Summary
Dual-use items and technologies (DUIs) are products that can have a peaceful application, such as generating energy, but also a non-peaceful application, such as creating weapons. Because of these risks, exporting them is strictly controlled and a licence is mandatory.
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In detail
Companies (including universities and research centres) who have a head office in Wallonia
- Have your head office in Wallonia
- Some items and technologies require a transfer licence to be obtained in advance in order to exported within the European Union. The list of these items and technologies is available in Annex IV of Regulation (EU) 2021/821.
For the individual export licence, you must know the destination country, the end user and the quantity of goods to be exported, and state this clearly on the licence application. The individual licence is valid exclusively for the destination country, the end user and the quantity stated on the application.
For the global export licence, the quantity of goods to be exported does not need to be stated on the application. The global licence is valid for several destination countries (except a list of clearly excluded countries).
The licence is valid for two years across the entire European Union. Once it has expired, the licence is not automatically renewable. A new licence application must be submitted (even before the previous licence expires).
Licence applications must be submitted electronically via the eLicensing platform.
There is no pre-determined processing time. Depending on the sensitivity and complexity of the application, the processing time will vary from one week to several weeks.
- 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 transfers of dual-use items
- Official Journal of the European Union, OJ L 206, 11.6.2021, p. 1.
- Consolidated version of the Dual-Use Regulation
As with any administrative decision, the granting or refusal of an export licence can be appealed at the Supreme Administrative Court of Belgium. This appeal must be lodged within 60 days of notification of the decision.