Montenegro Publishes 2011 Annual Report on Foreign Trade in Controlled Goods

Montenegro’s leading agency in the arms transfer control system - the Ministry of Economy, published its 2011 Annual Report on Foreign Trade in Controlled Goods, with support of SEESAC. The report provides detailed information on Montenegro’s exports and imports of weapons, military equipment, and dual-use goods in 2011.
 

The report also gives a statistical overview of the export and import licenses issued for arms and military equipment, dual-use goods, and non-military lethal goods. It gives data on brokering activities, but also information on denied applications for the requested export and import of controlled goods.
 

Furthermore, the report contains information on national legislation, international treaties, and other regulations under which the trade of controlled goods is carried out in Montenegro. Reflecting on the country’s engagement in international cooperation, the report also shows Montenegro’s ongoing efforts in capacity building and perspective activities dedicated to improving the national control system for arms transfers.
 

To be consistent with corresponding reports of EU member states, as well as other countries in the region, the content and the layout of the Report is made in line with EU recommendations.
 

The report is available in both English and Montenegrin on SEESAC’s National and Regional Reports page. SEESAC has been assisting Western Balkan countries in translating and publishing their national reports since 2007.
 

Under the auspices of its Western Balkans Arms Transfers Control Programme (ACP), generously supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway, SEESAC has been supporting the authorities of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as they work to further strengthen their national arms transfer control capacities. Arms Transfers Control Programme has contributed to a significant increase of transparency in arms transfers, as well as regional confidence building, knowledge transfer, and information sharing in the Western Balkans.