Dual-Use Export Controls in Europe

The publishers of WorldECR are pleased to announce the publication of Dual-use Export Controls in Europe. The book, which is a successor to 2016’s popular Dual-use Export Controls of the EU, updates the earlier volume’s content in the light of the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union, the new ‘recast’ Regulation 821/2021, and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Additionally, it has been expanded to include EEA members Norway and Switzerland, Israel, and key EU candidate countries.

Dual-use Export Controls in Europe is an important reference for any business or person concerned with European export controls. It includes an introduction to the EU dual-use export control regime, along with information on the individual country regimes, and licensing contact details and procedures.

Structurally, chapters take a Q&A form to address must-know information for exporters e.g.,

• National licences and procedures/requirements for obtaining authorisations
• National legislation and key authorities responsible for legislating, enforcing and prosecuting export controls within each jurisdiction
• Application of catch-all and brokering controls
• Availability of online resources, e.g., e-licensing
• Enforcement and penalties

In addition, individual country chapters now include expanded descriptions of the nature of the dual-use goods sector in the jurisdiction, setting out the context for licencing and policy in each country.

WorldECR Editor Tom Blass said: ‘Today’s European Union is a different place from that of 2016. It faces different challenges. The war on the EU’s borders, and the departure from the bloc of a country that had been an important member of its institutions, have a significant impact on the application of export controls. As has the promulgation of Regulation 821/2021. This book will be a useful resource for all export control practitioners in Europe and beyond'.