Brussels, 1.10.2019

COM(2019) 445 final

ANNEXES

to the

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

Report on export authorisation in 2017 and 2018 pursuant to the Regulation concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degradng treatment or punishment


Annex 1

Number of reported export authorisations granted by Member States 1 pursuant to Article 20(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/125

2017

2018

EU

292

231

Austria

6

6

Czech Republic

11

17

Denmark

1

1

France

8

5

Germany

187

142

Italy

5

2

Netherlands

46

37

Poland

3

0

Portugal

3

1

Slovenia

1

0

Spain

1

3

Sweden

0

2

United Kingdom

23

12

Other Member States

0

0



Annex 2

Reported end-use of authorized exports to third countries in 2017, by product category 2  

(see Annexes III and IV to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 for full product descriptions)

EU exports 2017

Annex III entry

Number of goods or quantity 3

End-use

1.1 Shackles

498

law enforcement (497);

manufacturer (1)

1.2 Individual cuffs or rings

6

law enforcement

1.3 Spit hoods

0

n/a

2.1 Portable electric discharge weapons

73 416

trader (70 000); private security firm (2 600); police (808)

2.2 Kits for assembly of 2.1

0

n/a

2.3 Wide area electric discharge weapons

0

n/a

3.1 Portable chemical substance weapons/equipment

176 114

trader (153 000); private security firm (12 612); law enforcement (10 000); defence (500); other (2)

3.2 PAVA

40 000 ml

police

3.3 Oleoresin capsicum

0

3.4 Pepper spray

190

police

3.5 Fixed chemical substance equipment

0

n/a

3.6 Wide area chemical substance equipment

0

n/a

Annex IV entry

1.1.(a) amobarbital

2 ml

laboratories

1.1.(b) amobarbital sodium salt

0

1.1.(c) pentobarbital

7 ml

laboratories

1.1.(d) pentobarbital sodium salt

516 l

veterinarian use

1.1.(e) secobarbital

5 mg and 1 ml

laboratories

1.1.(f) secobarbital sodium salt

0

n/a



1.1.(g) thiopental

181 650 vials,
45.88 kg,
20  mg

medical use (vials), pharmaceutical company (kg), laboratory (mg)

1.1.(h) thiopental sodium salt

1 372 100 vials, 224.22 kg, 37 600  ml

medical use and traders (vials), pharmaceutical industry (kg), wholesaler (ml)

1.1 Other barbiturate anaesthetic agent

2 ml

hospital

Mixtures mentioned in the Annex IV note 4

0

n/a



Annex 3

Reported end-use of authorized exports to third countries in 2018, by product category 5  

(see Annexes III and IV to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 for full product descriptions)

EU exports 2018

Annex III entry

Number of goods or quantity 6

End-use

1.1 Shackles

555

law enforcement

1.2 Individual cuffs or rings

25

‘government’

1.3 Spit hoods

0

n/a

2.1 Portable electric discharge weapons

75 039

traders (75 000) and police (39)

2.2 Kits for assembly of 2.1

0

n/a

2.3 Wide area electric discharge weapons

0

n/a

3.1 Portable chemical substance weapons/equipment

184 752

traders (175 000), consumers (7 500), private security firm (1 932), customs (200), police (76), UN (34)

3.2 PAVA

0

n/a

3.3 Oleoresin capsicum

6.1 kg

food industry (kg)

3.4 Pepper spray

1445

private security firm (1 000) and police (445)

3.5 Fixed chemical substance equipment

0

n/a

3.6 Wide area chemical substance equipment

0

n/a

Annex IV entry

1.1.(a) amobarbital

0

n/a

1.1.(b) amobarbital sodium salt

0

n/a

1.1.(c) pentobarbital

10 mg and 6 ml

laboratories

1.1.(d) pentobarbital sodium salt

328.8 l and
6 x 100 ml

veterinarian use

1.1.(e) secobarbital

0

n/a

1.1.(f) secobarbital sodium salt

0

n/a



1.1.(g) thiopental

52 000 vials

medical use

1.1.(h) thiopental sodium salt

1 452 000 vials and 70.475 kg

traders (1 100 000 vials), pharmaceutical industry (40 kg), hospitals and medical use

1.1 Other barbiturate anaesthetic agent

0

0

Mixtures mentioned in the Annex IV note 7

0

n/a



Annex 4

Reported destinations 8 of authorized exports in 2017, by product category

Destinations of EU exports 2017

Annex III entry

1.1 Shackles

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Costa Rica, Russia, Switzerland, United States

1.2 Individual cuffs or rings

Australia

1.3 Spit hoods

n/a

2.1 Portable electric discharge weapons

Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Serbia

2.2 Kits for assembly of 2.1

n/a

2.3 Wide area electric discharge weapons

n/a

3.1 Portable chemical substance weapons/equipment

Andorra, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, India, Japan, Lebanon, Montenegro, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Serbia, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, United States, Venezuela

3.2 PAVA

Anguilla, Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Falkland Islands, India, South Korea, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

3.3 Oleoresin capsicum

China, Dutch Caribbean territory, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States

3.4 Pepper spray

Russian Federation, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

3.5 Fixed chemical substance equipment

n/a

3.6 Wide area chemical substance equipment

n/a

Annex IV entry

1.1.(a) amobarbital

South Africa, Switzerland

1.1.(b) amobarbital sodium salt

n/a

1.1.(c) pentobarbital

Norway, South Africa, Switzerland

1.1.(d) pentobarbital sodium salt

Australia, China, Canada, Malaysia

1.1.(e) secobarbital

Mexico, South Africa, Switzerland

1.1.(f) secobarbital sodium salt

n/a

1.1.(g) thiopental

Angola, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa

1.1.(h) thiopental sodium salt

Algeria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Central African Republic, China (Hong Kong), Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Guyana, Haiti, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Liberia, Qatar, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Togo, Turkey, Yemen

Other or no Annex IV specification

Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sudan, Switzerland, Turkey, Uganda, Uruguay



Annex 5

Reported destinations 9 of authorized exports in 2018, by product category

Destinations of EU exports 2018

Annex III entry

1.1 Shackles

Bahrain, Botswana, Montenegro, New Zealand, Switzerland, United States

1.2 Individual cuffs or rings

UAE

1.3 Spit hoods

n/a

2.1 Portable electric discharge weapons

Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dutch Caribbean territory, Moldova, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Serbia

2.2 Kits for assembly of 2.1

n/a

2.3 Wide area electric discharge weapons

n/a

3.1 Portable chemical substance weapons/equipment

Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, India, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo 10 , Liberia, Moldova, Montenegro, Niger, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Somalia, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, United States

3.2 PAVA

Australia, Brazil, India, South Korea, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates

3.3 Oleoresin capsicum

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Dutch Caribbean territory, Japan, Kenya, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine

3.4 Pepper spray

China, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States

3.5 Fixed chemical substance equipment

n/a

3.6 Wide area chemical substance equipment

n/a

Annex IV entry

1.1.(a) amobarbital

n/a

1.1.(b) amobarbital sodium salt

n/a

1.1.(c) pentobarbital

Saudi Arabia, Serbia, United States

1.1.(d) pentobarbital sodium salt

Belize, Canada, China, Kosovo, Malaysia

1.1.(e) secobarbital

Saudi Arabia

1.1.(f) secobarbital sodium salt

n/a

1.1.(g) thiopental

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia

1.1.(h) thiopental sodium salt

Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belize, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea-Conakry, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Timor Leste, Togo, Turkey

Other or no Annex IV specification

Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ethiopia, Iran, Kenya, Malaysia, Norway, Peru, South Korea, South Africa, Suriname, Switzerland, Turkey, Zimbabwe

(1)

     The Union General Export Authorisation (Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125) is not an authorisation granted by a Member State.

(2)

   Note that one Member State has not provided information on the number or quantities and the categories of end-users.

(3)

     For quantities a specific measurement is given.

(4)

     Products containing one of the anaesthetic agents listed under short or intermediate acting barbiturate anaesthetic agents.

(5)

     Note that one Member State has not provided information on the number or quantities and the categories of end-users.

(6)

     For quantities a specific measurement is given.

(7)

     Products containing one of the anaesthetic agents listed under short or intermediate acting barbiturate anaesthetic agents.

(8)

     The term Dutch Caribbean territory refers to the Dutch territories not included in the customs territory of the Union, i.e. Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten.

(9)

     The term Dutch Caribbean territory refers to the Dutch territories not included in the customs territory of the Union, i.e. Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten.

(10)

     This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.