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Source: http://www.sipri.se/projects/armstrade/Newmlag.html

## NEW MULTILATERAL EXPORT CONTROL ARRANGEMENT

Wassenaar, 11 and 12 September 1995

1. Representatives of 28 States met in Wassenaar on 11 and 12 September 1995 for the fourth High Level Meeting on the establishment of a multilateral control system for the export of conventional weapons and related dual-use goods and technology. They reviewed progress achieved in the ongoing negotiations and decided to launch final efforts towards the establishment of the new arrangement.

2. The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, the Russian Federation and the Slovak Republic were welcomed as new participants and co-founders by Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.

3. They agreed to accelerate their work and recognised that the new arrangement should enable the participants to:

> a) promote greater transparency and responsibility with regard to transfers of armaments and sensitive dual-use goods and technologies;

> b) prevent the acquisition of armaments and sensitive dual-use items for military end-uses, if the behaviour of a state is, or becomes, a cause for serious concern of the participants;

> c) focus on the threats to international peace and security which may arise from transfers of armaments and sensitive dual-use goods and technologies in cases where the risks are judged greatest. However, the new arrangement would:

> > - not be directed against any state or group of states;

> > - not impede bona fide civil transactions;

> > - not interfere with the rights of states to acquire legitimate means with which to defend themselves;

> d) provide for an appropriate exchange of information, on a voluntary basis, and assess the scope for co-ordinating national control policies, in order to ensure that trade in arms and trade in dual-use goods and technologies is carried out responsibly;

> e) welcome, on a global and non-discriminatory basis, prospective adherents complying with agreed criteria.

4. Participants will implement, for the purposes of the new arrangement, national export controls relating to items on lists to be agreed upon. The decision to transfer or deny any item will be the sole responsibility of each Government.

5. Based on the above, Working Groups will elaborate and complete the necessary initial elements for the establishment of the new arrangement and present the outcome for decision making at the next High Level Meeting (December 1995).

6. Finally, participants noted that a number of additional countries had expressed their interest in participating in the new arrangement. Contact will be further pursued to encourage all prospective participants to implement the agreed criteria.

Note: Press statement issued after the High Level Meeting of 28 States, Wassenaar 11 and 12 September 1995

Source: http://www.sipri.se/projects/armstrade/acdawass.html

FACT SHEET: WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT ON ARMS EXPORT CONTROLS

The following fact sheet describing the Wassenaar Arrangement on export controls for conventional arms and dual-use goods and technologies was issued by the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency on July 17.

Representatives of 33 States met in Vienna, Austria on July 11 and 12, 1996 and established the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies.

The purpose of the Arrangement, reflected in the Initial Elements agreed to at the meeting, is to contribute to regional and international security by:

> -- promoting transparency and greater responsibility with regard to transfers of conventional arms and dual-use goods and technologies, thus preventing destabilizing accumulations;

> -- seeking through national policies, to ensure that transfers of these items do not contribute to the development or enhancement of military capabilities which undermine these goals, and are not diverted to support such capabilities;

> -- complementing and reinforcing, without duplication, the existing control regimes for weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems, as well as other internationally recognized measures designed to promote transparency and greater responsibility, by focusing on the threats to international and regional peace and security which may arise from transfers of armaments and sensitive dual-use goods and technologies where risks are judged greatest; and,

> -- enhancing cooperation to prevent the acquisition of armaments and sensitive dual-use items for military end-uses, if the situation in a region or the behavior of a state is, or becomes, a cause for serious concern to the Participating States.

This Arrangement will not be directed against any state or group of states and will not impede bona fide civil transactions. Nor will it interfere with the rights of states to acquire legitimate means with which to defend themselves pursuant to Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations.

Participating States will control all items set forth in the List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies and the Munitions List with the objective of preventing unauthorized transfers or re-transfers of these items.

Participating States have agreed (to) November 1, 1996 as a target-date for implementation of the Lists. Some Participating States indicated that they might be unable to meet this target-date but would make every effort to implement the Lists before the December 1996 Plenary. The decision to transfer or to deny a transfer of any item will be the sole responsibility of each Participating State.

The participants established a Secretariat in Vienna to facilitate the future work of the Arrangement and agreed to a work program that will expand and enhance the Arrangement in ways that will further its central purposes.

Bulgaria and Ukraine were welcomed as new participants and co-founders by Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, the Russian Federation, the Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The next Plenary of the Arrangement is scheduled for December 1996 in Vienna.

Source: US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 17 July 1996

Source: http://www2.nttca.com:8010/infomofa/press/c_s/wassenaar.html

## Statement by the Press Secretary on the Agreement to Establish the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies.

20 December, 1995

1. Japan welcomes the agreement to establish an international arrangement on export controls for conventional arms and dual-use goods and technologies at the meeting of countries concerned which was held in Wassenaar, a suburb of The Hague, Netherlands, on December 19 (Japan time: 20).

2. One of the main tasks for the post-Cold War international community has been to prevent the excessive transfer and accumulation of conventional arms that could lead to regional instability. Japan highly values the agreement to establish an international arrangement in which Russia and East European countries also take part to control the export of conventional arms and related dual-use goods and technologies, and intends to cooperate for the future development of this international export control arrangement.

(Note)

1. This export control arrangement will be called "The Wassenaar Arrangement" after the name of the city where the meeting has been held for more than two years. Among 28 participating countries are Japan, the U.S., Russia and European countries. Its secretariat will be located in Vienna, Austria. The first meeting for the establishment will be held in April next year.

2. The Wassenaar Arrangement aims at promoting transparency and greater responsibility in transfers of conventional arms and sensitive dual-use goods and technologies. The countries participating in the arrangement will exchange detailed information on arms and dual-use goods and carry out coordinated export control.

(END)

### The Wassenaar Arrangement
on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies

Final Declaration

1. Representatives of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Russian Federation, the Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States met in Wassenaar, the Netherlands, on 18 and 19 December 1995.

2. The representatives agreed to establish the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies.

3. The representatives established initial elements of the new arrangement, to be submitted to their respective Governments for approval.

4. They also established a Preparatory Committee of the Whole to start work in January 1996.

5. The representatives agreed to locate the Secretariat of The Wassenaar Arrangement in Vienna, Austria. The first plenary meeting will take place in Vienna on 2 and 3 April, 1996.

The Peace Palace in The Hague, the Netherlands, on 19 December 1995.