Seminar on the Rapprochement of Ukraine and the EU in the Field of Export Control - Conclusions of the Swedish and Ukrainian Cooperative Initiative

Kyiv
27 March 2007

Organized within the framework of the cooperation agreement between “Scientific and Technical Center on Export and Import of Special Technologies Hardware and Materials” (STC), Ukraine and the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate (SKI) regarding
Improvement of Export Control and its Implementation in Ukraine

10.00-10.15 Opening of the Seminar
Representative from the State Service for Export Control of Ukraine (SSEC)
Mr.Alexandr Siver, STC
Mr.Lars van Dassen, SKI

10.15-10.35 Strategy of the export control system developments in Ukraine.
Cooperation between Sweden and Ukraine
Mr.Alexandr Hryshutkin, First Deputy Head of the SSEC

10.35-11.30 Implementation and results of the SKI/STC projects on harmonization of Ukraine´s export control policy with the EU export control system and adjustment of control lists
Mr.Sergey Sukhonosov, STC

11.30-11.50 Coffee break

11.50-12.15 Experts view - comments and recommendations
Ms.Anne-Charlotte Wetterwik, CITS-UGA

12.15-12.45 Main directions of improvement of Ukraine’s legislation in the sphere of export control. Achievements and future tasks. Assessment of the work made in the frame of the project.
Ms. Tetyana Vidzigovska, SSEC

12.45- 14.00 Lunch

14.00-14.45 Discussions
Remarks and evaluation of the implemented project by Lars van Dassen, SKI
and Alexander Siver, STC

14.45-15.30 EU accession process
Anne-Charlotte Wetterwik, CITS-UGA

15.30-16.00 Coffee break

16.00-16.20 SIPRI and its role in the improvement of export control in Europe
Representative of SIPRI

16.20-17.30 Discussions, summing up

18.30 Dinner