The proposed transfer to Myanmar of a military helicopter containing components and technology from as many as six European Union countries threatens to undermine an EU arms embargo on Myanmar, according the report 'Indian Helicopters for Myanmar: Making a Mockery of the EU Arms Embargo?,' by European and international NGOs, including Amnesty International and Saferworld. The study cites credible sources who say that the Indian government is planning to transfer the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) to Myanmar. It reveals how the Indian-manufactured helicopter would not be operational without vital components from EU Member States and highlights the urgent need for stricter EU arms controls. Variants of the ALH attack helicopter contain rocket launchers from Belgium; rockets, guns and engines from France; brake systems from Italy; fuel tanks and gearboxes from the UK and self-protection equipment from a Swedish company. German companies have been crucial to the design development of the ALH. Myanmar has a widely-documented record of serious human rights violations, which the United Nations has described as widespread and systematic. Such abuses include summary executions, torture, and the recruitment of child soldiers.

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Do you feel that the sale of the Indian manufactured Advanced Light Helicopter to Myanmar will violate the European Union arms embargo as a result of its containing components and technology from member nations?