Annex A - Official Documents

Foreword 3
Section 1: Domestic Policy 5
1.1 Overview 5
1.2 The legislation 6
1.3 The Consolidated EU and National Export Licensing Criteria 6
1.4 Transparency and Accountability 6
1.5 Enforcement 7
Section 2: International Policy 10
2.1 Arms Trade Treaty 10
2.2 Small Arms and Light Weapons 11
2.3 Embargoed Destinations 12
2.4 EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports 13
2.5 EU Torture Regulation on the Trade in Torture Equipment 14
2.6 Wassenaar Arrangement 14
2.7 UN Conventional Arms Register 14
2.8 Nuclear Suppliers Group 15
2.9 Plutonium Disposition 15
2.10 Australia Group 15
2.11 Missile Technology Control Regime 16
2.12 International Outreach 16
Section 3: Export licensing Decisions During 2005 17
3.1 Background to export licence decisions 17
3.2 Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELS), Open Individual Export 17
Licences (OIELS), Standard Individual Trade Control Licences (SITCLS)
and Open Individual Trade Control Licences (OITCLS).
3.3 Information on SIELS, OIELS, SITCLS, OITCLS 24
3.4 Refusals and revocations 25
3.5 Appeals 25
3.6 Open General Licences 26
3.7 Performance in processing Licence applications
Tables/Graphs:
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3.1 Information on OIELS and SIELS issued in 2005 19
3.2 Reasons for refusals and revocations of SIEL applications 26
3.3 Open General Export Licences 27
3.4 Performance by HM Government 29