Export Licensing

Such licensing should go beyond mere export authorization.

Export control legislation in place Individual licensing (point 7 of the matrix)

A national export control system provides for effective procedures for licensing imports and exports.

(ix) Export licensing of all ODS should be introduced in all producing Parties and all exporting Parties, including non producing Parties that re export ODS.

Such steps would include export control, arms and arms brokers licensing systems and measures to criminalize arms embargo violations.

The UK national statutory Licensing Authority is the Export Control Organisation (ECO), part of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Any export control system should contain reliable and meaningful mechanisms for the licensing of the production and transfer of small arms and light weapons.

Likewise, export licensing systems or bans for re exporting ozone depleting substances were rare, as were import prohibitions for equipment containing ozone depleting substances.

A number of measures had been undertaken to control the movement of firearms, in particular, marking, record keeping and export and import licensing, in line with the Protocol.

A number of measures had been undertaken to control the movement of firearms, in particular, marking, record keeping and export and import licensing, in line with the Protocol.

Salient elements of our new law include the prohibition of diversion of controlled goods and technologies, including re export, transhipment and transit licensing and record keeping export control lists and penal provisions of up to 14 years' imprisonment and a fine of 5 million rupees.

The United States system of arms export control schemes, which set up a system of licensing of companies that want to obtain arms, could also be regarded as a model.

The Government has also taken steps towards trade liberalization, including abolition of export licensing, reduction of tariffs to the level of 0 15 per cent and liberalization of currency transactions.

In Mexico the federal legislation governing the manufacture, import, export, marketing, marking, registration, licensing and control of firearms and explosives is the Federal Act on Firearms and Explosives (LFAFE), along with its regulation.

Copyright and Licensing

National training programmes for customs officers implemented by UNEP are using a Country Handbook on ODS Legislation and Import Export Licensing System, in addition to the Training Manual for Customs Officers developed by UNEP.

Of course, competence and responsibility for arms export controls and licensing rests with member states, not EU institutions. Indeed, under the Wassenaar Arrangement, a decision on exports is the sole responsibility of each participating state.

Table 11a Licensing Systems

Table 11b Licensing Systems

The Law on Licensing,

Monitoring compliance with licensing regulations

6190 Non automatic licensing n.e.s.

That order includes a catch all provision prohibiting the export of materials and items designated for WMD and establishes licensing requirements for sensitive items based on the lists of the Australia Group and the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

Licensing Systems in the Countries Visited

Preventing abuse through registration or licensing

General licensing (point 8 of the matrix)

Does Yemen have an arms licensing programme?

National licensing authority (point 11 of the matrix)

To this end, municipalities operate a licensing policy.

Licensing Systems, Customs Procedures and Illegal Imports Detected

Table 7 Licensing Systems Projects Approved by Agency

Table 8 Licensing Systems Projects Approved by Region

Table 9 Licensing Systems Projects Approved by Country

Annex IIa Information in PCRs on Licensing Projects

Table 1 Customs Training Licensing Systems and Related Projects

Likewise, export licensing systems or bans for re exporting ODS are rare, as are import prohibitions for ODS containing equipments which are more frequently regulated by prescriptions defining a maximum age of five years for example and a limited number of accepted countries of origin.

Does the licensing system allow for the transfer of licenses

Monitoring compliance with the licensing regulations is an administrative affair.

report on the evaluation of customs officers training and licensing

(a) The law of the Republic of Armenia on licensing

(xii) Licensing system should cover all ODS in all Parties.

These include trading, the licensing of goods and services, and FDI.

Table 10a Implementation Delays for Different Types of Completed Licensing System Projects

Table 10b Implementation Delays for Different Types of Completed Licensing System Projects