| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Trade |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | 2024/214 |
| Publication Date | 17/01/2024 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
Summary:Recommendation - adopted by the European Commission on 10 January 2024 - setting out guidelines on the methodology for data gathering and processing in the context of an annual report focusing on the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items. Further information:Regulation (EU) 2021/821 upgraded, modernised and strengthened the European Union's (EU) export control toolbox to respond effectively to evolving risks and emerging technologies. It also enhanced the EU's capacity to address the risk of violations of human rights associated with trade in cyber-surveillance technologies without prior agreement at multilateral level, and to control trade flows in sensitive new and emerging technologies. The Regulation also provides that the publication of an annual report on the implementation of controls should include relevant information on the licensing and enforcement of controls under it, with due respect to the need to ensure the protection of the confidentiality of certain data, in particular where the transmission or publication of licensing data could affect defence, foreign policy or national security concerns or jeopardise the protection of personal and commercial sensitive information. These guidelines describe the new methodology for the collection and publication of data that the annual report needs to include. The methodology is to be applied by Member States’ licensing authorities (herein after also referred to also as ‘competent authorities’) – in cooperation with other authorities (such as customs) where appropriate – and the European Commission for the purpose of preparing the EU annual report on dual-use export control, which covers all EU activities in the dual-use export control area. They were prepared by a technical expert group, and took into consideration the results of a stakeholder consultation carried out in early 2023. The Recommendation was adopted by the European Commission on 10 January 2024 and published in the Official Journal on 17 January 2024. |
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| Source Link | http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2024/214/oj |
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| Subject Categories | Security and Defence, Trade |
| Subject Tags | Export | Import Controls |
| Keywords | Common Foreign and Security Policy [CFSP], Dual-Use Goods |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
