Restrictions on

duol use
goods
exports oI
Restrictions on exports ol
sensitive technologies,
including in the
field
ol
enetgy
Russian companies value access to dual use technologles and
goods
produced
in the EU. EU dual use
goods
exports to Russia amount to
around EUR 20 billion
per year (military
and civilian end users) Restricting
exports of certain categories of dual use
goods could be an effective and
targeted measure. Such a measure has already been
put in place
by
some Member States on an individual basis.
The restriction would consist in an export ban for all dual
goods
for
military use, military end users or mixed end-users
(companies
active in
both the military and civilian sectors).
Restrictions could take the form of a
prohibition to export to the
identified end users. National public authorities should refuse
granting
the requested license when there are
grounds t! believe that it is for
military use or the end user is a military or a military/civilian company. To
perform the trade exporters should
prove that it is not for a prohibited
use.
The envisaged restriction would be reversible but also sdlable. lf
necessary, as an incremental step, it could be considered to restrict
export to all end users
(including
civilian end users) for a narrowly
defined set of highly sensitive dual use
goods.
As an example this could concern:
.
special materials
. quantum key distribution systems,
.
some machine tools,
.
high
performance
computers and electronics.
Total EU exports ofthe dual use technologies identified above amount to
around EUR 4 billion
per year (20%
of the total dual use exports to RU).
Dual use
goods/technologies for which backfilling from third countries is
possible should not be included in the list.
Russia needs EU technologies to develop some of the most competitive
and export-oriented sectors of its economy, including energy and steel
production. EU exports of energy related technologies for non-
conventional oil and
gas projects
amountto approx. EUR 150 million
per
year.
The restriction to technology transfer in the field of energy would
only target long term
production, so it should not disrupt current supply
and trade in energy
products.
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