Press Release: Torture goods: Council confirms agreement with EP

On 30 June 2016 the Permanent Representatives Committee approved, on behalf of the European Council, an agreement with the European Parliament concerning goods that can be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

The agreement enabled regulation 1236/2005 to be amended in the light of developments since it entered into force in 2006. It provided for amendments to the rules on export controls, new controls on brokering services and technical assistance, and a ban on advertising of certain goods. The aim was to prevent EU exports from contributing to human rights violations in third countries.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Fighting trade in tools for torture and executions http://www.europeansources.info/record/fighting-trade-in-tools-for-torture-and-executions/

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