Document ID: 32004R1504

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1504/2004
of 19 July 2004
amending and updating Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use items and technology
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 (1) requires dual-use items (including software and technology) to be subject to effective control when they are exported from the Community.
(2)
In order to enable the Member States and the Community to comply with their international commitments, Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 establishes the common list of dual-use items and technology referred to in Article 3 of that Regulation, which implements internationally agreed dual-use controls, including the Wassenaar Arrangement, the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the Australia Group and the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
(3)
Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 provides for Annex I and Annex IV to be updated in conformity with the relevant obligations and commitments, and any modifications thereof that each Member State has accepted as a member of the international non-proliferation regimes and export control arrangements, or by ratification of relevant international treaties.
(4)
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 should be amended in order to take account of changes adopted by the Wassenaar Arrangement, the Australia Group and the Missile Technology Control Regime subsequent to the amendments made by Regulation No 149/2003 (2) on 27 January 2003.
(5)
Council Regulation (EC) No 885/2004 amended Part 3 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 in order to delete the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland from the current list of countries for which the Community Export Authorisation applies.
(6)
For ease of reference for export control authorities and operators, it is necessary to publish an updated and consolidated version of the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000, taking into account all the amendments accepted by the Member States in international forums during the period covering December 2002 to December 2003.
(7)
Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 shall be replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 30th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 July 2004.

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