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The EU Commission has released a recommendation proposed initially in the January 2024 White Paper on Export Controls, aimed at enhancing coordination and communication between the EU Member States of their national control lists of dual-use items.
Dual-use controls can apply to goods and technology with high specifications that can be used in civil, military, or other controlled or sanctioned regimes. The national control lists stem from internationally agreed conventions and arrangements.
The Commission Recommendation is a set of voluntary standards, guidelines, and a coordination mechanism where pertinent dual-use control information can be shared on a voluntary basis between EU Member States.
It also outlines key principles for aligning national dual-use control lists with EU and multilateral agreed standards.
Export controls are subject to national security regulations and restrictions; therefore, the recommendation could only be for implementation voluntarily by each member state, and with possible national member state conditions.
The EU has advised that implementation of the recommendations in the paper would promote a more integrated and unified EU approach towards global export control issues.
Links to the Commission Recommendation can be found below:
Commission Recommendation (EU) 2025/683 on coordination of national control lists
The White Paper on which the recommendations are based can be found below:
White Paper on export controls - 24 January 2024
Details of the EU Trade Policy on the export of dual-use items can be found below:
The UK Strategic Export Control lists and links to the UK Export Control legislation can be found here:
UK strategic export controls - GOV.UK
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The UK Export Licensing System
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