European Parliament 13 December 2001, European Parliament resolution on the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on EU relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran (COM(2001) 71 - C5-0338/2001 - 2001/2138(COS))

29. Reiterates that the proliferation of light weapons and small arms is a major force for instability in all crisis regions and therefore asks the EU to continue to call for an effective control of arms exports, including licensed production, industrial cooperation agreements and arms brokering; reiterates, to this end, the need to make legally binding the European Union code of conduct on arms