armed and security forces in preventing and combating terrorism Page 33 2. Description of the national planning and decision-making process – including the role of the Parliament and Ministries – for the determination/approval of Page 34 (a) the military posture Page 35 (b) defence expenditures Page 35 3. Description of Page 36 (a) constitutionally established procedures ensuring effective democratic control of the military, paramilitary, and internal security forces, as well as intelligence services, and the police Page 36 (b) constitutionally established authorities/institutions responsible for the democratic control of military, paramilitary and security forces Page 36 (c) roles and missions of the military, paramilitary and security forces as well as controls to ensure that they act solely within the constitutional framework Page 40 (d) public access to information related to the armed forces Page 41 - 3 - 4. Stationing of armed forces on the territory of another participating State in accordance with their freely negotiated agreement as well as in accordance with international law Page 42 5. Description of Page 45 (a) procedures for the recruitment or call-up of personnel for service in the military, paramilitary, or security forces, if applicable Page 45 (b) exemptions or alternatives to compulsory military service, if applicable Page 46 (c) legal and administrative procedures protecting the rights of all forces personnel Page 49 6. Instruction on international humanitarian law and other international rules, conventions and commitments governing armed forces included in military training programmes and regulations Page 51 © 2008 Federal Foreign Office Federal Foreign Office Division 241 11013 BERLIN GERMANY Tel.: +49 30 18 17 42 79 Fax: +49 30 18 17 5 42 79 E-mail: [email protected] - 4 - 1. Appropriate measures to prevent and combat terrorism, in particular participation in international agreements to that end: Transnational terrorism has become a global phenomenon which can only be countered with success through international cooperation. Germany has reacted to the terrorist threat with a set of repressive and preventive measures. As well as the further development of national efforts (creation of the legal basis) and the optimization of the security architecture, the stepping up of international cooperation is an important part. The United Nations plays a central role in Germany’s policy. Our efforts focus on the imple- mentation of UN Security Council Resolutions (in particular 1267, 1373, 1390 and 1624), the swift and unconditional ratification of all UN anti-terror conventions (Germany has ratified all 13 conventions) as well as the readiness to facilitate quick agreement on the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism. As a Member State of the EU, Germany has played a key role in ensuring that the EU reacted quickly and comprehensively to the terrorist threat. The EU’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy forms an important basis for EU policies on combating terrorism. Implementation of the Action Plan on Combating Radicalization and Recruitment to Terrorism is the focus of EU activities in the fight against terrorism. Within the OSCE, Germany co-sponsored the decision to make the fight against terrorism one of the organization’s key tasks and is helping to implement it. Furthermore, Germany is working actively within the G8 on the coordination and optimization of counter-terrorism measures. As a member of NATO, Germany supports the Alliance’s efforts to help fight and prevent international terrorism. (a) List of international agreements, including all United Nations conventions and proto- cols related to terrorism, to which the participating State is a party; The Federal Republic of Germany has ratified all thirteen UN Conventions dealing with the fight against international terrorism. These conventions are: 1. Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft (Tokyo, 14 September 1963) 2. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (The Hague, 16 December 1970) 3. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation (Montreal, 23 September 1971) - 5 - 4. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents (New York, 14 December 1973) 5. International Convention against the Taking of Hostages (New York, 17 December 1979) 6. Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (Vienna, 3 March 1980) 7. Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving Inter- national Civil Aviation, Supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation (Montreal, 24 February 1988) 8. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navi- gation (Rome, 10 March 1988) 9. Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms located on the Continental Shelf (Rome, 10 March 1988) 10. Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection (Montreal, 1 March 1991) 11. International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (New York, 15 December 1997) 12. International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (New York, 9 December 1999) 13. International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (New York, 13 April 2005) (b) Accession to and participation in other multilateral and bilateral agreements or measures undertaken to prevent and combat terrorist activities; Cooperation in multilateral bodies Germany is engaged in the fight against international terrorism not only within the United Nations but also within the EU, OSCE, the G8, the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), NATO, the IAEA and the Council of Europe, among others. OSCE The adoption in Bucharest in 2001 of the Plan of Action for Combating Terrorism and in Porto in 2002 of the Charter on Preventing and Combating Terrorism has provided the OSCE with a solid basis for its contribution towards the global fight against terrorism. The Minister- ial Council in Helsinki (2008) adopted a decision on combating terrorism. On that occasion, the German Government expressed its view that close counter-terrorism cooperation is essen- tial. In the development of the OSCE’s normative acquis on fighting and preventing terrorism, - 6 - Germany successfully argued in favour of granting adequate consideration for international law and human rights. Germany co-sponsored the OSCE decision to make the fight against terrorism one of the organization’s key tasks. It supports the OSCE in carrying out this task and is working to foster close cooperation with other international organizations. The Federal Republic of Germany is participating in the OSCE Counter-Terrorism Network (CTN), an information- sharing forum established to deal with programmes and questions regarding the fight against terrorism. The aim of the CTN is to ensure a high degree of information-sharing in order to enhance the coordination of counter-terrorism activities in the OSCE region. Germany has provided considerable financial contributions and almost 50 experts financed by the Federal Foreign Office towards the OSCE field missions. The field missions make a substantial contribution towards the preventive fight against terrorism through institution- building including the police and border protection, anchoring rule-of-law principles, pro- motion of free elections and the repatriation of refugees, the fight against arms and people smuggling, as well as the suppression of the financing of terrorism. What is more, Germany supports the work of the OSCE’s Action against Terrorism Unit (ATU) and its Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), which focuses on ensuring that human rights are respected within the context of the fight against terrorism. Germany advocates the swift implementation of the OSCE Documents on Small Arms and Light Weapons and on Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition, as well as the existing OSCE principles on non-proliferation. One special focus is the promotion of bilateral and multi- lateral project support on issues such as the stockpiling of conventional weapons and ammu- nition, as well as the destruction of surplus