HOMEPAGE
PUBLICATIONS
Analyses
GRIP reports
Books
GRIP News
Short News
Archives
Conferences
Subscribe
Reference documents
Mailing list
Analyses
Reports
Books
GRIP News
Short News
Database
 GRIP shop

 GRIP Blogs

 • lisbon-treaty.grip.org
 Internal documents
 Restricted access

1998-2008, 10th anniversary for the European Code
of Conduct on arms exports :
a mitigated balance

by Pierre Martinot, researcher at GRIP

6 June 2008

Abstract

First regional agreement on arms exports control, the European Code of Conduct on arms exports is celebrating its 10th anniversary on June 8, 2008.

Useful but imperfect, the Code should continue to evolve and correct its weaknesses in order to achieve its primary objective: to prevent any arms exports from Europe that could harm the peace and undermine security and sustainable development in the importing countries.

Ten years after its adoption, the results are mitigated and the European Union is still reluctant to transform the Code into a legally binding Common Position.
Read more:
 
 Latest updates
 Website map
 Print
  
 Contact | Access
Update: 12/03/2009


 
 
 
ABOUT GRIP | RESEARCH AREAS | RESEARCH THEMES | PUBLICATIONS | DOCUMENTATION CENTRE
Mailing list | Latest updates | Website map | Search | Shop | Contact | Access to GRIP | RSS
Envoyer page Edition