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Changes to the Control Lists from Wassenar and also some National Controls

AMENDMENT TO THE EXPORT OF GOODS, TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY AND PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (CONTROL) ORDER 2003 (“THE 2003 ORDER”)

1. The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has made amendments to the 2003 Order. The relevant amendments appear in:

• The Export and Trade Control Order 2007 (S.I.2007 No.1863) (“the amending Order”)

The amending Order will come into force on 19th July 2007.

2. The amending Order makes a number of changes to Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to the main Order. These are a consequence of the latest review of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA), as well as some national policy changes. The principal changes are:

In Schedule 1:

• New definition of “explosive signatures”;
• Changes in the following categories,
- ML2.a;
- ML3;
- ML8.a.4 ;
- ML11.a ;
- ML13.c ;
- ML19.e ;
- ML21.b.1.c and ML21.b.3 ;
- PL8001.a.1; PL8001.a.3; and PL8001.a.4 .

In Schedule 2:

• New definition for “lighter than air vehicles”;
• Changes in the following categories,
- PL9009.a.1;
- PL9009.a.2;
- PL9009.c; and
• The omission of PL9009.b.

3. In addition the amending Order clarifies that reference to Schedule 1 in the Trade in Goods (Control) Order 2003 and the Trade in Controlled Goods (Embargoed Destinations) Order 2004 are references to that Schedule as amended. The amending Order also updates the 2003 Order so it refers to the most recent amendments to Council Regulation (EC) No.1334/2000 and corrects an error in the Export Control (Lebanon, etc.) Order 2006.

4. For further details of strategic export controls please contact:

ECO Helpline
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
3rd Floor 
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET

Fax: 020 7215 0531
E-mail: eco.help@berr.gsi.gov.uk

5. This notice is for information purposes only and has no force in law. Please note that where legal advice is required exporters should make their own arrangements.

Export Control Organisation
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
July 2007

(XNP/PU 09/07)