File 1355/1917 Pt 6 'Arms Traffic Convention: revised convention, 1925' [‎549r] (1104/1226)

p RAFT 0F Temporary Mixed Commission.
Draft Convention for the Control of the
International Trade in Arms, Munitions
and Implements of War.
^ ii. —Export and Transit of
linns, Munitions and Implements of
War.
Article 2.
the high contracting parties undertake not
export themselves and to prohibit the export
arms, munitions and other implements of
ir enumerated in category I, except on the
aditions hereinafter mentioned.
Article 3.
Notwithstanding this prohibition, the high
ntracting parties may grant in respect of
ms, munitions and implements of war whose
«is not prohibited by international law,
eiices for the export of arms, munitions and
dements of war enumerated in category I
itlie following conditions:—
1. Licences are not to be granted except
[or a direct supply to a Government recog
nised as such by the Government of the
exporting country.
2. The Government acquiring the consign
ment must act through a duly accredited
representative.
3. Such representative must produce a
written authority from the Government he
represents for the acquisition of each con
signment, which authority must state that
the consignment is required for delivery to
that Government for its own use.
4. The form in which this licence shall
be given shall, so far as practicable, be
that given as an appendix to the present
convention.
Each licence must contain a description
efficient for the identification of the arms,
munitions and implements of war to which
it relates and the names of the exporter
and the acquiring Government, ports of
embarkation and disembarkation, means of
transport, intended route and destination.
5. A separate licence shall be required for
each separate consignment which crosses the
irontier of the exporting country, whether
'7 land, water or air, and shall accompany
each separate consignment.
6. A return of the licences granted shall
^ sent quarterly to the Central International
office referred to in article * of the present
convention by the issuing Governments;
sporting Governments, when high con
noting parties, shall also forward quarterly
! J ^ le Central International Office a return
u | the same licences, enclosing particulars
0 heading under which the imported
-oods will appear in their imports statistics
Article 4.
jnrther, licences for the export to private
‘ividuals of component parts covered by
4it ,rV ^ ma ^ 0,1 the following
said component parts must be exported
t to a recognised manufacturer of war
* la ’ duly authorised by his own Govern-
i on a declaration from him to the effect
him 16 Sa '^ com P onen t parts are required
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Redraft by Interdepartmental
Committee.
Draft Convention for the Control of the
International Trade in Arms, Ammuni
tion and Implements of War.
Chapter II. — Export and Transit of
Arms, Ammanition and Implements
of War.
Article 2.
The high contracting parties undertake not
to export themselves and to prohibit the export
of arms, ammunition and other implements of
war enumerated in category 1, except on the
conditions hereinafter mentioned.
Article 8.
Notwithstanding this prohibition, the high
contracting parties may grant in respect of
arms, ammunition and implements of war
whose use is not prohibited by international
law, licences for the export of arms, ammunition
and implements of war enumerated in category I
on the following conditions:—
1. Licences are not to be granted except
for a direct supply to a Government recog
nised as such by the Government of the
exporting country.
2. The Government acquiring the consign
ment must act til rough a duly accredited
representative.
3. Such representative must produce a
written authority from the Government he
represents for the acquisition of each con
signment, which authority must state that
the consignment is required for delivery to
that Government for its own use.
4. The form in which this licence shall
be granted shall be that given as Appendix I
to the present convention.
Each licence must contain a description
sufficient for the identification of the arms,
ammunition and implements of war to which
it relates and the names of the exporter
and the acquiring Government, ports of
embarkation and disembarkation, means of
transport, intended route and destination.
5. A separate licence shall be required for
each separate consignment which crosses the
frontier of the exporting country, whether
by land, water or air, and shall accompany
each separate consignment.
6. A return of the licences granted in any
one month shall be sent within fourteen days of
the termination of that month to the Central
International Office referred to in article 7 of
ttie present convention by the issuing Govern
ments; importing Governments, when high
contracting parties, shall also forward
monthly t<> the Central International Office
a return of the same licences. The form in
which these returns are rendered shall be that
given a* Appendix If to the present convention.
Article 4.
Further, licences for the export to private
individuals of component parts covered by
category I («) and (b) may he granted on the
following conditions:—
The said component parts must be exported
direct only to a recognised manufacturer of
arms, ammunition or implements of war, duly
certified as such by his own Government, on a
declaration from him to the effect, that the said
component parts are required by him.
Remarks
Paragraph 3 of
report.
Paragraph 3 of
report.
Paragraph 3 of
report.
Paragraph 5 of
report.
Paragraph 3 of
report.
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