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WA Lists and List Review

WA Lists and List Review. EG Chair: Maria Dec Luxembourg. D U A L U S E. M U N I T I O N S. General structure of Dual Use and Munitions Lists. General Technology Note. 22 entries. 22 entries. 9 Categories. Category 1. Category 3. ML 22.

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WA Lists and List Review

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  1. WA Lists and List Review EG Chair: Maria Dec Luxembourg Wassenaar Arrangement

  2. D U A L U S E M U N I T I O N S General structure of Dual Use and Munitions Lists General Technology Note 22 entries 22 entries 9 Categories Category 1 Category 3 ML 22 A Systems, equipt., components B Test … production equipt. C Materials D Software E Technology Category 9 ML 1 ML 1 Sensitive & Very Sensitive Lists Wassenaar Arrangement

  3. Criteria for the selection of • Dual-Use goods and ML items • List Review Procedure Wassenaar Arrangement

  4. Criteria: The Munitions List There is only one criterion: the military characteristics (“specially designed or modified for military use”) Wassenaar Arrangement

  5. Criteria - Dual Use List Dual Use Goods and Technologies are intended for civil applications They can also be used for military applications Because WA is not intended to prevent bona fide civil transactions Criteria are complex Wassenaar Arrangement

  6. Overview of the Dual-use List DU List =Goods and technology submitted to export controls SL = Increased vigilance and notification purposes VSL = Same scope as SL Wassenaar Arrangement

  7. DUAL-USE CRITERIA Strategic relevance for controls? Major or key elements for … conventional military capabilities, characterised by materials, components, performance, or other parameters Feasibility of controls? Foreign availability Objective specification Controllability (available & enforceable criteria) No duplication of controls Wassenaar Arrangement

  8. Criteria Sensitive and Very Sensitive Lists (Exchange of information and vigilance purposes) • Sensitive List • Key elements directly related to …advanced conventional • military capabilities • Very Sensitive List • Elements essential to …the most advanced conventional • military capabilities Wassenaar Arrangement

  9. In summary Deciding whether an item meets the criteria Is not a question of a simple formula It is a question of in-depth technical assessment This is the responsibility of Delegations in the Experts Group Wassenaar Arrangement

  10. The Lists Review National Proposals submitted prior to a deadline in February First Round of the EG in spring June intersessional work Concluding Round of the EG in autumn Changes to the Lists agreed at EG level are submitted for approval to the December Plenary

  11. Final Thoughts The WA Control Lists have been developed over 20 years • Each entry, justified against the criteria for their selection, is the result of intensive work conducted by delegations; • They continue to be updated each year by the Experts Group in accordance with a procedure approved by the Plenary and which is intended to ensure the maximal effectiveness in this process; • The process seeks to balance security concerns with the free flow of legitimate international trade. Wassenaar Arrangement

  12. Thank you for your kind attention Wassenaar Arrangement

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