A press release for the EU have recently advised on changes the the EU Parliament agreed to new EU export rules on dual use items.
Thios includes the following:
New EU criteria for granting export licences for dual use products
Checks on the export of dual use products contribute to preventing human rights violations
The export of cyber-surveillance tools will also be controlled
The EU Parliament backed the new set of rules for exporting dual use products and technologies, including cyber-surveillance tools.
This update made necessary by technological developments and growing security risks, includes new criteria to grant or reject export licenses for certain items.
It will lead to the establishment of an EU list of technologies that are subject to export restrictions. The list, which goes beyond international lists, also includes stricter export controls on certain cyber-surveillance tools in the interest of protecting human rights and political freedoms.
The regulation sets up an EU-level coordination mechanism for the exports of cyber-surveillance items, new transparency and reporting obligations for member states, and will swiftly incorporate emerging technologies.
After the formal endorsement of the Parliament, Council has to officially agree to the updated regulation before it can enter into effect.
Under international commitments, EU member states have to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons. This obligation extends to the control of the export of dual use products.
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