Commission Updates EU Control List Of Dual Use Items

On Wednesday 11 January 2023, the European Commission's Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/66 of 21 October 2022, updating the list of dual-use items contained in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/821 (the “EU Dual Use Regulation”), was published in the Official Journal of the EU. With its publication, the updated list comes into force as of 12 January 2023.

The “EU Dual Use Regulation”

The export of certain goods to non-EU countries is only permitted following the granting of an export license by the competent EU Member State authority. Such goods include items which, by virtue of their nature or properties, can be used for both civilian and military applications (“dual-use goods”). The EU regulator and Member State authorities apply particular scrutiny to ensure that dual-use goods are not moved to third countries under the guise of civilian use.