"The purpose of this six-month study was to provide the Commission with a description of the different provisions, which exist within the aforementioned States, to implement Chapter III of the TWF Directive. This description covers both the implementation of these provisions, and also other...

This Background Report has been produced as part of the study on “Development of statistical data on the European security technological and industrial base” commissioned by the European Commission within the Framework Contract on Security (ENTR/09/050) between the European Commission and a...

In light of the challenges and needs, this study was launched with the overall aim to contribute to the development of statistical data that provide a clear picture of the technological and industrial base of the security industry in the EU. At the same time, the study has also served to...