INDEX OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY GOVERNMENTS

[Section III of the annual report of the Secretary-General (A/52/312)]

CALENDAR YEAR: 1996

State

Title

Language

Argentina

Información sobre existencia de material bélico (Diciembre 1996)

Spanish

Armenia

Conventional arms in the national armed forces.

English

Australia

Register of Conventional Arms - additional background material.

English

Austria

Background information related to Austrian exports.

National holdings.

Background information related to Austrian holdings.

Procurement through national production.

Background information related to national procurement.

English

Azerbaijan

Military holdings as of July 1997.

Russian

Belgium

Dotations globales de chars de bataille, de véhicules blindés de combat, de pièces d'artillerie, d'avions de combat, d'hélicoptères d'attaque, de navires de guerre et de missiles ou systèmes de missile (valables le 31 Decembre 1996).

French

Brazil

Military holdings.

Procurement through national production.

Senado Federal. Projeto de lei da câmara No. 108 de 1995
[Law No. 9112 of 10 October 1995 regulating the export of sensitive goods and related services, including goods of military application (unofficial translation)].

English

 

Portuguese

Bulgaria

Available background information on military holdings and procurement through national production.

Available background information on military holdings for export.

English

Canada

Equipment holdings - Canadian Armed Forces - as of 31 December 1996.

Procurement through national production.

English

China

Arms transfers policy

Chinese

Cook Islands

Military holdings ("nil" report).

English

Czech Republic

 Military holdings. Valid as of 1st January 1997.

Procurement from national production ("nil" report).

English

Denmark

Procurement in 1996 through national production ("nil" report).

Military holdings ultimo 1996.

English

Dominican Republic

Information regarding Protocol II of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.

Spanish

France

Informations générales disponibles sur les dotations militaires, les achats liés à la production nationale et la politique en matière de dotation.

French

Germany

Military holdings.

Procurement from national production in 1996.

Policy and practice on exports of conventional weapons and related technology.

English

Greece

Military holdings and procurement from national production.

English

Ireland

National holdings.

English

Israel

Background information.

English

Italy

Reports of military holdings and procurement from national production of conventional arms (according to UN General Assembly Resolution 46/36L).

Italian policies on armament material transfer.

English

Japan

Military holdings.

Procurement through national production.

Japan's policies on the control of arms exports and imports.

English

Luxembourg

Acquisitions de matériel militaire par la production nationale ("nil" report).

Dispositions nationales concernant l'exportation de matériel militaire.

Stocks de matériel militaire ("nil" report).

French

Mexico

Informacion general sobre existencias de material belico.

Informacion general sobre adquisicion de material de produccion nacional. ("nil" report).

Spanish

Netherlands

Military holdings.

Procurement through national production.

English

New Zealand

Annual report to Parliament of the New Zealand Defence Force for the year ended 30 June 1996.

Annual report to the Parliament of the New Zealand Ministry of Defence for the year ended 30 June 1996.

Holdings for the calendar year of 1996.

Procurement through national production ("nil" report).

Definition of "transfers".

English

Norway

Report to Norway's Parliament on exports of weapons, ammunition and other military materiel in 1996.

English

Poland

Military holdings as of 1 January 1997.

Procurement through national production.

English

Portugal

Military holdings.

Procurement through national production ("nil" report)

Portuguese arms exports relevant policies.

English

Slovakia

Military holdings.

Procurement from national production.

English

Spain

Existencias de armas convencionales al 31 de Diciembre de 1996.

Adquisición de material de producción nacional en el año 1996 ("nil" report).

Políticas pertinentes y procedimientos españoles sobre transacciones de material de defensa.

Spanish

Sweden

Military holdings as of 31 December 1996.

Procurement from national production in 1996.

Annual exchange of military information pursuant to the Vienna Document 1994; valid as of 1 January 1997.

Swedish Arms Exports in 1996: a government report.

English

Switzerland

Military holdings as of 1st January 1997.

Procurement from national production.

English

the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Comments with regard to military holdings and national production.

English

Turkey

The quantities of arms vehicles and equipment produced nationally.

The quantity of arms vehicles and equipment.

English

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Military holdings.

Procurement from national production.

United Kingdom Defence. Equipment procurement, import and export policies.

English

United States of America

Available background information on military holdings and procurement through national production.

Previous background information on legislation and national policies remains relevant.

English