Regulation on reporting obligations for certain weapons of war (War Weapons Reporting Ordinance-KWMV)

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KWMV

Date of completion: 24.01.1995

Full quote:

" War Weapons Reporting Ordinance of 24 January 1995 (BGBl. 92), as last amended by Article 33 of the Law of 21 December 2000 (BGBl). I p. 1956) "

Status:

Last amended by Art. 33 G v. 21.12.2000 I 1956

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Footnote

(+ + + Text evidence from: 28.1.1995 + + +)
Heading: IdF d. Art. 1 No. 1 V v. 9.6.1999 I 1266 mWv 12.6.1999 Unofficial table of contents

Input formula

Pursuant to § 12a (1) sentence 1 of the Law on the Control of War Weapons, as amended by the Notice of 22 November 1990 (BGBl. 2506), as defined by Article 2 of the Law of 9 August 1994 (BGBl I). 2068), the Federal Government, and pursuant to Section 36 (3) of the Law on Administrative Offences, as amended by the Notice of 19 February 1987 (BGBl. 602) is assigned by the Federal Ministry of Economics: Unofficial table of contents

§ 1 General reporting requirements

(1) Companies which, pursuant to § 2 of this Regulation, have to import and export to or from the Federal territory of the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Section 3 (3) of the Law on the Control of War Weapons Pursuant to Section 3 (3) of the Law on the Control of War Weapons the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) in writing, number, type of war weapons number, type designation, date of import or export and, on importation, the intended use and the country of destination for export. (2) The notifications shall be submitted at the latest by the end of the sixth week of a The calendar year for the previous calendar year, for the first time in 1994. Unofficial table of contents

§ 2 Reportable weapons of war

(1) War weapons of the following categories are subject to the reporting obligation:

1.

Battle tank number 24 of the war weapons list with an unladen weight of at least 16.5 metric t and a tank cannon with a calibre of at least 75 mm,

2.

Armoured combat vehicles of point 25 of the War Weapons List, either for the transport of an infantry group of at least 4 soldiers or with a gun of at least 12.5 mm caliber or with a firing device for missiles are equipped,

3.

Cannons, howitzers, mortars of point 31 of the weapons list and multiple rocket launchers of points 10 and 11 of the war weapons list with a calibre of at least 100 mm each,

4.

fighters in number 13 of the War Weapons List,

5.

Combat helicopters number 14 of the War Weapons List,

6.

Warships of points 17 to 22 of the War Weapons List, with a typical water displacement of at least 750 metric tons or equipment with missiles or torpedoes of at least 25 km range,

7.

Aircraft of points 7 to 9 of the list of weapons of war with a range of at least 25 km, other than ground-to-air missiles; firearms of points 10 and 11 of the wararms list for such missiles.

(2) The reporting obligation shall also be subject to non-assembled or dismantled weapons of war referred to in paragraph 1. If the weapon of the war is in or after the war, the total weapon shall be subject to the reporting obligation if the last part is in or out. Unofficial table of contents

§ 3 Reporting obligations under § 7 of the Implementing Act to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction of 3 December 1997

(1) Companies or private persons who have anti-personnel mines within the meaning of paragraph 2 in their ownership or possession or in any other way carry out the actual violence on them shall have the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) Reporting on

1.

the total number of all anti-personnel mines stockpiled, broken down by type and quantity and, where possible, specifying the lot numbers of any type of anti-personnel mine stockpiled,

2.

the nature, quantity and, where possible, the lot numbers of all those withheld for the development of mine-search procedures, mine clearance and demining and training in these proceedings, or continued or for the purpose of extermination continued anti-personnel mines,

3.

the status of programmes for the destruction of anti-personnel mines, including detailed methods of destruction in accordance with Article 4 of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines, anti-personnel mines and on their destruction of 3 December 1997, the situation of all extermination sites and the relevant safety and environmental standards to be observed,

4.

the nature and quantity of all anti-personnel mines, which have been in force since 1 March 1999 under Article 4 of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction of 3 December 1997 have been destroyed, broken down by the quantity of each species and, if possible, indicating the numbers of the individual types of anti-personnel landmines,

5.

the technical characteristics of each type of anti-personnel mine produced, as far as they are known, and the transfer of information likely to facilitate the identification and clearance of anti-personnel mines, including at least the Dimensions, the ignition device, the explosive and the metal content, colour photographs and other information which can facilitate mine clearance.

(2) For anti-personnel mines, the definition of Article 2 of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction shall apply from 3 December 1997. (3) The notifications shall be submitted no later than 2 weeks after 31 March of each calendar year for the preceding calendar year, for the first time on 28 June 1999. (4) Article 2 (2), first sentence, of this Regulation shall apply accordingly. Unofficial table of contents

§ 4 Administrative Offences

Contrary to § 22b (1) (3a) of the law on the control of weapons of war, the person who intentionally or negligently refusing to notify § 1 of a report does not report correctly, not fully or not in good time. Unofficial table of contents

§ 5 Competence of the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA)

The responsibility for the prosecution and prosecution of administrative offences in accordance with § 4 shall be transferred to the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA). Unofficial table of contents

Final formula

The Federal Council has agreed. Unofficial table of contents

§ 6 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day after the date of delivery.