United Nations Security Council Resolutions

Industry must take note of the following UNSC Resolutions taken under Chapter 7 of the United Nations Charter:

  • UNSC Resolution 1718 dated 14 October 2006 on the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea and contains three and lists of items, materials, equipment, goods and technology nuclear, ballistic missile programmes other weapons of mass destruction programmes.
  • UNSC Resolution 1737 dated 23 December 2006 against Iran and contains two lists of items, materials, equipment, goods and technology nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, as well as identified persons and companies.
  • On 24 March 2007, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1747 (2007). This Resolution widens the scope of its December 2006 Resolution 1737 (2006) against Iran by banning the country's arms exports and freezing the assets and restricting the travel of additional individuals engaged in the country's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities.

    In paragraph 5 of the Resolution the UN Security Council “Decides that Iran shall not supply, sell or transfer directly or indirectly from its territory or by its nationals or using its flag vessels or aircraft any arms or related materiel, and that all States shall prohibit the procurement of such items from Iran by their nationals, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, and whether or not originating in the territory of Iran;”

    Paragraphs 6, "Calls upon all States to exercise vigilance and restraint in the supply, sale or transfer directly or indirectly from their territories or by their nationals or using their flag vessels or aircraft of any battle tanks, armoured combat vehicles, large calibre artillery systems, combat aircraft, attack helicopters, warships, missiles or missile systems as defined for the purpose of the United Nations Register on Conventional Arms to Iran, and in the provision to Iran of any technical assistance or training, financial assistance, investment, brokering or other services, and the transfer of financial resources or services, related to the supply, sale, transfer, manufacture or use of such items in order to prevent a destabilizing accumulation of arms."

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