Compliance, Ethics & Sustainability An international journal with a European focus 2023 nr. 5
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Brothers in EU Arms Export Controls?

Frederik van Essen and Herman Annink1

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The Netherlands' intention to join the Agreement on the Control of Arms Exports between France, Germany, and Spain

In July 2023 the Dutch government announced its intention to join the multilateral Agreement on the Control of Arms Exports between France, Germany, and Spain. The letter carrying the announcement simultaneously repealed the existing Dutch presumption of denial policy regarding arms exports to Saudi-Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. This article analyses these developments within the broader framework of the Netherlands and EU arms export controls. Its aim is to introduce the readers to challenges facing EU arms export controls, to explain the reasoning behind the Netherlands’ decision to join the agreement, and to describe some of the potential practical implications for the Dutch defence and security sector. The article finds that while the EU has been working towards a common European approach to arms export controls for over th...

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The Netherlands' intention to join the Agreement on the Control of Arms Exports between France, Germany, and Spain

1. Introducing: the Paradox

2. EU Arms Export Controls

2.1. How we got here

2.2. The Eight Common Assessment Criteria

2.3. A Common Position?

3. Going Dutch?

4. Two’s a company…

4.1. Why the Netherlands wants to join

4.2. A common approach on arms exports regarding joint projects

4.2.1. Intergovernmental defence programmes (Article 1)

4.2.2. Military equipment resulting from industrial cooperation (Article 2)

4.2.3. De minimis principle for other projects (Article 3)

5. A step towards European Convergence?

6. Concluding Remarks

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Frederik van Essen and Herman Annink1
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Datum artikel
06 november 2023
Uniek Den Hollander publicatienummer
UDH:TvCo/17847

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