Best Practices & Guidelines

Compendium of Best Practice Documents

Public Documents, Vol. III – Compendium of Best Practice Documents
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Documents of General Use

Elements for Objective Analysis and Advice concerning Potentially Destabilising Accumulations of Conventional Weapons
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Best Practices for Effective Export Control Enforcement
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Elements for the Effective Fulfilment of National Reporting Requirements
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Best Practices for Implementing Intangible Transfer of Technology Controls
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Arms Transfers

Best Practice Guidelines for Exports of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
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Best Practices to Prevent Destabilising Transfers of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) through Air Transport
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Elements for Export Controls of Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS)
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Best Practice Guidelines on Subsequent Transfer (Re-Export) Controls for Conventional Weapons Systems contained in Appendix 3 to the WA Initial Elements
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Statement of Understanding on Arms Brokerage
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Best Practices for Effective Legislation on Arms Brokering
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Elements for Controlling Transportation of Conventional Arms between Third Countries
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Transit/Trans-shipment

Best Practice Guidelines for Transit or Trans-shipment
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Demilitarised Military Equipment

Best Practices for Export Controls / Disposal of Surplus or Demilitarised Military Equipment
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Dual-Use Goods and Technologies

Criteria for the Selection of Dual-Use Goods, including Sensitive and Very Sensitive Items
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Best Practices regarding VSL Items
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Best Practice Guidelines for the Licensing of Items on the Basic List and Sensitive List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies
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Statement of Understanding on Control of Non-Listed Dual-Use Items (“Catch-All”)
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Industry and Academia

Best Practice Guidelines on Internal Compliance Programmes for Dual-Use Goods and Technologies
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List of Advisory Questions for Industry
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End-Use and End-User Controls

Introduction to End User/End Use Controls for Exports of Military-List Equipment
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Statement of Understanding on Implementation of End-Use Controls for Dual-Use Items
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End-Use Assurances Commonly Used – Consolidated Indicative List
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Applicant Countries

Guidelines for Applicant Countries
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South Africa
United States
Ukraine
Türkyie
Slovakia
Sweden
Slovenia
Norway
Russian Federation
Romania
Poland
Portugal
Malta
Mexico
Netherlands
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Latvia
India
Italy
Japan
Republic of Korea
Ireland
Hungary
Greece
Finland
France
United Kingdom
Estonia
Spain
Denmark
Germany
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Canada
Bulgaria
Austria
Australia
Belgium
Argentina
New Zealand