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Stéphane CHARDON
Coordinator for export controls
DG TRADE
European Commission
EU export controls: 2019 update
1.1 EVOLUTION OF THE POLICY & REGULATORY
FRAMEWORK: UPDATING THE EU LIST OF DUAL-USE ITEMS
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• Commission Delegated Regulation C(2019)7313
• of 17 October 2019 updating Annex I in light of decisions of export control regimes in 2018
• Publication in Official Journal on 30 December 2019, entry into force on 31 December2019.
1.2 EVOLUTION OF THE POLICY & REGULATORY
FRAMEWORK: UPDATING THE EU LIST OF DUAL-USE ITEMS
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2018
1.3 EVOLUTION OF THE POLICY & REGULATORY
FRAMEWORK: THE BREXIT CONTINGENCY MEASURES
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1.4 EVOLUTION OF THE POLICY & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: MODERNISATION OF EU EXPORT CONTROLS
• Commission proposal:
28 Sept. 2016
• European Parliament
position: 17 January 2018
• Council position: 5 June 2019
• Trilogues: 10 October 2019,
13 November 2019
1.5 EVOLUTION OF THE POLICY & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: MODERNISATION OF EU EXPORT CONTROLS
• “Human security dimension”: EU autonomous controls on dual-use items / cyber-surveillance technology to prevent human rights
violations
• Harmonisation and simplification of controls: reduce administrative burden / enhance effectiveness of controls
• Consistent implementation & enforcement: enhanced information exchange, interconnected IT systems, enforcement cooperation
• Transparency and partnership with the private sector
• Cooperation with third countries: towards a global level-playing field
2.1 IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTROLS: DEVELOPMENT
OF THE IT INFRASTRUCTURE
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• Continuous development of the Dual-Use electronicSystem (DUeS - new functionalities)
• Electronic licensing pilot
project (IT, LV, RO, EL, WA) –
deployment in 2020
2.2 IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTROLS: DEVELOPMENT
OF GUIDELINES
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• 2018 Technical Expert Group
Public consultation (Sept.-Nov.
2018)
Commission Recommendation
of 30 July 2019
• 2019 Technical Expert Group
on the development of guidelines
for dual-use research
3.1 Information exchange and transparency
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• Annual Export Control Report: COM(2019)562, 4 Nov.2019 (renewal of 5-year delegation of competence)
• Annex on national enforcement measures
• Information Notice on national measures (C304/3, 20August 2016) – updated Information Notice in preparation,to be adopted early 2020
• Updated Dual-Use–Customs Correlation Table
3.2 INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND TRANSPARENCY
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Total value of controlled trade: EUR 50,2 bn (2,7% of EU exports)Total value of licensed trade: EUR 36,6 bn(25,600 individual licences)
631 denials (0,04%of EU exports)
3.3 INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND TRANSPARENCY
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3.4 INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND TRANSPARENCY
EXPORTS OF CYBERSURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
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4.1 OUTREACH / PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PRIVATE
SECTOR
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Public consultations
Technical Expert Groups
Workshops/seminars
5. THE US-CHINA TECH-TRADE CONFRONTATION: CONFRONTING NEW TRADE AND SECURITY CHALLENGES?
• US Export Control Reform Act (2018):
towards additional controls on “emerging
and foundational technologies” + FIRRMA
• US controls Chinese tech.
companies e.g. Huawei, Xinjiang
• US E.O. on securing the ICT supply chain
• Chinese draft export control law, list of “unreliable entities”
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For more information: DG Trade website:
http://ec.europa.eu/trade/import-and-export-rules/export-from-eu/dual-use-controls/
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