Theme: conventional weapons
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Business as usual? Assessing the impact of the Arab Spring on European arms export control policies. Report
Publication date: 24/03/2014
This report evaluates the impact of the Arab Spring by analysing how four Member States (France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands) responded to these events in their arms export policies. Our research shows that the Member States responded differently. read more
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Advice concerning the transit of strategic goods Advice
Publication date: 19/11/2013
Based on a comprehensive study of transit controls in Flanders and neighbouring countries, the Flemish Peace Institute has issued an advice to optimize the legal framework and administrative practices for the transit of strategic goods. Download this file read more
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Transit of strategic goods in Europe Report
Publication date: 13/08/2013
This publication contains a detailed description of regulations and administrative practices for controlling the transit of strategic goods in the Flemish Region of Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For the five national regimes investigated, the description ... read more
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Flemish Foreign Arms Trade 2012 Report
Publication date: 25/06/2013
In this report, Flemish licences for the transfer and for the import, export and transit of defence products are analyzed on the basis of the available figures. In this analysis we focus not only on the total figures, but also ... read more
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Advice concerning ammunition marking Advice
Publication date: 13/03/2013
With reference to a legislative proposal submitted in the Belgian Senate for amending the Weapons Act of 8 June 2006, and in response to the growing attention being given to ammunition control in the international debate on arms trade, the ... read more
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Advice concerning the global Arms Trade Treaty Advice
Publication date: 11/03/2013
In the framework of the negotiations concerning a global Arms Trade Treaty in March 2013, the Flemish Peace Institute launched an advice to the Federal and Regional Governments of Belgium, as well as other actors involved in the negotiations, to address ... read more
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A European Agenda for Security Technology: From Innovation Policy to Export Controls Report
Publication date: 22/02/2013
This report examines the EU agenda on security technology. It questions whether security and defence or internal and external security have largely merged since the end of the Cold War so that there is no longer any significant difference between ... read more
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The role of the EU in the negotiations on an International Arms Trade Treaty Report
Publication date: 06/12/2012
This report was published within the EU Non-proliferation Consortium, in collaboration with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). read more
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Flemish foreign trade in dual-use items 2011 Report
Publication date: 19/06/2012
Dual-use items are products and technologies that were not developed specifically for military purposes but which may have a military application. Exports of these dual-use items from Flanders are regulated by EC Regulation 428/2009. This report analyses licences issued and ... read more
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Flemish Foreign Arms Trade 2011 Report
Publication date: 23/05/2012
Report on the Flemish Foreign Arms Trade in 2011 (This report also exists in Dutch) read more
