EUP2P COARM Study Visit on Arms Export Controls to London Heathrow Airport for North African Countries
As part of the European Union ‘Council Working Group on Conventional Arms Exports (COARM) Outreach Programme’, the second study visit for North African states took place in the London Heathrow Airport on 19-20 July 2017 with officials from Algeria and Morocco participating. The study visit provided an opportunity for the participants to gain insights into the customs procedures at the airport. The topics discussed during the visit included effective inter-agency cooperation, arms diversion and related counter-diversion strategies. The Counter Proliferation Team of Her Majesty’s Royal Customs (HMRC) demonstrated the workflow at different warehouses at Heathrow Airport to the participants. Experts from Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom contributed to the study visit.
The European Union 'Council Working Group on Conventional Arms Exports (COARM) Outreach Programme' (EU P2P COARM project) aims to provide assistance and cooperation in support of transparent and responsible arms transfers. The project promotes the principles and criteria for arms exports and related transparency measures introduced by the EU Common Position 2008/944/CFSP. This activity was carried out in the framework of EU Council Decision 2015/2309/CFSP and has six main components: (i) Regional workshops, (ii) study visits, (iii) individual assistance, (iv) rating opinions on the application of control lists, (v) arms diversion-related activities and (vi) a final assessment event. The previous and subsequent phases were financed and carried out under EU Council Decisions 2012/711/CFSP and 2018/101/CFSP. The project is implemented by the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) and co-funded between the EU and Germany.
Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA)
Division 225 – Outreach-Projects; Basic Principles
Frankfurter Straße 29 – 35
65760 Eschborn
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)6196 908-2602
E-mail: coarm@bafa.bund.de