Switzerland May Relax Export Controls for Certain Shipments to Ukraine, Report Says
Switzerland is looking to revise its export control laws to allow certain countries to ship Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine, Bloomberg reported Jan. 15. The change could eliminate a Swiss requirement that keeps countries from shipping certain Swiss items to certain…
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destinations without approval from the country’s government, the report said. The revisions could be the country’s “first substantial move to soften the restrictive law shaped by its longstanding tradition of neutrality,” the report said, and comes amid “international criticism of its restrictive arms export law.” The measure will face scrutiny by the Swiss parliament’s upper and lower houses before it can be finalized.