Virtual seminar dedicated to CARICOM countries - HCoC

Supporting the Hague Code of Conduct

an FRS project funded by the European Union

Virtual seminar dedicated to CARICOM countries

8 June 2021

Virtual

A new virtual event was held on 8 June 2021. The FRS and delegations from 8 Caribbean nations discussed over ballistic missile proliferation and the role of the Hague Code of Conduct.

AGENDA

PRESENTATION & WELCOMING REMARKS

Alexandre HOUDAYER, Secretary General, FRS
Amb. Marjolijn VAN DEELEN, Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, European External Action Service (EEAS), European Union
Anselme YABOURI, Director, United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC)
Amb. Joska KABONGO NGOY, Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, DRC

I/ The HCoC: A MULTILATERAL INSTRUMENT TO CURB THE PROLIFERATION OF MISSILES

MODERATOR:

Emmanuelle MAITRE, Research Fellow, FRS

PRESENTERS:

Benno LAGGNER, Resident Representative to the IAEA, Permanent Representative to the CTBTO PrepCom, Permanent Mission of Switzerland, Vienna, Austria, HCoC Chair 2020-2021
George-Wilhelm GALLHOFER, Minister, Representative of the HCoC Immediate Central Contact (ICC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Austria
Alexandre HOUDAYER, Secretary General, FRS

KEY ISSUES:

Contribution of the Code to international security
Being a Subscribing State: commitments and benefits
Day-to-day implementation of the Code
What opportunities for Caribbean countries in joining the Code? What constraints?

II/ KEYNOTE SPEECH

Jorge LÓPEZ, Project Advisor, UNLIREC

III/ The HCoC: CURBING BALLISTIC MISSILE PROLIFERATION IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL NON-PROLIFERATION & DISARMAMENT EFFORTS

MODERATOR:

Jorge LÓPEZ, Project Advisor, UNLIREC

PRESENTERS:

Emmanuelle MAITRE, Research Fellow, FRS
Paul WOHRER, Research Fellow, FRS

KEY ISSUES:

How to limit the risks associated with ballistic missile proliferation?
Links and bridges between the HCoC and other non-proliferation and disarmament tools
Contribution of regional organizations in implementing WMD disarmament and nonproliferation instruments

CONCLUSION

April
2021

Other publications

Le Code de conduite de La Haye : quelle transparence pour les biens à double usage ?

The Hague Code of Conduct (HCoC) was adopted in 2002 with a view to reducing the proliferation of ballistic missiles that can be used to carry weapons of mass destruction (WMD). From its inception, it took into account not only ballistic missiles – then the main vectors of ADM – but also space launchers, the two technologies sharing many characteristics.

February
2023

Research Papers

Hypersonic missiles: Evolution or revolution for missile non-proliferation and arms control instruments?

After listing major programmes and key drivers beyond the acquisition of these technologies, this paper considers their development under the prism of arms control, and analyses whether current mechanisms (non-proliferation arrangements, bilateral arms control treaties and confidence-building measures) dealing with missiles are adapted to these weapons.

August
2015

Other publications

The Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation: “Lessons Learned” for the European Union Draft Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities

Concerns about the harm caused upon orbiting space objects – whether intentional or accidental – have increased in recent years, as well as the emerging awareness that the security and safety of national satellites – of vital importance for modern societies but at the same time so vulnerable – relies on a collective effort. In December 2008 the EU responded to these concerns by adopting a Draft Code of Conduct (EU Draft CoC) for outer space activities.