{"id":326,"date":"2026-04-03T16:13:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watestsite.ovh\/accueil\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T16:13:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:13:21","slug":"accueil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.watestsite.ovh\/fr\/","title":{"rendered":"Accueil"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"home-hero-section\">\r\n    <div class=\"hero-slider\"><div><div class=\"slide\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.watestsite.ovh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image03-scaled.webp);\"><\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.watestsite.ovh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image01-scaled.webp);\"><\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.watestsite.ovh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image02-scaled.webp);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>    <div class=\"content-holder\">\r\n        <div class=\"container\">\r\n            <div class=\"row align-items-end\">\r\n                <div class=\"col-lg-6\">\r\n                    <div class=\"section-title\"><h1>THE WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT<\/h1><\/div>                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"col-lg-6\">\r\n                    <div class=\"text-block\"><p>On Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies<\/p><\/div>                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"about-section\" id=\"\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-4\">\r\n                <div class=\"section-title\">\r\n                    <h2>About Us<\/h2>                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-8\">\r\n                <div class=\"text-block\">\r\n                    <p>The Wassenaar Arrangement has been established in order to contribute to regional and international security and stability, by promoting transparency and greater responsibility in transfers of conventional arms and dual-use goods and technologies, thus preventing destabilising accumulations. The aim is also to prevent the acquisition of these items by terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>Participating States seek, through their national policies, to ensure that transfers of these items do not contribute to the development or enhancement of military capabilities which undermine these goals, and are not diverted to support such capabilities.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"info-section\" id=\"\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-12\">\r\n                <div class=\"section-title\">\r\n                    <h2>Key Information<\/h2>                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-4 spacer\"><div class=\"box\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watestsite.ovh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/icon01.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><h4>WA Participating States<\/h4><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-4 spacer\"><div class=\"box\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watestsite.ovh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/icon03.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><h4>Control Lists<\/h4><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-4 spacer\"><div class=\"box\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watestsite.ovh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/icon02.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><h4>Best Practices &#038; Guidelines<\/h4><a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div>        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"activities-section\" id=\"\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-8\">\r\n                <div class=\"section-title\">\r\n                    <h2>Recent Activities<\/h2>                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-12\">\r\n                <div class=\"news-slider\"><div><a href=\"#\"><div class=\"slide\"><div class=\"slide-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.watestsite.ovh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image05.webp);\"><\/div><h4>News Title Here<\/h4><p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 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Ultrices tortor, vel lobortis nunc aliquet posuere&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"wa-section\" id=\"\">\r\n    <div class=\"bg-mask\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.watestsite.ovh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image06.webp');\"><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6\">\r\n                <div class=\"section-title\">\r\n                    <h2>What is the WA?<\/h2><p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ipsum nunc nullam rutrum sed sollicitudin euismod nisl phasellus sit. Odio felis, pellentesque viverra amet habitasse. <\/p>\n<a class=\"c-btn\" href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a>                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6\">\r\n                <div class=\"button-block\"><button class=\"vid-play\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#playModal\" title=\"Play\">Play Video<\/button><\/div>            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n    <!-- Video Modal -->\r\n    <div class=\"modal video-modal fade\" id=\"playModal\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"playModalLabel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n        <div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl modal-dialog-centered\">\r\n            <div class=\"modal-content\">\r\n                <div class=\"modal-header\">\r\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn-close\" data-bs-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">+<\/button>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"modal-body\">\r\n                    <div 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class=\"timeline-slider-outer\"><div class=\"timeline-slider\"><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>December 1995<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>WA established<\/h4><p>Agreement to establish the \u201cWassenaar Arrangement\u201d was reached at a meeting in Wassenaar, the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>April 1996<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>Inaugural Plenary Meeting<\/h4><p>The first session of the inaugural Plenary Meeting of the Wassenaar Arrangement was held in Vienna, Austria. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>July 1996<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>Consensus on\u2028the \u201cInitial Elements\u201c<\/h4><p>Final consensus on the \u201cInitial Elements\u201d, the basic document of the WA, was reached and it was established that the new Control Lists and Information Exchange would be implemented from 1 November 1996.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>September 1996<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>General Working Group<\/h4><p>First meeting of the General Working Group held at the Permanent Mission of Japan in Vienna.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>November 1996<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>IO status<\/h4><p>Decree issued by Austrian Government grants WA status as an IO<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>December 1996<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>First WA Plenary Meeting<\/h4><p>The first Plenary Meeting of the now operational Wassenaar Arrangement was held in Vienna<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>1997<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>EG<\/h4><p>First meetings of the Experts Group<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>1998<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>LEOM<\/h4><p>First Licensing and Enforcement Officers Meeting<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>2000<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>New Exports Guidelines<\/h4><p>Plenary adopts Elements for Export Controls of MANPADS and Best Practice Guidelines for Exports of SALW<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>2002<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>Revision of Initial Elements<\/h4><p>WA Initial Elements revised to address acquisition of conventional arms and dual use goods and technologies by terrorists<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>2004<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>First Outreach<\/h4><p>First post-Plenary outreach briefing for non-Participating States<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>2005<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>New Participating States<\/h4><p>First expansion of membership as Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, and Slovenia become Participating States<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>2006<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>South Africa joins<\/h4><p>South Africa becomes a Participating State<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>2006<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>Transfer of Technology Controls<\/h4><p>Best Practices for Implementing Intangible Transfer of Technology Controls<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>2011<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>Conventional Weapons Systems Controls<\/h4><p>Best Practice Guidelines on Re-Export Controls for Conventional Weapons Systems<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>2011<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>First Technical Briefing<\/h4><p>First Technical Briefing for non-Participating States<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>2012<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>Mexico joins<\/h4><p>Mexico becomes a Participating State<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"slide\"><h6>2014<\/h6><div class=\"timeline\"><\/div><h4>First Enhanced Technical Briefing <\/h4><p>First Enhanced Technical Briefing for non-Participating States<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div><div 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