Bill to ban arms trade with invading or occupying states

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1. The bill would require the Government to suspend all arms trade and transactions with a state that invades and occupies a territory, and to review and, where appropriate, suspend transactions in dual-use goods and services.
2. It defines invasion as the entry of one state's army or organized personnel into a territory under another state's sovereignty, and occupation as holding another state's territory by force, including displacement of populations and taking natural resources from the territory.
3. Reports on exports of defense and dual-use material that the Government sends to the Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados) would include a specific section on the states affected by this law.
4. The law would apply to occupation situations arising since the founding of the United Nations up to the present, and would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

• The Government: Would have to suspend arms trade with invading or occupying states and review dual-use transactions.
• Arms and dual-use goods companies: Could not trade with invading or occupying states.
• The Congress of Deputies: Would receive reports with a specific section on the affected states.

Words worth knowing

Doble uso (dual use)

Goods or services that can serve both civilian and military purposes.

Embargo

A ban on trading with a country or on certain products.

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