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EU - Dual-use Regulation 2021/821 - Annex A - EN
Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items (recast)
ANNEX A - Types of items according to Article 26(2) para. 2 Regulation (EU) 2021/821 (not including cybersurveillance items)
CATEGORY 0 – NUCLEAR MATERIALS, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
Ref. code | Types of item |
0EC1 | Nuclear materials, facilities, plants and equipment |
0EC2 | Software for nuclear materials facilities and equipment |
0EC3 | Technology for nuclear materials facilities and equipment |
CATEGORY 1 – SPECIAL MATERIALS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
Ref. code | Types of item |
1EC1 | Materials, components and structures for aircraft/aerospace |
1EC2 | Explosives, propellants and related equipment |
1EC3. | Fibrous, filamentary materials, and production equipment |
1EC4 | Special metals and alloys and equipment therefor |
1EC5 | Nuclear related items and equipment |
1EC6 | Toxic chemicals, precursors, pathogens, toxins and genetically-modified organisms, related protective and detection equipment and components |
1EC7 | Software for special materials and related equipment |
1EC8 | Technology for special materials and related equipment |
CATEGORY 2 – MATERIALS PROCESSING
Ref. code | Types of item |
2EC1 | Machine tools and systems and components for industrial equipment |
2EC2 | Chemical and biological manufacturing equipment |
2EC3 | Software for materials processing |
2EC4 | Technology for materials processing |
CATEGORY 3 – ELECTRONICS
Ref. code | Types of item |
3EC1 | Electronic items and components |
3EC2 | Electronic assemblies, modules and equipment |
3EC3 | Electronic items usable in nuclear applications |
3EC4 | Equipment for the manufacturing and testing of semiconductor devices or materials |
3EC5 | Semiconductor materials |
3EC6 | Software for electronics |
3EC7 | Technology for electronics |
CATEGORY 4 – COMPUTERS
Ref. code | Types of item or ‘item’ |
4EC1 | Computers |
4EC2 | Software for computers |
4EC3 | Technology for computers |
CATEGORY 5 – TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SECURITY
Ref. code | Types of item or ‘item’ |
5EC1 | Telecommunications items and equipment |
5EC2 | Information security and crypto-analysis items and equipment |
5EC3 | Software for telecommunications and information security |
5EC4 | Technology for telecommunications and information security |
CATEGORY 6 – SENSORS AND LASERS
Ref. code | Types of item |
6EC1 | Optical and acoustic equipment, related components and materials; other sensors |
6EC2 | Lasers, related equipment and materials |
6EC3 | Radar systems, related equipment and components |
6EC4 | Software for sensors and lasers |
6EC5 | Technology for sensors and lasers |
CATEGORY 7 – NAVIGATION AND AVIONICS
Ref. code | Types of item |
7EC1 | Equipment for inertial navigation |
7EC2 | Other equipment related to navigation and avionics |
7EC3 | Flight control systems |
7EC4 | Production equipment for navigation and avionics |
7EC5 | Software for navigation and avionics |
7EC6 | Technology for navigation and avionics |
CATEGORY 8 – MARINE
Ref. code | Types of item |
8EC1 | Submersible vehicles and surface vessels and related marine systems, equipment and components |
8EC2 | Materials and equipment for marine vessels |
8EC3 | Software for marine |
8EC4 | Technology for marine |
CATEGORY 9 – AEROSPACE AND PROPULSION
Ref. code | Types of item |
9EC1 | Aerospace engines and gas turbines (except UAV) |
9EC2 | UAV and propulsions therefor |
9EC3 | Rockets and spacecraft |
9EC4 | Rocket engines |
9EC5 | Equipment for wind tunnels, test facilities and chambers |
9EC6 | Software for aerospace and propulsion |
9EC7 | Technology for aerospace and propulsion |
NON-LISTED ITEMS
Ref. code | Types of item |
XEC1 | Other/non-listed |