The Wassenaar Arrangement (2)

• Basis of Wassenaar Arrangement
  • Not a treaty - does not require normal ratification process
  • Operates by consensus
  • 'Control lists' are negotiated at meetings
  • Content of control lists then incorporated in domestic laws
  • Measures are 'implemented on the basis of national discretion'
  • Claims that 'the Arrangement does not impede bona fide civil transactions'