Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on transposition of Directive 2009/43/EC simplifying terms and conditions for transfer of defence-related products within the EU

The objective of the Directive is to simplify the rules and procedures applicable to the intra-EU transfer of defence-related products in order to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market.

So far, the legislation in Member States concerning the transfer of defence related products within the Union contained disparities. This might impede the movement of products and distort competition within the internal market, thereby hampering innovation, industrial cooperation and the competitiveness of the defence industry in the European Union.

The Directive had to be transposed by Member States by 30 June 2011 at the latest and should be applied from 30 June 2012 onwards. The Directive sets up in its Article 14, a Committee encompassing representatives of Member States that plays a role in amending non-essential elements of the Directive (such as its Annex). The Committee also assists the Commission when accompanying Member States in the process of transposition and implementation of the Directive.

This report implements Article 17(1) of the Directive, which requests the Commission to present a report on the transposition by Member States. This report was drafted on the basis of national legal texts transposing the Directive communicated to the Commission, the full list of which can be found in the Annex, and gives also a first indication of the challenges ahead.

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