50 LAW-ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA AND THE SOUTH CAUCASUS Alsetex. The poster on the stand also appears to show launching devices visually similar to those produced by SAE Alsetex.126 The authors contacted AlmaDK who confirmed that AlmaDK is the local representative of SAE Alsetex in Kazakhstan and in 2015 concluded a contract with SAE Alsetex to undertake the assembly of certain devices in Kazakhstan using imported components; these are only for the use by Kazakhstan’s law-enforcement and military personnel. The company did confirm that it displayed a range of products at the CAIPS exhibition, both those assembled in Kazakhstan and promotional material from SAE Alsetex. In relation to the relevant trade controls exercised by Kazakhstan the company stated that all complete Alsetex products imported into Kazakhstan (AlmaDK does not manufacture/assemble the ‘Cougar’ launching devices for example) would need to go to the bodies stipulated in the import license and end-user certificates which are issued by the Ministry of Industry and New Technology of Kazakhstan. The Ministry also requires an export license for any products that are going to end-users outside of Kazakhstan. The company also states that any export license for devices incorporating SAE Alsetex components or devices is subject to final approval by the French licensing authorities and in the event of a refusal, AlmaDK would not be able to export Alsetex products or components. This would appear to correspond with what SAE Alsetex states on its website that its ‘products and services fully comply with the strict specifications of the French government. Export requires the express authorization of an Inter-ministerial Commission, which has the sole power of decision’.127 126 127 <http://www.etienne-lacroix.com/index.php>. <http://www.alsetex.fr/produit.php?langue=en&categorie=mo&nom=mogenerique>.