Romania Nuclear Power Sector Reverse Trade Mission RTM

Romania Nuclear Power Sector Reverse Trade Mission (RTM) USA, 6 -15 September 2010 CALIN-RADU ANCUTA Export Controls Department - ANCEX MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ROMANIA 1

History • • • Romanian Agency for Export Controls established in 1992 Functioning since 1997 as NA for CWC implementation Reorganized as Export Controls Department inside MFA 2

International commitments assumed by Romania selection for this presentation q Geneva Protocol q United Nations q NPT q BWC q NSG q Zangger Committee q UN Register for Conventional Arms q MTCR applicant q CWC q Australia Group q Wassenaar Arrangement q OPCW 1997 q EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports q Romania - USA Counter proliferation Treaty 1925 1955 1968 1972 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 3

International commitments assumed by Romania selection for this presentation q EU accession negotiations q OSCE Document on SALW q Ottawa Convention q UN Program of Action / illicit SALW q HCOC q Dual use Community acquis EU Council Regulation no. 1334/2000 q NATO member q UN Firearms Protocol 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 4

Tasks • Dual use Export Controls • Initiates normative acts • Technical expertise • Licensing activities • End-use control • Organizes seminars and conferences for customs and industry 5

Export controls • Legislative measures • Licensing procedures • Gathering data from the exporters • Customs controls • Outreach to industry 6

National system of export controls Inter-agency Co-operation National Authority ANCEX Councils, training, information sharing Legal framework Principles Arms Dual use Enforcement Control lists Controls, sanctions Licensing system Procedures for authorization, registration, licensing, post delivery, catch-all International cooperation Government Outreach to Industry Training 7

Legislative measures • Export controls regime of dual-use items ØCouncil Regulation 428/2009 ØLaw no 136/2007 Ø Implementing Rules (Specific to dualuse export controls) Ø Exporter Guide 8

The export control system The National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control The Foreign Intelligence Service The Romanian Intelligence Service The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs The Council for assessment The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business Environment The Ministry of National Defence The Ministry of Administration and Interior The National Customs Authority 9

Customs control • Clearance only in the authorised customs offices • List of the authorised customs offices • DEC ANCEX is authorised beneficiary of the information provided by customs 10

Commodity Identification n n Commodity Identification Training Instructor Training 11

Outreach to industry • • • Share information with exporters, importers, brokers, producers of dual use goods Predictability in relationship with Romanian companies Prevent criminal and administrative violation of national regime on export controls and national regime for the prohibition of chemical weapons 12

Outreach to industry • • • Awareness and Warning Programs Technical expertise Annual Conferences Visits, including compliance visits Nonproliferation booklet 13

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