Business & Commerce

#2001-1192Decree No. 2001-1192 of December 13, 2001, on the Control of Export, Import, and Transfer of Dual-use Goods and Technologies

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law establishes a framework for controlling the export, import, and transfer of dual-use goods and technologies in France. It creates a system of licenses for these activities, managed by the customs authority. The decree integrates previous regulations and modifies existing frameworks to streamline the process, impacting businesses dealing in dual-use items.

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Key Changes

  • Establishes a licensing system for dual-use goods in France.
  • Integrates and replaces previous regulations with a streamlined framework.
  • Specifies the role of customs authorities in managing licenses.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Obtain authorization from the minister responsible for customs before exporting dual-use goods and technologies as specified in Articles 1 and 2

Exporters of dual-use goods and technologies
licensing
high

The minister responsible for customs must decide on authorization requests within nine months of their receipt date

Minister responsible for customs
operational
high

Register the EU general export authorization No. EU001 according to modalities established by ministerial order, including supplementary information from Annex II of the Council regulation

Exporters using the general authorization EU001
licensing
medium

Provide information concerning dual-use goods subject to intra-Community transfer according to modalities specified by ministerial order

Persons transferring dual-use goods within the European Community
reporting
high

Obtain an International Import Certificate from the customs minister before importing dual-use goods from third countries, and subsequently obtain a delivery verification certificate

Importers of dual-use goods from non-EU countries
licensing

Affected Parties

Companies exporting dual-use goodsCustoms authorities

Tags

export,import,dual-use