Note: Eksportkontrol was replaced by the
Export Control Commission in January
2001. This file is no longer being updated.
RUSSIAN FEDERATION INTER-DEPARTMENTAL
EXPORT CONTROL COMMISSION (EKSPORTKONTROL) Eksportkontrol is an interagency commission for coordination
of state nonproliferation export control policy. It was established by
Presidential Decree No. 388 on 11 April 1992. The commission, which convenes
periodically, is chaired by a First Deputy Prime Minister, and includes
as members the deputy heads of the following state bodies: Ministry of
Atomic Energy, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of the Defense Industry, Ministry
of the Economy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Economic
Relations, Ministry of Industry, Ministry for Science and Technology Policy,
State Customs Committee, State Committee on Nuclear and Radiation Safety,
Federal Security Service, Foreign Intelligence Service, and Academy of
Sciences.[1]
Responsibilities of Eksportkontrol include the development
and implementation of consistent state policy for export control, oversight
for the functioning of the export control system, improvements in the legislative
foundation of export control, and the fulfillment of international agreements
in the sphere of nonproliferation.[2] Decisions to issue export licenses
for nuclear and nuclear dual-use items are in part contingent upon Eksportkontrol's
finding that the proposed transfer is in accordance with the laws and international
nonproliferation obligations of the Russian Federation. (Please see entry
in the
Export Control Administrative
Bodies section for a detailed explanation of the licensing procedures.)
The commission also works with the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations
on issues of export control cooperation with other CIS states.[3] Day-to-day
export control operations are regulated by the
Currency
and Export Control Service (VEK), departmental control commissions,
and in-house control services at enterprises and organizations.[4]
Sources: [1] Rustam Safaraliev, "Export Controls
as a Tool in Implementing the Russian Federation’s Nonproliferation Policy;"
in G. Bertsch and I. Khripunov, Russia’s Nonproliferation and Conventional Weapons Export Controls
(1995 Annual Report). [2] Rustam Safaraliev, "Export Controls
as a Tool in Implementing the Russian Federation’s Nonproliferation Policy;"
in G. Bertsch and I. Khripunov, Russia’s Nonproliferation and Conventional
Weapons Export Controls (1995 Annual Report). [3] Elina Kirichenko and William Potter,
"Nuclear Export Controls in Russia: The Players and the Process," Center
for Nonproliferation Studies and Institute of World Economy and International
Relations, working draft, (September 1996). [4] Yuriy Maslyukov, "Moscow Against
Double Standards. Export Controls in Russia Prove Their Effectiveness,"
Nezavisimaya
gazeta, 13 January 1999, p. 3; in "Maslyukov on Nonprolif., Export
Controls," FBIS-TAC-99-013. {entered 12/1/99 CC}
Director: Yuriy Maslyukov
[Nikolay Kuchin and Leonid Pankin,
"Iran Has Bought Missile Technologies From Fictitious Companies.
They Were Founded By Foreigners," Kommersant, 8 April 1999, p. 2;
in "Export Commission Views Technology 'Leak' to Iran," FBIS Document FTS19990412000845.]{entered
12/1/99 CC}
