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Romania Nuclear Power Sector Reverse Trade Mission (RTM ) USA, 6-15 September 2010. CALIN-RADU ANCUTA Export Controls Department - ANCEX MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ROMANIA. History. Romanian Agency for Export Controls established in 1992
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Romania Nuclear Power Sector Reverse Trade Mission (RTM)USA, 6-15 September 2010 CALIN-RADU ANCUTA Export Controls Department -ANCEX MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ROMANIA
History • Romanian Agency for Export Controlsestablished in 1992 • Functioning since 1997 as NA for CWC implementation • Reorganized as Export Controls Department inside MFA
International commitments assumed by Romaniaselection for this presentation • Geneva Protocol 1925 • United Nations 1955 • NPT 1968 • BWC 1972 • NSG • Zangger Committee 1991 • UN Register for Conventional Arms • MTCR applicant 1992 • CWC 1994 • Australia Group 1995 • Wassenaar Arrangement 1996 • OPCW 1997 • EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports 1998 • Romania - USA Counter proliferation Treaty 1998
International commitments assumed by Romaniaselection for this presentation • EU accession negotiations 2000 • OSCE Document on SALW • Ottawa Convention • UN Program of Action / illicit SALW 2001 • HCOC 2002 • Dual use Community acquis 2003 EU Council Regulation no.1334/2000 • NATO member 2004 • UN Firearms Protocol 2004
Tasks • Dual use Export Controls • Initiates normative acts • Technical expertise • Licensing activities • End-use control • Organizes seminars and conferences for customs and industry
Export controls • Legislative measures • Licensing procedures • Gathering data from the exporters • Customs controls • Outreach to industry
National system of export controls International cooperation National Authority ANCEX Inter-agency Co-operation Councils, training, information sharing Principles Dual use Arms Legal framework Control lists Enforcement Controls, sanctions Licensing system Procedures for authorization, registration, licensing, post delivery, catch-all Government Outreach to Industry Training
Legislative measures • Export controls regime of dual-use items • Council Regulation 428/2009 • Law no 136/2007 • Implementing Rules (Specific to dual-use export controls) • Exporter Guide
Customs control • Clearance only in the authorised customs offices • List of the authorised customs offices • DEC ANCEX is authorised beneficiary of the information provided by customs
Commodity Identification • Commodity Identification Training • Commodity Identification Training - Instructor Training
Outreach to industry • Share information with exporters, importers, brokers, producers of dual use goods • Predictability in relationship with Romanian companies • Prevent criminal and administrative violation of national regime on export controls and national regime for the prohibition of chemical weapons
Outreach to industry • Awareness andWarning Programs • Technical expertise • Annual Conferences • Visits, including compliance visits • Nonproliferation booklet
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