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05BRUSSELS25
2005-01-04 11:33:00
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Embassy Brussels
Cable title:
EU/ARMS EXPORTS/CHINA: 2003 REPORT SHOWS INCREASED
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UNCLAS BRUSSELS 000025
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MASS PARM ETTC PREL CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
SUBJECT: EU/ARMS EXPORTS/CHINA: 2003 REPORT SHOWS INCREASED
LICENSE ISSUANCES
REF: REIDHEAD-ERATH ET. AL. E-MAIL 12/21/04
UNCLAS BRUSSELS 000025
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MASS PARM ETTC PREL CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
SUBJECT: EU/ARMS EXPORTS/CHINA: 2003 REPORT SHOWS INCREASED
LICENSE ISSUANCES
REF: REIDHEAD-ERATH ET. AL. E-MAIL 12/21/04
1. On December 21 the EU released its 6th Annual Report on
the Code of Conduct for arms exports, covering CY 2003. The
report, compiled each year by the COARM (conventional arms
exports) working group of Member State licensing authorities,
covers the value and quantity of export licenses issued for
military equipment by EU governments. Worldwide licenses
granted by EU Member States in 2003 were valued at 28.3
billion Euros (31,038 licenses issued; 360 licenses denied).
For China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau),the EU issued 159
licenses valued at 415.8 million Euros, with 43 denials.
This is almost double the 209.8 million reported (by the
EU-15) for 2002 and reflects an almost fourfold increase in
average per-license value. At the same time, EU Member
States report only Euros 1.7 million worth of physical
exports to China in 2003. Top license issuers were France
(96 licenses valued at Euros 171.5 million),Italy (3
licenses valued at Euros 127 million) and the UK (40 licenses
valued at Euros 112.5 million). The Czech Republic and
Germany approved much smaller amounts (Euros 3.6 million and
Euros 1.1 million, respectively).
2. For the first time, the 2003 report disaggregates the
license issuance data by equipment category in the EU Common
Military List (but only for those Member States willing or
able to supply such data). The report is based on data
volunteered by Member States and covers only equipment in the
Wassenaar-derived EU Common Military List (EUML). It does
not cover brokering, transit and transshipment, licensing for
overseas production, or intangible technology transfers,
although these transactions are being considered for
inclusion in a strengthened Code of Conduct slated for
adoption during 2005. The report does not include data from
Lithuania, Estonia or Cyprus (which were unable or unwilling
to provide it).
3. The 2003 COARM Report and EU Common Military List are
available at
http://www.ue.eu.int/cms3 fo/showPage.asp?id=408&lang=en
McKinley
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MASS PARM ETTC PREL CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
SUBJECT: EU/ARMS EXPORTS/CHINA: 2003 REPORT SHOWS INCREASED
LICENSE ISSUANCES
REF: REIDHEAD-ERATH ET. AL. E-MAIL 12/21/04
1. On December 21 the EU released its 6th Annual Report on
the Code of Conduct for arms exports, covering CY 2003. The
report, compiled each year by the COARM (conventional arms
exports) working group of Member State licensing authorities,
covers the value and quantity of export licenses issued for
military equipment by EU governments. Worldwide licenses
granted by EU Member States in 2003 were valued at 28.3
billion Euros (31,038 licenses issued; 360 licenses denied).
For China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau),the EU issued 159
licenses valued at 415.8 million Euros, with 43 denials.
This is almost double the 209.8 million reported (by the
EU-15) for 2002 and reflects an almost fourfold increase in
average per-license value. At the same time, EU Member
States report only Euros 1.7 million worth of physical
exports to China in 2003. Top license issuers were France
(96 licenses valued at Euros 171.5 million),Italy (3
licenses valued at Euros 127 million) and the UK (40 licenses
valued at Euros 112.5 million). The Czech Republic and
Germany approved much smaller amounts (Euros 3.6 million and
Euros 1.1 million, respectively).
2. For the first time, the 2003 report disaggregates the
license issuance data by equipment category in the EU Common
Military List (but only for those Member States willing or
able to supply such data). The report is based on data
volunteered by Member States and covers only equipment in the
Wassenaar-derived EU Common Military List (EUML). It does
not cover brokering, transit and transshipment, licensing for
overseas production, or intangible technology transfers,
although these transactions are being considered for
inclusion in a strengthened Code of Conduct slated for
adoption during 2005. The report does not include data from
Lithuania, Estonia or Cyprus (which were unable or unwilling
to provide it).
3. The 2003 COARM Report and EU Common Military List are
available at
http://www.ue.eu.int/cms3 fo/showPage.asp?id=408&lang=en
McKinley