Britain was also committed to adhere to the EU Code Of Conduct on Arms Exports, signed in June 1998.

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The Foreign Secretary gave the impression that the deal was OK, despite the EU Code of Conduct, because the UN had said so.

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Despite its professed neutrality, and despite its commitments under the EU Code of Conduct, Britain granted licences for the guns' refurbishment, but not for new gun sales.

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EU's code of conduct help guard against such a self-defeating outcome?

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The report, written by Romanian centre-right MEP Sebastian Bodu, urges the European Commission to come up with an EU-wide code of conduct to be followed by major European companies.

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EU's code of conduct on arms transfers would suffice.

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