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Colonel Jan-Erik Lövgren Deputy Director General Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products

OAS Committe on Hemispheric Security Effective National Strategies to Mitigate the MANPADS Threat: Export and Import Controls. Colonel Jan-Erik Lövgren Deputy Director General Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products. Introduction. Introduction to Swedish Export Control system

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Colonel Jan-Erik Lövgren Deputy Director General Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products

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  1. OASCommitte on Hemispheric SecurityEffective National Strategies to Mitigate the MANPADS Threat:Export and Import Controls Colonel Jan-Erik Lövgren Deputy Director General Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products OAS MANPADS 2007 8 March

  2. Introduction • Introduction to Swedish Export Control system • Swedish MANPADS system • International commitments • Implementation on Export Control • Implementation on Import Control OAS MANPADS 2007 8 March

  3. GOVERNMENT OFFICES MOD MFA Overview of Swedish “Actors” Parliament Government GOVERNMENT AGENCYS OAS MANPADS 2007 8 March

  4. Act on Militaryequipment (SFS 1992:1300) • Ordinance (SFS 1992:1303) • Guidelines (GovernmentBill 1991/92:174) • Regulation EC No 1334/2000 • Act (SFS 2000:1064) • Ordinance(SFS 2000:1217) • ISP is National Authority for Implementation System for export control - ISP Our Vision: A responsible control of Strategic Products – our contribution to a more secure world. OAS MANPADS 2007 8 March

  5. Military Equipment Act • Permits are required for: • manufacturing • providing • exports • license agreements • co-operative agreements • Military training and education • Information shall be forwarded re.: • marketing (quarterly) • final and best tenders • actual deliveries • license- and co-operative agreements (annually) • shares in foreign companies (annually) OAS MANPADS 2007 8 March

  6. Export Control Process ofMilitary Equipment Government ACFA Notification of Tender Short TSC ECC Export licence Advisory opinion Permit ISP Classification Meetings between ISP and the Industry on a regular basis Company 1 3 4 5 2 6 7 1. Request for classification: MEC, OME, non ME 2. Application for permit (Manufacturing/brokering) 3. Marketing Reports. 4. Request for advisory opinion. 5. Notification of binding tender /request for short time. 6. Application for export license (including EUC) 7. Delivery declaration OAS MANPADS 2007 8 March

  7. MANPADS - RBS 70 system Producer: Saab Bofors Dynamics (SBD) Missile (27 kg) IFF (optional) Sight (38 kg) with ”click on” night sight device (optional) Tri-pod stand (25 kg) • 3 persons to carry • 1 person to handle • NOT fire and forget, ”Jam-safe” • Simulator needed OAS MANPADS 2007 8 March

  8. Finland Sweden Norway Latvia Lithuania Ireland Czech Republic USA Bahrain Tunisia Pakistan United Arab Emirates Thailand Venezuela Singapore Indonesia Australia Argentina RBS 70 Deliveries OAS MANPADS 2007 8 March

  9. International MANPADS commitments 2003 -Wassenaar Arrangement (WA). -G 8 commitments. 2004 -Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). -Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europé (OSCE) – (adopting WA). - G8, Secure and Facilitated International Travel Initiative (SAFTI) agreed at Sea Island - International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) – (adopting WA) 2005 -Organization of the American States (OAS) OAS MANPADS 2007 8 March

  10. Implementation of Export Controls in Sweden Sweden as a producing country is strongly supporting the WA and OSCE, As well as other MANPADS commitments = CLASSIFIEDequipment / information • Security Agreement, After Government decision to release with ISP and Armed Forces approval. • May conduct visit to a buyer country OAS MANPADS 2007 8 March

  11. Implementation of Export Controls in Sweden • Decisions on MANPADS only at senior level.- Case by Case handling in the Export Control Process.- Advisory Opinion by ECC in ”sensitive” cases.- Notification before Tender. • Individual licenses, with End Use Assurance. • Denials by EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports.- SDB reporting all marketing (quarterly) as well as tenders and actual deliveries bi-yearly- ISP may perform pre- and post-verification visits. • Transparency (reporting to UN, EU, WA, OSCE) • Electronic licensing system – linked to Customs OAS MANPADS 2007 8 March

  12. Export Control Council (ECC) Appointed by cabinet, meets 10 times/year MoD MFA Presents single issue from Defence- Policy needs ISP Presents Land-report in single issue Presents single issue Presents all statistics about exports since last meeting OAS MANPADS 2007 8 March

  13. GUIDELINES • Unconditional obstacles for exports • Conditional obstacles for exports - UN Security Council decisions - International agreements (EU, OSCE embargo) • Buyer only State or authorized by the State • Human rights situation, Armed Conflict, Internal Securitysituation, Positive prevention for “Other Military Equipment” • Follow ondeliveries - Positive prevention for spare parts, ammunition to earlier delivered systems OAS MANPADS 2007 8 March

  14. AuthorizedAgency SwedishEmbassy Seller Buyer ISP - Courier´s bag - UF 1996:5 - Control - Verify - Signature End-User certificate Declaration by End User (DEU) Banknote form, numbered, for Military Equipment for Combat For MANPADS an additional ”MANPADS declaration” with link to appropriate International MANPADS commitment (WA, APEC, OAS) ”Optional clause to confirm receipt” OAS MANPADS 2007 8 March

  15. Implementation of Import Controls in Sweden • Presently no import control on MANPADS in the Act on Military equipment, however under consideration by Government. • Saab Bofors Dynamics under supervision by ISP. • Compliance visits with Customs (Export Control Audit) • and Police (storage security). ISP will sign foreign end-use assurances from Foreign Government. • FMV the State buyer. Armed Forces will sign End-Use assurance. • FMV have also a Security agreement with Saab Bofors Dynamics OAS MANPADS 2007 8 March

  16. Implementation of Import Controls in Sweden Domestic regulations • Storage of MANPADS RBS 70 by Armed Forces regulation. - Storage of Missiles and Other equipment in separate storage. • - Missile storage dual alarm system, Audit / 24 h, Stand By Force - Follow up on individual numbers of all Items - Access to storage requires two people for keys and a Stand By Force • Transportation of MANPADS RBS 70 by Armed Forces regulation. - Normally missiles and Other equipment in separate transports - May be in the same transport with enhanced security • Equipment in use in principal the same as above OAS MANPADS 2007 8 March

  17. www.isp.se OAS MANPADS 2007 8 March

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