An updated Dual Use Regulation  - Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1382/2014 of 22 October 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items has come into force. Dual-use items are goods, software and technology normally used for civilian purposes but which may have military applications, or may contribute to the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). The Regulation is directly applicable in all Member States and can be found here.


The update incorporates some 400 changes as a result of decisions made by the international export control regimes. The document ‘comprehensive change note summary for Council Regulation (EU) No. 428/2009’ provides a summary of these changes and can be found here.