http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2764/article/7Export of Goods, Transfer of Technology and Provision of Technical Assistance (Control) Order 2003texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseCUSTOMS AND EXCISE2024-05-20Expert Participation2009-01-02This Order, made under the Export Control Act 2002, establishes a new framework for the control of strategic goods, software and technology. This Order brings together controls on the export or transfer of military and dual-use goods, software and technology, controls on goods, software and technology related to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and the provision of WMD related technical assistance. The controls in this Order apply to persons in the United Kingdom and in respect of certain provisions, to United Kingdom persons anywhere in the world.PART IICONTROLS ON THE TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY
7Electronic transfer of controlled dual-use technology and software and end-use controls1

Subject to the provisions of this Order, no person shall transfer by any electronic means any dual-use software or technology of a description specified in Schedule 2 to this Order where the transfer is to a person or place in any destination specified in that Schedule as being a prohibited destination in relation to that software or technology.

2

Subject to the provisions of this Order, no person shall transfer by any electronic means to a person or place in any Member State any dual-use software or technology that is either—

a

specified in Annex I but not in Annex IV to the Regulation;

b

specified in Schedule 2 to this Order; or

c

not specified in Annex I to the Regulation or Schedule 2 to this Order but for the transfer of which from the European Community an authorisation is required pursuant to—

i

Article 4(1) of the Regulation; or

ii

Article 4(2), (3) or (4) of the Regulation,

if he knows at the time of the transfer that such software or technology is intended for use outside the European Community and no processing or working is to be performed on that software or technology in any Member State to which it is to be transferred.

3

Subject to the provisions of this Order, no person shall transfer by any electronic means any dual-use software or technology not listed in Annex 1 of the Regulation, to a person or place outside the European Community where he has grounds for suspecting that such software or technology is or may be intended, in its entirety or in part, for any relevant use, unless he has made all reasonable enquiries as to its proposed use and is satisfied that it will not be so used.

4

Subject to the provisions of this Order—

a

Article 21(1) of the Regulation and paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this article do not prohibit the transfer of any dual-use software or technology in relation to which a licence in writing has been granted by the Secretary of State provided that all conditions attaching to the licence are complied with; and

b

Article 3(1) of the Regulation does not prohibit the transfer of any dual-use software or technology under the authority of the Community General Export Authorisation, or in relation to which a licence in writing has been granted by the Secretary of State or a Community Licence has been granted by any competent authority, provided that all conditions applying to that authorisation or attaching to the licence or Community Licence are complied with.

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