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Overview of the South African Conventional Arms Control
System
Mr. E.M. Jele Director: Conventional Arms Control
02 April 2019
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BRIEF
Requested to provide an overview of the South AfricanConventional Arms Control System with particularreference to risk assessment and licensing processes.
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CONTEXT
• Political transition
• Previous political system: secrecy, closed society and generallyunaccountable.
o Arms transfers governed by the Arms Procurement Act of1968
• Current system: accountability, transparency andresponsibility.
o Arms transfers governed by the National ConventionalArms Control Act of 2002 (as amended in 2012)
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IMPERATIVES GUIDING ARMS CONTROL
• International obligations on arms control.
• International consensus on:
o the sensitivity of defence industry products andservices.
o requirement for effective Arms Control.
• Domestic consensus on Responsible Trade, Regularity andAccountability.
• South Africa to be a Responsible Player in global market.
• Promotion of Certainty, Predictability, Responsibility,Accountability, Regularity and Objectivity.
• Authorization of arms transfer is ultimately a PoliticalDecision.
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CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS
South Africa is party to the following conventional armsconventions and agreements:
• ATT – Arms Trade Treaty
• APMBC – Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
• CCW – Certain Conventional Weapons
• CCM – Convention on Cluster Munitions
• WA – Wassenaar Arrangement
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CONVENTIONAL ARMS CONTROL
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PILLARS OF SOUTH AFRICAN ARMS CONTROL
NCAC ACTNON
PROLIFERATION
ACT
FIRE ARMS
CONTROL
ACT &
EXPLOSIVES
ACT
RSA GOVERNMENT
DOD DTI SAPS
Conventional WMDCommercial
Firearms
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LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
• The Conventional Arms Control System in is governed by theNCAC Act (41 of 2002 as amended).
• The Act establishes the institutional framework and confersfunctions and responsibilities.
• The Act regulates the development, manufacture, possession, tradeand transfer of conventional arms in South Africa.
• In addition to the primary legislation, there is secondary legislationin the form of:
o Regulations
o Control List
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THE ARMS CONTROL SYSTEM
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CABINET COMMITTEE
SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
SECRETARIATINSPECTORATE
DEFENCE INDUSTRY
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THE CABINET COMMITTEE
• The President appoints all members to the Committee.
• The Committee consists of 8 Ministers and 4 Deputies.
• Consists of: Foreign Affairs; Defence, Police, Trade & Industry,State Security; Finance
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THE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
Inter-Agency Coordination
Defence
Foreign Affairs
Trade and Industry
Police
State Security
Public Enterprises10
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THE SECRETARIAT
• Directorate for Conventional Arms Control is the primary nodalpoint for conventional arms control.
• Established in terms of s8 of the Act.
• Serves as the Secretariat of the National Authority for Licencing.
• Nodal Point for interface with Defence Industry and otherStakeholders.
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ARMS CONTROL PROCESS
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Application
Consideration
Decision
Execution
• Submissions
• Review• Risk Assessment• Risk Mitigation
• Approve• Hold• Denial
• Delivery
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ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
• Decision making on arms transfers occurs against apredetermined value system reflecting all relevant aspects.
• Section 15 of the Act sets the Guiding Principles and Criteriato be applied in the arms transfer consideration process.Factors to be considered include the following:
o Assess each application on a case to case basis.
o Safeguard national security interest.
o Avoid transfers that contribute to internal repressionincluding systematic violation and suppression of HRsand fundamental freedoms.
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ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
o Avoid transfers that will contribute to escalation of regionalconflicts and endanger peace by introducing destabilizingcapabilities.
o Adhere to international law, norms and practices and theinternational obligations and commitments of the Republic,including UNSC arms embargoes.
o Take account of calls for reduced military expenditure in theinterests of development and human security.
o Avoid contributing to terrorism and crime.
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION -RISKS ASSESSMENT
• Publicly available information
• Government processed information from line functiondepartments.
• Diplomatic missions.
• Information from bilateral and regional cooperationarrangements.
• Information from multilateral institutions.
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ASSURANCES AND VERIFICATION
• Assurances:
• EUCs
• Further assurances and commitments
• Cooperation arrangement
• Verification:
• Authentication process for End User Certificates
• Post Delivery Verification
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EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
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RSAOTHER
COUNTRY
A
B
A
B
TRANSFER OF GOODS/SERVICES
PROVISION OF EUC
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TYPES OF PERMITS AND PROCESS
18REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE
MARKETING
CONTRACTING
IMPORT
EXPORT
TRANSIT
DOMESTIC TRANSFER
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PROCESS FLOW AND RISK MANAGEMENT
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REGISTRATIONMARKETING CONTRACTING
EXPO
RT
RISK GATES AND MANAGEMENT
IMPORT TRANSIT TRANSHIPMENT
BROKERING
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RECORD KEEPING
• Established IT system facilitates processing of applicationsand issuance of licences.
• Records kept in both electronic and manual (file) forms.
• Live records kept for five years and archived thereafter.
• Secretariat is the custodian of records.
• Legal adjustment required for period of retention ofrecords.
• Maintained database (and additional information fromother depts) essential for meeting reporting obligations(national and international).
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ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING
• Parliament of South Africa
• United Nations (UNROCA)
• Other organisations: WA, UNPOA and Others
• Auditor-General of South Africa
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Question and Answers
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