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Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009Show full title

Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (Recast)

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[F13. This authorisation does not authorise the export of items where: U.K.
(1)

the exporter has been informed by [F2the Secretary of State] that the items in question are or may be intended, in their entirety or in part:

(a)

for use in connection with the development, production, handling, operation, maintenance, storage, detection, identification or dissemination of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, or the development, production, maintenance or storage of missiles capable of delivering such weapons;

(b)

for a military end-use as defined in Article 4(2) of this Regulation where the purchasing country or country of destination is subject to an arms embargo imposed by F3... a decision of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe or an arms embargo imposed by a binding resolution of the Security Council of the United Nations; or

(c)

for use as parts or components of military items listed in the national military list that have been exported from the [F4United Kingdom] without authorisation or in breach of an authorisation prescribed by [F5national legislation];

(2)

the exporter is aware that the items in question are intended, in their entirety or in part, for any of the uses referred to in subparagraph (1);

(3)

the relevant items are exported to a customs-free zone or a free warehouse which is located in a destination covered by this authorisation;

(4)

the exporter has been informed by [F6the Secretary of State], or is otherwise aware (e.g., from information received from the manufacturer), that the items in question have been classified by [F7the Secretary of State] as having a protective national security classification marking F8...;

(5)

their return, in their original state, without the removal, copying or dissemination of any component or software, cannot be guaranteed by the exporter, or where a transfer of technology is connected with a presentation;

(6)

the relevant items are to be exported for a private presentation or demonstration (e.g., in in-house showrooms);

(7)

the relevant items are to be merged into any production process;

(8)

the relevant items are to be used for their intended purpose, except to the minimum extent required for effective demonstration, but without making specific test outputs available to third parties;

(9)

the export is to take place as a result of a commercial transaction, in particular as regards the sale, rental or lease of the relevant items;

(10)

the relevant items are to be stored at an exhibition or fair only for the purpose of sale, rent or lease, without being presented or demonstrated;

(11)

the exporter makes any arrangement which would prevent him from keeping the relevant items under his control during the whole period of the temporary export.]

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