Document ID: 32003R0149

Council Regulation (EC) No 149/2003
of 27 January 2003
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) 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, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Australia Group and the Chemical Weapons Convention.
(3) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 provides for Annex I and Annex IV to that Regulation to be updated in conformity with the relevant obligations and commitments, and any modification 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) In order to take account of changes adopted by the Wassenaar Arrangement, the Australia Group and the Missile Technology Control Regime during the years 2001 and 2002, Annexes I, II and IV to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 should 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 years 2001 and 2002.
(6) Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 should therefore 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 thirtieth 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, 27 january 2003.

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