Photograph (left) of “riot police shield” physically displayed at the China Aole Safety Equipment Co. Ltd, stand during Milipol 2015© Robin Ballantyne/Omega Research Foundation; image (right) of a metal spiked baton taken from China Pioneer product catalogue, Milipol 2017. A Chinese company, Wenzhou Hongda Police Equipment Share Co. Ltd, promoted a “riot police shield” with metal spikes in their product catalogue distributed at Milipol 2015, in Paris, France. In addition, a spiked shield (with electric shock function) was physically displayed at the China Aole Safety Equipment Co. Ltd, stand during Milipol 2015. It is unclear how the China Aole Safety Equipment company managed to physically display this item at Milipol 2015 when its import was prohibited under EC Regulation1236/2005 (which is directly applicable in all member States, including France). In November 2017, the Chinese company, China Pioneer, distributed marketing materials showing a metal spiked baton and a range of hardened plastic/rubber spiked batons, at Milipol 2017.317 6.3. Recommendation  CoE member States should prohibit the manufacture, promotion, import, export, brokering or other transfer of spiked kinetic impact devices (including batons, shields and arm guards) for law enforcement purposes. The use of such devices by CoE law enforcement and prison officials should be prohibited, and any existing devices should be removed and destroyed.  CoE member States should stringently control the import, export, brokering and other transfer of launched-kinetic impact weapons or hand-held kinetic impact weapons. The use of such weapons by law enforcement officials should be consistent with regional and international human rights standards, specifically the UN Basic Standards on the Use of Force and Firearms. 317 China Pioneer, Product catalogue, distributed at Milipol 2017, Paris, France. 60