Wassenaar Focuses on Proliferation-Related Exports in December Meetings
Member nations adopted “a number of” new export controls at the Wassenaar Arrangement’s plenary session earlier this month, with a focus on “proliferation-sensitive exports,” according to a Dec. 6 statement released by the plenary chair. They also updated a 2007 guidance for exports of small arms and light weapons and amended a guidance for export controls on the disposal of surplus or demilitarized military equipment. The member states also released a summary of the changes made to multilateral export controls of dual-use goods and technologies. A 243-page report describes the list of dual-use goods and technologies discussed during the meetings.
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Among the most notable changes are new controls on cyber-warfare software, communications monitoring, “sub-orbital aerospace vehicles” and a range of advanced technologies, the plenary chair said in its statement. The group also clarified existing controls on ballistic protection-related products, optical sensors and ball bearings, and relaxed controls on “certain laminates and commercial components with embedded cryptography.” The chair of Wassenaar said participating nations acknowledged that “further efforts are needed in order to respond rapidly and coherently to new challenges.”