Awareness-building session on HCoC in Prague - HCoC

Supporting the Hague Code of Conduct

an FRS project funded by the European Union

Awareness-building session on HCoC in Prague

4 June 2014

On 4 June 2014, the FRS organised, on behalf of the European Union, an awareness-building session in Prague about dual-use technology and knowledge transfer issues in order to prevent them in the field of ballistic missiles. The session allowed considering both trends in the technology transfer for ballistic missiles and what could be promoted to prevent it at an early stage. This workshop gathered experts from scientific, space and industry communities of HCoC subscribing and non-subscribing States.

AGENDA

WELCOMING REMARKS

Alexandre HOUDAYER, Secretary General, Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS)

I/ HCoC & TECHNOLOGY ISSUES

Dr. Xavier PASCO, Senior Research Fellow, Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS)
Dr. Serge PLATTARD, Resident Fellow, European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)

II/ PERSPECTIVES ON PROLIFERATION CONTROLES OF HIGH-TECH PRODUCTS IN TE LAUNCHER & MISSILES FIELS

H.E. Carlo TREZZA, Chairman, Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
Dominique GUILLAUME, Chief Export Control Officer, Airbus Defence and Space

III/ ISSUES AND INSTRUMENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF NON-PROLIFERATION & THE NATURE OF TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIMES

Dr. Jan WOUTERS, Director, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies
Roger ROBINSON, Chairman and Co-founder, Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI)

WRAP-UP SESSION: HCoC & NON-PROLIFERATION EFFORTS

November
2020

Why Does the HCoC Focus on Ballistic Missiles?

The Hague Code of Conduct focuses on ballistic missiles as they remain the preferred delivery vehicle for WMDs. The HCoC therefore regulates one of the most dangerous types of weapons in existence.

December
2020

The HCoC and African States

While both ballistic programmes and the risk posed by these systems remain very limited on the African continent, ballistic missiles inherently constitute a global risk – due to their range and destructive potential. Instruments such as the HCoC, which seek to limit the proliferation of such systems, are therefore relevant for African countries.

June
2022

The HCoC and Northeast Asian States

A majority of Northeast Asian states currently possess or seek to acquire ballistic missiles, producing a missile race and an increase in the number of tests as states are developing their capabilities further. Proliferation risks also remain high, and it is noteworthy that only South Korea and Japan have joined the MTCR.

This project is implemented by the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique

The project is funded
by the European Union