Electronic War Weapons Book (eKWB)

That a company must keep a war weapons register results from the War Weapons Control Act (KrWaffKontrG) of the Federal Republic of Germany. As the competent authority, the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) checks compliance with the War Weapons Control Act. All companies that manufacture, market or store war weapons must keep either a manual war weapons register or an electronic war weapons register in which every movement must be documented in a timely manner. As a basis for handling war weapons, companies must apply for appropriate permits in advance.

Electronic war weapons book from Ontaris

The easy-to-use electronic War Weapons Book (eKWB) from Ontaris helps companies with their legal documentation obligation, makes it simple, prevents incorrect entries and also provides an interface to BAFA for the semi-annual report. As a central component, the electronic war weapons register also contains, among other things, a licence administration and the administration of the documents justifying the entry.

War Weapons Control Act

The War Weapons Control Act serves to secure peace and prevent war. It is intended to protect the peaceful coexistence of peoples and to ward off threats to international peace and security. In order to grant this, Article 26(2) states 2 of the Basic Law stipulates that weapons intended for warfare may only be manufactured, marketed, transported and stored with the approval of the Federal Government.

In the course of the digitalisation of official processes, all companies subject to reporting under the War Weapons Control Act are obliged to report the half-yearly inventory report and changes to the BAFA in electronic form from October 2020.