Swiss War Materiel and Arms Exports

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Decodio technology for EU border surveillance

Goods category: Unclear

Zurich-based Decodio was a partner in the EU’s NESTOR project for technology-based border surveillance, led by the Greek police. The project ran from 1 November 2021 to 30 April 2023. CORDIS lists EU funding of 228’900 euros for Decodio.

Effect of the proposed War Materiel Act revision

Under the new Article 22b, the Federal Council could depart from all the licensing criteria in Article 22a under vaguely defined ‘exceptional circumstances’. The public would not have to be informed. For Greece, as a current Annex 2 state, Article 22a paragraph 2bis would remove the exclusion criterion based on participation in an armed conflict and make approval the rule. The Federal Council could refuse a licence only in exceptional cases.

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2021–2023

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