What UN Arms Trade Treaty - ATT 2013 requires
The ATT (113 State Parties as of April 2026) prohibits arms transfers where the exporting state has knowledge they will be used for genocide, crimes against humanity, or grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions (Article 6), requires pre-export risk assessment for all transfers of tanks, armoured vehicles, LACV, warships, combat aircraft, missiles/MLRs, small arms, and light weapons (Article 7), and mandates minimum 10-year record-keeping (Article 12) and annual reporting (Article 13); defence exporters, brokers, and transit-state operators face criminal and civil liability for violations under domestic implementing legislation, and must integrate ATT diversion-prevention obligations with EU Regulation 2021/821 (dual-use), EU Directive 2009/43/EC (intra-EU transfers), and FATF proliferation financing standards.
Pillar: Aviation, Defense & Quantum · Authority: United Nations - Arms Trade Treaty Secretariat, Geneva · Version: 1.0.1 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVI-8&chapter=26&clang=_en
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- {"title":"Arms Trade Treaty - UN Doc A/RES/67/234B, adopted 2 April 2013; entered into force 24 December 2014","url":"https://thearmstradetreaty.org/hyper-images/file/ATT_text_with_Preamble_EN3/ATT_text_with_Preamble_EN3.pdf","jurisdiction":"International - 113 State Parties as of April 2026","key_provisions":"Article 2(1): scope - 8 categories of conventional arms: battle tanks, armoured combat vehicles, large-calibre artillery systems, combat aircraft, attack helicopters, warships, missiles/launchers, small arms and light weapons; Article 6: absolute prohibitions - transfers knowing the arms will be used for genocide, crimes against humanity, or grave breaches of Geneva Conventions; Article 7: export assessment - seven risk criteria including human rights, IHL, terrorism, organised crime, gender-based violence; Article 10: brokering; Article 11: diversion; Article 12: record-keeping - minimum 10 years; Article 13: reporting - annual report to Secretariat by 31 May"}
- {"title":"EU Common Position 2008/944/CFSP - Common Rules Governing Control of Exports of Military Technology and Equipment","url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32008E0944","jurisdiction":"European Union - binding on all EU member states as arms exporters","key_provisions":"Eight criteria for denial of arms export licences: Criterion 1 - respect for international obligations and commitments of EU member states; Criterion 2 - human rights in country of final destination and respect of IHL; Criterion 3 - internal situation in country of destination (armed conflicts); Criterion 4 - regional stability; Criterion 5 - national security of EU and allies; Criterion 6 - behaviour of buyer country regarding international community; Criterion 7 - risk of diversion; Criterion 8 - sustainable development impact; EU Annual Report on arms exports provides transparency on member state licensing decisions - implements ATT Article 13 reporting for EU"}
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