A far more stringent and enforceable set of controls on nuclear equipment exports is urgently needed.
L. 96 92 increased the limitation in the sale of major defense equipment exports to $35,000,000 from $25,000,000.
Mr. Bush rightly proposes banning nuclear equipment exports to countries that have not signed up for strengthened inspections.
In spite of reports that Japan has lost its competitive edge to lower-wage Asian countries, audiovisual equipment exports rose 68percentt in December from those a year earlier.
For example, the U.S. and Brazil agree on many global standards on telecommunications equipment, but Brazil does not accept foreign test data, so equipment exported to Brazil is subjected to redundant testing.
LONDON — In another sign of mounting trade tensions with China, the European Union is seeking to extend anti-dumping duties on high-tech equipment exported by a company once led by the son of Hu Jintao, the Chinese president.
European Union nations can continue to impose tariffs on United States computer-networking equipment exports ahead of a July 1, 2000, deadline for eliminating all such tariffs, a trade arbitration appeals panel said today.
With more than a dozen nations profiting from arms and military equipment exports to the kingdom, the chances of such an embargo being implemented anytime soon are virtually nonexistent.
On closer security cooperation, France and Germany pledge in the text to come to each other's defence in case of military attack, create a joint defence and security council, harmonise their rules for military equipment exports and work together on procurement.
The second allegation in the Guardian is the clear suggestion that while I was Minister of State for Defence Procurement from 1992-94 I had improper commercial relationships with two British citizens of Lebanese origin, Messrs Fouad and Ziad Makhzoumi, who were helping British companies to sell defence equipment exports to Lebanon.
