What he (Francois Hollande) didn’t mention is that he is in fact - TopicsExpress



          

What he (Francois Hollande) didn’t mention is that he is in fact legally obliged to base his decision on EU Common Position 2008/944/CFSP, a legal instrument that sets out the rules Member States must follow when deciding whether to export arms. These include an obligation to refuse to transfer items where there is a clear risk that they might be used for internal repression or undermine regional peace, security and stability, and to take into account the risk that the transfer would undermine the national security of friendly and allied countries. President Hollande’s failure to mention this came as no surprise, however: for the five years this deal has been a live issue, almost no mention has been made of the Common Position in France or elsewhere. Full article: trust.org/item/20141121134050-hbpgy/
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 23:38:49 +0000

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