EU Annual Report

Under the EU Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP defining common rules governing the control of exports of military technology and equipment (EU Common Position), EU member states exchange data on the financial value of their export licence approvals and actual exports along with information on their denials of arms export licences. The data on licences and exports, along with aggregated data on denials, and also information on brokering licences issued are compiled in the publicly available EU Annual Report.

SIPRI Arms Transfers Programme researchers describe developments in reporting to the EU annual report in the SIPRI Yearbook. They also conduct research projects examining the EU annual report and have made recommendations in their published findings.

Annual summaries of developments in reporting to the EU Annual Report can be found at: 2010 - 2009 - 2008. For more information on the EU Common Position, click here.

related publications
    External pages
    • EU pages on Security-related export controls relating to military equipment

      • Council of the European Union, The Thirteenth Annual Report according to Article 8(2) of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, 30 Dec. 2011 (pdf - 2.4mb)

      • Council of the European Union, The Twelfth Annual Report according to Article 8(2) of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, 13 Jan. 2011 (pdf - 2.3mb)

      • Council of the European Union, The Eleventh Annual Report according to Article 8(2) of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, 6 Nov. 2009 (pdf - 21mb)

      • Council of the European Union, The Tenth Annual Report according to Operative Provision 8 of the European Code of Conduct on Arms Exports, 22 Nov. 2008 (pdf - 1.7mb)

      • Council of the European Union, The Ninth Annual Report according to Operative Provision 8 of the European Code of Conduct on Arms Exports, 26 Oct. 2007 (pdf - 1.7mb)

      • Council of the European Union, The Eighth Annual Report according to Operative Provision 8 of the European Code of Conduct on Arms Exports,  16 Oct. 2006 (pdf - 1.8mb)

      • Council of the European Union, The Seventh Annual Report according to Operative Provision 8 of the European Code of Conduct on Arms Exports, 23 Dec. 2005 (pdf - 1.9mb)

      • Council of the European Union, The Sixth Annual Report according to Operative Provision 8 of the European Code of Conduct on Arms Exports, 21 Dec. 2004 (pdf - 1.5mb)

      • Council of the European Union, The Fifth Annual Report according to Operative Provision 8 of the European Code of Conduct on Arms Exports, 31 Dec. 2003 (pdf - 260kb)

      • Council of the European Union, The Fourth Annual Report according to Operative Provision 8 of the European Code of Conduct on Arms Exports, 19 Dec. 2002 (pdf - 228 kb)

      • Council of the European Union, The Third Annual Report according to Operative Provision 8 of the European Code of Conduct on Arms Exports, 11 Dec. 2001 (pdf - 72kb)

      • Council of the European Union, The Second Annual Report according to Operative Provision 8 of the European Code of Conduct on Arms Exports, 29 Dec. 2000 (pdf - 60kb)

      • Council of the European Union, The First Annual Report in conformity with Operative Provision 8 of the European Code of Conduct on Arms Exports, 3 Nov. 2000 (pdf - 44kb)


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