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Scott Report | Green Paper
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(i) Complying with international treaty obligations
| (a) to adhere to the UK's international obligations and commitments, including international arms embargoes
| To adhere to the UK's international obligations and commitments, including international arms embargoes and international control regimes
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| (b) to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and of missiles and unmanned air vehicles capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction
| To prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and of missiles and unmanned air vehicles capable of delivering such weapons
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(ii) Protection of our armed forces | (c) to ensure the security of the UK, its dependencies and its armed forces abroad, and of allied countries
| To safeguard the UK's security interests and those of allies and EU partners
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(iv) avoidance of assistance to human rights abuse in foreign countries
| (f) to avoid contributing to human rights abuses
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| (d) to avoid contributing to internal repression and instability within the country of destination of the licensed goods
| To avoid contributing to internal repression
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| (e) to take into account the economic and technical capability of the recipient counry, and to achieve the least diversion for armaments of human and economic resources
| To avoid seriously undermining the economy of the recipient country
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(iv) avoidance of assistance to aggression by foreign countries
| (g) to avoid contributing to the prolongation or aggravation of existing armed conflicts between states
| To avoid contributing to international aggression
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| (h) to preserve international and regional stability
| To avoid damaging regional stability |
(v) avoidance of assistance to serious crime in foreign countries
| (i) to avoid contributing to terrorism and serious crime
| To avoid contributing to terrorism and crime
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(iii) prevention of terrorism |
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| (j) to avoid re-export or diversion of goods, likely to prejudice purposes (a) to (i)
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