John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)

The Government added a new subsection to the section on export licences to provide for the introduction of internal compliance procedures for exporters of controlled goods. This was in response to calls from various commentators seeking, for example, greater post-shipment controls and will allow me to incorporate such provisions in the regulations to be made under this section. The implementation of the appropriate internal compliance procedures will encourage responsible behaviour by exporters at all stages of the exporting process, from the initial contact with potential customers to post-shipment control.