Document ID: 32001R2432

Council Regulation (EC) No 2432/2001
of 20 November 2001
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) Under Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000(1), dual-use items (including software and technology) should 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 international non-proliferation regimes and export control arrangements, or by ratification of relevant international treaties.
(4) In order to take account of changes adopted by the Wassenaar Arrangement plenary session on 1 December 2000, by the Australia Group plenary session on 5 October 2000, by the Missile Technology Control Regime plenary session on 13 October 2000, and by the Nuclear Suppliers Group on 23 June 2000, Annexes I and IV need to be modified.
(5) In order to ease references 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 year 2000.
(6) At the same time, it is appropriate, for the sake of clarity, to adapt the references made in Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(2).
(7) Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in Article 14, the words "The provisions of Articles 463 to 470 and 843 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93" shall be replaced by "The provisions of Articles 843 and 912a to 912g of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93";
(b) the Annexes shall be replaced by the Annexes to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 30th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 November 2001.

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