🔗 CFSP Council Decision n°2025/779 – 14.04.25 – Amendment of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/HTML/?uri=OJ:L_202500779
Some key changes include :
➡️New international framework to consider under Criterion One : Global Framework for Through-Life Conventional Ammunition Management
➡️Added references to gender-based violence and violence against women and children under Criterion Two
➡️ Recognition of legitimate security needs and the right of self-defence under Criterion Three & Four
➡️New risks to take into consideration under Criterion Seven : circumvention of restrictive measures & risk of aggravating conflict (with a focus on small arms).