Arms Export Denials (Dutch: weigeringen) 2010-2017

Arms Export Denials (Dutch: weigeringen) 2010-2017 (translation from Dutch after last report in English (2012), Martin Broek, not official)
Date refusal	Country of destination	Description	Receiver	End-user	Criteria reason for refusal
13th Consolidated Report: ML6: 2(1) 3(1)* Total 2 reported denial grounds. Dutch annual report mentions 10 denials. Number of consultations initiated (1) received (7).
09/04/10	Thailand	Armoured vehicle parts	Chaiseri Metal & Rubber Co., Pathum Thani	Royal Thai Armed Forces	2 & 3
18/05/10	Ecuador from Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mortar ammunition and parts	Ecuadorian Army	Ecuadorian Army	2 & 3
20/05/10	Israel	Image intensifier tubes	Israel Police Airborne Search & Rescue Unit	Israel Police Airborne Search & Rescue Unit	2, 3, 4, 6 & 7
20/05/10	Pakistan via France	Image intensifier tubes	Photonis SAS, Brive	Pakistan Infantry, for Frontier Corps	3, 4 & 6
01/06/10	Israel	Image intensifier tubes	Israel Prison Service	Israel Prison Service	2, 3, 4, 6 & 7
07/06/10	Israel	Image intensifier tubes	New Noga Light (2000) Ltd.	New Noga Light (2000) Ltd.	2, 3, 4, 6 & 7
12/07/10	Surinam	Smi-automatic pistols	NV Ditra Int, Paramaribo	Ditra clients, and licensed shooting club members in Surinam	7
02/09/10	Thailand	Armoured vehicle parts	Chaiseri Metal & Rubber Co., Pathum Thani	Royal Thai Armed Forces	2 & 3
13/10/10	Surinam	Repeating rifle	Mr. Holwijn, Paramaribo	Mr. Holwijn, Paramaribo	7
14/10/10	Israel	Materials for optical sensors (epitaxial wafers)	Optigo Systems Ltd. Lod	Unknown	2, 3, 4, 6 & 7
14th Consolidated Report: ML1 7(2) ; ML3 2(1); 3(1); 7(1); ML10 1(1)* Total 6 reported denial grounds. Dutch annual report mentions 16 denials. In answer to written questions it is said that denials of licenses and probes/sondages totalled 17. (Vaste commissie for Buitenlandse Handel and Ontwikkelingssamenwerking, List of questions and answers, February 18, 2013, 2012-2013, 22054, no. 210, question 67) Number of consultations initiated (3) received (4)
03/01/11	Surinam	Hunting rifle	Private individual, Paramaribo	Private individual, Paramaribo	7
08/03/11	Libya	Military transport helicopter equipment	Piaggo Aero Industries s.p.a., Rome, Italië	Libyan air force	1
07/07/11	Taiwan	Components of armoured vehicles	Industrial Technology Research Institute, Chun-dong Township, Taiwan	Industrial Technology Research Institute, Chundong Township, Taiwan	1 & 4
03/08/11	Honduras from Israel	Automatic and assault rifles	MoD	MoD	2
25/08/11	Israel	Wind tunnel test data	BAE Systems, Jerusalem, Israel	BAE Systems, Jerusalem, Israel	2, 3, 4, 6 & 7
25/08/11	Israel	Wind tunnel test data	Rafael – Advanced Defense Systems, Haifa, Israël	Rafael – Advanced Defense Systems, Haifa, Israël	2, 3, 4 & 6
29/09/11	Israel	Wind tunnel test data	Israel Military Industries Ltd	Israel Military Industries Ltd	2, 3, 4, & 6
03/10/11	Equatorial Guinea	Radar and fire control systems	Omnisys, Sao Paolo, Brasil	Navy of Equatorial Guinea	8
04/10/11	Surinam	Pistol	Private person, Paramaribo	Private person, Paramaribo	7
04/11/11	Philippines	Percussions caps, diverse small calibre	Shooters,Guns & Ammo Corp (S.G.A.C.) ;Quezon City, Philippines	Shooters,Guns & Ammo Corp (S.G.A.C.) ;Quezon City, Philippines	2 & 7
17/11/11	Djibouti via Sri Lanka	Hunting rifles and semi-automatic shotgun	Dolphin Services, Djibouti	Private security guards	71
17/11/11	Djibouti via Sri Lanka	Small-calibre ammunition	Dolphin Services, Djibouti	Private security guards	71
17/11/11	Djibouti via Sri Lanka	Hunting rifles and semi-automatic shotgun	Dolphin Services, Djibouti	Private security guards	71
17/11/11	Djibouti via Sri Lanka	Small-calibre ammunition	Dolphin Services, Djibouti	Private security guards	71
27/12/11	Kenya via Cyprus	Semi-automatic rifles	QPO-MSC, Mombasa	Private security guards	71
27-12-11	Kenia via Cyprus	Small-calibre ammunition	QPO-MSC, Mombasa	Particuliere beveiligers	71
15th Consolidated Report: ML1 2(1); 3(1); 7(1); ML2 3(1); 4(1); ML3 2(1); 3(1); ML6 3(1); 5(1); ML7 1(1); ML10 1(1); 2(1); 3(1); 5(1); ML14 2(1); 3(1); 4(1); ML15 2(1);* Total 19 reported denial grounds (Difference between Total (19) and ML-columns (18, 1 crit. 5 missing.) Dutch annual report mentions 12 denials. Number of consultations initiated (1) received (5) (Note: Dutch annual report was not adapted to 2012 but gave information on 2011.)
27/01/12	Israel	6 H&K pistols plus 41 megazines	Meir Roth Ltd, Sapir, Israël	Meir Roth Ltd, Sapir, Israël	2, 3, 6 & 7
06/02/12	Israel	Thermal Imaging Camera, type E40	ASIO Vision Ltd,Tel Aviv Israël	Elta Systems Ltd,Ashod, Israel	2
28/03/12	KSA	Sights for 90mm artillery	CMI Defence SA, Seraing	Saudi armed forces	7
10/05/12	Thailand (transit)	Cartidges, cal 5.56x45mm 7.62x51mm	Ministry of Interior, Royal Thai Army & Navy	Ministry of Interior, Royal Thai Army & Navy	2 & 3
06/07/12	Cuba (transit)	Parts of tanks	State Enterprise Technoimport	MoD, Cuba	3 & 5
06/07/12	Cuba (transit)	Fighter aircraft engine	State Enterprise Technoimport	MoD, Cuba	3 & 5
06/07/12	Cuba (transit)	Missile engines	State Enterprise Technoimport	MoD, Cuba	3 & 5
28/09/12	Myanmar (transit)	Components of MI-17 helicopters	MoD, Myanmar	MoD, Myanmar	1, 2 & 3
15/10/12	Vietnam	Night vision gogle	Dong Ginag Vietnam R&D J.S.C., Hanoi, Vietnam	Ministry of Public Security, Vietnam	2
31/10/12	Russia	Image intensifier tubes	Jupiter Plan Novgorod Region, Valday Rusland	Police and public security, Russia	2 & 3
13/11/12	Lebanon	Gasmasks and filter canisters	Prince Orient Establishment, Beirut, Lebanon.	Prince Orient Establishment, Beirut, Lebanon.	1
14/11/12	Israel	Parts of howitzer traning simulator	Bagira Systems Ltd, Holon, Israel	MoD Israel	2, 3, 4 & 6
16th Consolidated Report: ML3 2(2); 3(2); ML11 2(1); 3(1); 6(1)* Total 7 reported denial grounds. Dutch annual report mentions 3 denials. Number of consultations initiated (3) received (4)
05/02/13	Egypt	Communication systems	Army Egypt	Army Egypt	2, 3
18/02/13	KSA	Ammunition of mixed calibres	Military Industries Cooperation, MIC	MoD	2, 3
16/04/13	KSA	Cartridges cal. 9mm Luger	Military Industries Cooperation, MIC	MoD	2, 3
17th Consolidated Report: ML1 7(1); ML5 4(1); ML10 1(1)* Total 3 reported denial grounds. Dutch annual report mentions 4 denials. Russia misses. Number of consultations initiated (4) received (6)
28/03/14	India	Optical components for Laser Range Finders	Bharat Electronics Ltd., Pune	Border Security Forces (BSF)	4
16/06/14	Russia	thermal imaging camera	NPO Gorizont LLC, Rostov-on-Don	Border Service (FSB)	2, 3, 7
02/10/14	Taiwan	Part of F-61 landing system	Aero Precision, US	Air Force Taiwan	1
03/10/14	Bangladesh	Small caliber fire arms	Moin Fire Arms Co., Dhaka	Unknown	7
18th Consolidated Report: number of consultations initiated (5) received (3)
12-02-15	India	Lithium batteries (for artillery production)	Machine Tool Prototype Factory (MPF)	Army and Special Forces	4
14-08-15	Venezuela (transit)	Ammunition parts (caps for 9mm bullets)	Compania Anonima Venezolana de Industrias Militares (CAVIM)	Unknown	2, 3, 7
01-09-15	Thailand	Parts for a M109 howitser crewtrainer and simulator	Signal Department c/o: CT Link att. Totsaporn	Army	4
03-09-15	UAE	Cartridge links for 30mm ammunition	ARCUS Company (Bulgarije) and SIPR Defense– Eurolinks (France)	Army	4
03-09-15	UAE	Aircraft tires for F-16 fighter aircraft	AMMROC,Abu Dhabi	Air Force	2
04-09-15	KSA	Aircraft tires for F-15 fighter aircraft	Al Raha Group for Technical Services, Riyadh	Air Force	2
11-09-15	South Africa	Image intensifier tubes for binoculars with targeting system	ECM Technologies (Pty) Ltd. and Airbus DS Optronics (Pty) Ltd.	Unknown	7
15-09-15	KSA	Aircraft tiresfor F-15 fighter aircraft	Al Raha Group for Technical Services, Riyadh	Air Force	2
18-09-15	Ukraine	Image intensifier tubes for night vision gogggles (for periscopes in armoured vehicles)	UA.RP LLC	MoD and Ministry of Internal Affairs	3,4
27-10-15	UAE	Aircraft tires for F-16 fighter aircraft	AMMROC,Abu Dhabi	Air Force	2
15-12-15	Qatar	Parts for PzH-2000 pantserhowitsers	Kraus-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & co KG (Germany)	Qatar Armed Forces	2
15-12-15	Qatar	Cooling equipment for PzH2000 houwitsers	Kraus-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & co KG (Germany)	Qatar Armed Forces	2
29-12-15	KSA (transit)	Parts of missiles (for Cougar helicopters) (UK)	Chemring Countermeasures Ltd.	Air Force	2
30-12-15	UAE (transit)	Batteries for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s)	Progressive Technologies LLC	Presidential Garde	2
19thConsolidated Report: number of consultations initiated (19) received (3).
19-01-16	Surinam (transit)	Fire arms and components	Surinam Shooting & Supplies N.V.	Surinam Shooting & Supplies N.V.	7
12-04-16	Suriname (transit)	Fire arms (smooth bore)	Tomahawk Outdoor Sports N.V.	Tomahawk Outdoor Sports N.V.	7
09-02-16	Egypt	Armour plates (for demonstration / test purposes.	Engineering for Industries Co	Army	2, 3, 7
26-02-16	Servia	Telescopic sights (for hunting)	REFOT B.	Private persons which will use the equipment for recreative purposes like hunting and sports.	7
04-03-16	KSA by France	Parts for sonarcabels	Thales Underwater Systems SAS	Navy	4
11-03-16	Egypt	Hydaulics (?, MB) for vluchtsimulator	Science & Technology Center of Excellency	Air Force	2
01-05-16	Pakistan by US	Parts fighter aircraft	Intertrade LTD	Air Force	2
20-04-16	KSA (temporarily export)	Portable search radar	Saudi Capabilities Company	Army	2
10-05-16	Thailand (extension)	Parts of military simulation of houwitsers	Signal Department c/o: CT Link att. Totsaporn	Army	2, 3, 4
24-05-16	Egypt	Components Bridge Layers	Comercial Hernando Moreno S L U	Army	2,7
03-06-16	Turkey	Subsonical cartridges, caliber 5,56mm	I.M.S. Insaat Makina Sevunma San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti.	Turkse Special Forces	3
07-06-16	Turkey	Silencer incl. tools	I.M.S. Insaat Makina Sevunma San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti.	Turkey Special Forces	3
16-06-16	UAE	Cartridges kal. 9mm	Al Tuff International LLC	Strijdkrachten	2,7
16-06-16	UAE	Parts F-16 fighter aircraft	Airborne Systems FZE.	Air Force	2
22-06-16	Turkey	Cable trees for attack helicopters	Aselsan Electronic Industries Inc.	Air Force	3
22-06-16	Turkey	Cable trees for attack helicopters	Aselsan Electronic Industries Inc.	Air Force	3
18-07-16	UAE by Zwitserland	Parts of military simulationfor tanks- and armoured vehicles	Ruag Schweiz AG	Army	2
21-07-16	UAE	Composit rotorblades for uav's	Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments Co LLC	Armed Forces	2
22-08-16	Qatar	Parts of communication systemen	Qatar Armed Forces	Army	2
21-09-16	Azerbeidzjan	Tear gas grenades and lichtgranaten	Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Azerbaijan Republic	Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Azerbaijan Republic	2,4
27-09-16	UAE	Countermeasure torches	Gulf Aerospace Company	Air Force	2
28-09-16	Pakistan	Parts of engines of F-16 fighter aircraft	Aero Precision Industries LLC	Air Force	2,3
03-10-16	KSA by Norway	Portable search radar incl. accessories	Thales Electronic Systems GmbH	Army	2
11-10-16	KSA	Parts of fighter aircraft and connectors for communication system	Advanced Electronics Company	Air Force	2
24-10-16	UAE	Parts for communication equipment	United Arab Emirates Armed Forces	Armed Forces	2
24-10-16	UAE	Parts for communication equipment	United Arab Emirates Armed Forces	Armed Forces	2
01-11-16	UAE	transit of components for NIMRarmoured vehicles	NIMR Automotive LLC	Armed Forces	2
01-11-16	Ukraine	Shock absorbers	LLC Ukrainian Armor Ukrainian	National Guard	3,4
16-12-16	India	acoustic sensor	Counter Measures Technologies (P) Ltd	National Security Guard	3,4
29-01-17	Saudi Arabia	Data storage equipment	Logicom Saudi Arabia LLC	Strategic Missile Forces, Ministry of Defence	2
16-03-17	Bahrain	F-16-components (retour after repair)	AirBorne Systems FZE, VAE	Bahrain Defence Force	2
02-03-17	Pakistan	F-16-components (retour after repair)	AirBorne Systems FZE, VAE	Pakistan Air Force	2,3
11-04-17	Turkey	Parts for laser guided missiles	Roketsan Missiles Industries Inc	Turkish Land Forces Command	3
11-04-17	Turkey	Parts for laser guided missiles	Roketsan Missiles Industries Inc	Turkish Land Forces Command	3
24-03-17	China via Taiwan	Miniature gas turbine	Bentech Computer Corporation, New Taipei City, Taiwan	Chinese Navy	4
18-07-17	Vietnam	Interception equipment for telecommunication	High Technology Consultancy Joint Stock Company	Ministry of Defence, Vietnam	2,7
20-07-17	Pakistan	Power equipment for sonar systems	Thales Underwater Systems France	Pakistan Navy	5
28-06-17	Turkey	Waveguides voor F-16 fighter aircraft	Nato Support and Procurement Agency, Warehouse Division	Turkey Air Force	3
07-08-17	Saudi Arabia	Lathe	Military Industries Corporation Saudi Arabia	Armed Forces	2
16-08-17	UAE via VS	Parts for F-16 fighter aircraft	AAR Aircraft Component Services, New York	UAE Air Force	2
13-09-17	Ukraine	Magazines caliber .308 Winchester	Arms producer Zbroyar LLC	Unknown	7
21-09-17	UAE via Germany	Parts for M109 howitzers	DSL Defence Service Logistics GMBH GHQ	Armed Forces UAE	2
06-11-17	Taiwan	Part for a F-16-engine	AAR Aircraft Component Services, New York	Taiwan Air Force	1
12-12-17	UAE via Germany	Parts for M109 houwitsers	DSL Defence Service Logistics GMBH GHQ	Armed Forces UAE	2
1) According to Annual Report Arms Export Policy 2011 this concerns arms for private security on civil shipping with the risk of diversion and the Dutch government stated: “it is equally relevant that the Dutch Government is not in favour of the presence of armed guards on board seagoing vessels.” * criteria numbers on which refusals are based (the approximate number of times each criterion is invoked is indicated in brackets) Sources: EU Consolidated Reports 2010-2014 (see ) and reports Wapenexportbeleid 2010-2014 (see: http://www.eeas.europa.eu/non-proliferation-and-disarmament/arms-export-control/index_en.htm) Netherlands Annual Reports on Ams Export Policy for easy overview in Dutch and English before 2012. English reports are published with some backlog. ): http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/transfers/transparency/national_reports/netherlandshttps://www.sipri.org/databases/national-reports/Netherlands).