Export Control Group meets in Washington
The third meeting of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Council Working Group on Export Control, Peaceful Uses and Non-Proliferation (ECWG) took place in Washington, D.C. from 6-8 April 2009 under the chairmanship of Mike Roberts. Generously hosted by the United States (a big thank you to John Glowienka and his team) it was the first Council-level meeting to take place in the US since December 2003, adding extra significance to the location.
The ECWG devoted this meeting to a final review of the Terms of Reference and the proposals for an ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Council Policy on Export Control and an ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Council Policy on Peaceful Uses and Non-Proliferation. All three documents will be brought to the next ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Council meeting. The ECWG also discussed the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization strategies to implement these Council policies. Technical discussions on export control lists and data classification systems for the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization and the Domestic Agencies were also held during the meeting. The next meeting is planned from 7-9 October 2009 in Cadarache.