Policy restrictions

Transfer of Certain Anti-vehicle Mines.

With effect from

16.11.06

Source

Declaration and an Interpretative Statement made on 16 November 2006 at the Convention of Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Review Conference.

Reference

Joint Declaration on Anti-Vehicle Mines made on 16 November. As of 7 February 2007 supported by Albania, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America.

Policy restrictions

All applications to export arms and other goods controlled for strategic reasons are considered on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and national arms export licensing criteria.

With effect from

26.10.2000

Source

Ministerial Statement (see The Consolidated EU And National Arms Export Licensing Criteria)

Reference

HC 199-203w

Policy restrictions

The UK Government is a party to three sets of internationally agreed criteria governing the export of arms and military equipment. These are:

  1. Guidelines for Conventional Arms Transfers agreed by the Permanent Five Members of the United Nations Security Council
  2. The Principles governing Arms Transfers agreed by the Forum for Security Cooperation of the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE)
  3. EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports

With effect from

  1. October 1991
  2. November 1993
  3. June 1998

Policy restrictions

Portable devices designed or modified for riot control purposes or self-protection to administer an electric shock, including electric-shock batons, electric shock shields, stun guns and tasers, and specially designed components for such devices, leg irons, gang-chains, shackles (excluding normal handcuffs) and electric-shock belts designed for the restraint of a human being.

With effect from

28.07.97

Source

Ministerial Statement

Reference

HC 65

Policy restrictions

As part of its policy to further strengthen the barriers against nuclear proliferation, the British Government has adopted a policy of full-scope safeguards as a condition of supply. This means that Britain does not allow the export of any significant new nuclear supplies or materials to any country, other than recognised nuclear weapons states, where there are any unsafeguarded nuclear installations.

With effect from

24.09.91

Source

Ministerial Statement

Reference

FCO STATEMENT

Policy restrictions

All anti-personnel landmines and their component parts.

With effect from

21.05.97

Source

Ministerial Statement

Reference

HC 72 & 135

Policy restrictions

Blinding Laser Weapons.

With effect from

11.02.99

Source

Ministerial Statement

Reference

HC 360