Danish-Greenlandic Declaration towards Uranium Trade

Summary

On 1 February 2016, a joint declaration on export controls of dual-use items and technology between the Danish Ministry of Business and Growth/Danish Business Authority (DBA) and the Greenlandic Department of Industry, Labour and Trade (DILT) was published. The declaration reflects a political commitment on how Greenland and Denmark will structure a system based on “cooperation, mutual respect and equality”, where compliance with the Kingdom’s export control obligations is a common task for Denmark and Greenland. As such, consultation with Greenland is built into the system. It does not alter the distribution of competencies between Denmark and Greenland.

The declaration is a necessary first step for Greenland and Denmark to establish a framework for managing the trade of dual-use items, such as uranium in Greenland, and it serves as the basis for forthcoming legislation for controlling the exports of dual-use items and technology from Greenland.