War Material Ordinance (WMO)
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Art. 17 Obligation to maintain records
1 Records must be maintained on the manufacture, purchase, sale, or brokerage of or any other form of trade in war materiel, as well as contracts entered into in terms of Article 20 WMA. The records must at all times disclose: a. the entries, exits and stocks of war materiel; b. the names and addresses of suppliers, purchasers and contractual parties; c. the data and subject matter of commercial transactions. 2 The following documents must be available for inspection for a period of ten years in order to substantiate records: a. invoices from suppliers; b. copies of invoices addressed to purchasers and contractual parties; where payment is made in cash, receipts for the goods signed by the purchasers; c. contracts relating to transactions relating to intellectual property including know-how pertaining to war materiel; d. transport documents with details of the transit states.
Para. 2 let. d — Inserted by Schedule 2 No 2 of the O of 21 Nov. 2012, in force since 1 Jan. 2013 (AS 2012 6781).
Art. 18 Duty of diligence
A person required to maintain records must, prior to handing over materiel or transferring intellectual property including know-how, ascertain by means of official identity documents the personal details and address of the purchaser or contractual party, if these are not already known to him.
Art. 19 Controls
1 SECO carries out the controls. 2 Controls at the border are the responsibility of the FOCBS.
Para. 2 — Amended by No I of the O of 27 Aug. 2008, in force since 12 Dec. 2008 (AS 2008 5495).
Art. 20 Examination by the Central Office for the Combating the Illegal Trade in War Materiel
The Central Office for Combating the Illegal Trade in War Materiel must in particular examine whether supplies of war materiel have arrived at the planned and approved destinations.
Art. 20 — Amended by Annex No 19 of the O of 12 Dec. 2008, in force since 1 Jan. 2009 (AS 2008 6305).
Art. 21 Administrative measures
1 General import and general transit licences may be revoked if exceptional circumstances so require. They shall be revoked if, following their granting, circumstances have changed to the extent that the requirements for refusal under Article 9e paragraph 4 are fulfilled. 2 If anyone fails to comply with the conditions or requirements attached to licences and import certificates, or regulations and orders the based on the legislation on war materiel, the licensing authority may revoke the licence that has been granted to him, or may refuse to extend or renew the licence, or to granted further licences or import certificates for a certain period of time.
Art. 21 — Amended by No I of the O of 21 Nov. 2001, in force since 1 March 2002 (AS 2002 312).