On 25 – 26 April 2019, the First Roadmap Activity for Malaysia under the second phase of the EU Arms Trade Treaty Outreach Project (EU-ATT OP II) was conducted by BAFA in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

This workshop was based on the findings of the Initial Visit from 28– 29 November 2018 and the comprehensive Roadmap Document drafted afterwards and was conducted back-to-back with Roadmap Activity 2. The EU project brought together national ATT stakeholders from the Attorney General’s Chamber, Customs Department, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Malaysian National Security Council, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and Royal Malaysia Police.

The first day kicked off with welcome remarks by the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the EU Delegation to Malaysia. Afterwards, a recap of the Initial Visit gave participants an overview of the result of the Malaysian roadmap so far. After a status quo update by Malaysians with respect to the provisions in the respective ATT articles 6 and 7, EU experts gave an introduction into the ATT articles 6 and 7. That was followed by a Malaysian case study. After lunch, the following discussion highlighted the most important issues in Malaysia and the requirements of the ATT vis-à-vis Malaysian legislation and standard operating procedures. The day ended with a best practice example from Croatia.

The second day was dedicated to best practice examples, case studies and introductions into the export control systems of various countries inside and outside the EU. Topics included licensing procedures and risk assessment. The final agenda item was a final discussion round with the goal to help Malaysians create procedures for risk assessment in accordance with ATT articles 6 and 7.
BAFA was supported by ATT experts from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Norway and the UK.