translate English to French: proliferation of weapons of mass destruction `a threat to international peace and security'. In 1994, after protracted bargaining, the then Twelve and the Commission succeeded in setting up a system for the control of dual-use items that was based on both Community law and intergovernmental procedure (Joint Action).
L'une de leurs activités les plus significatives a été un débat intense, à partir d'une suggestion de l'Allemagne, sur une initiative de non-prolifération au Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies.