Translation of "sondage à double usage " (French → English) :

Trade in dual-use items represents a sizeable portion of the EU’s external trade; the most recent data confirm that the volume of controlled dual-use exports from the EU was up to €85 billion.

9. Supports the point made by the Commission that many components of space systems are dual-use or of a military nature and are hence subject to Directive 2009/43/EC of 6 May 2009 simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community , as amended by Directive 2012/47/EU of 14 December 2012 as regards the list of defence-related products, 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 , or the Common Position on arms exports; welcomes the proposal made in the communication to submit a for ...[+++]mal report to Parliament on the dual-use export control system before the end of 2013; calls on the Commission, the Member States and the EU Council Working Party on Conventional Arms Exports (COARM) to clarify what regulatory framework should apply to each category of goods and technology;

54. Recalls that dual-use capabilities are necessary for the implementation of the CSDP, in light of the complex security challenges in today’s world; stresses that the current crises in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa have highlighted the need for a comprehensive approach that harnesses, on the one hand, the full range of civilian-military engagement and, on the other, dual-use equipment and capacities, including European naval capabilities and civilian and military shipbuilding capacities ensuring vessel security and resilience; invites the Member States to work with the appropriate EU bodies and agencies, notably the Commission, th ...[+++]e EDA and the European Space Agency (ESA) in seeking EU funding for dual-use capability development, which is a way to fill in capability gaps at the national, regional and Union level; recalls the dual-use potential of the Galileo programme and its value for the implementation and effectiveness of CSDP operations, particularly in the maritime domain; stresses nonetheless that priority should be given to more transparency, efficiency and multilateral approaches in the field of capability development;

A Member State may extend the application of paragraph 1 to non-listed dual-use items for uses referred to in Article 4(1) and to dual-use items for military end use and destinations referred to in Article 4(2), (3) or (3a)".

3. A Member State may extend the application of paragraph 1 to non-listed dual-use items for uses referred to in Article 4(1) and to dual-use items for military end use and destinations referred to in Article 4(2) or (3a).

Some amendments to Regulation 1334/2000 clearly go beyond a purely technical revision and update of Regulation No. 1334/2000: the widening of the scope of dual-use export controls to cover controls on transit and of brokering and the sanctioning of illicit brokering of dual-use items linked to a weapons of mass destruction programme; the replacement of the authorisation requirement for the transfer of items within the internal market which are listed in recasted Annex V with a "pre-notification" procedure destined to facilitate trade ...[+++] within the EU internal market without compromising security interests; the introduction of a provision according to which Member States should apply criminal sanctions at least for violations of the Regulation; and a recital to clarify that the Regulation provides for a comprehensive legal framework for the export of dual use items, technology and related services.