EU to Add UK to 'EU001' General Export Authorization for Dual-Use Goods if No-Deal Brexit

The European Union will add the United Kingdom to the list of countries eligible for its general export authorization for most dual-use goods once the U.K. leaves the EU with no transition deal in place, it said in a notice issued March 27. The new regulation adds the U.K. to authorization “EU001,” which is currently applicable to the U.S. Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland. The authorization applies to all goods on the EU’s dual-use control list, with some exceptions such as pathogens and materials, software and materials for making nuclear weapons. The U.K.’s addition to the authorization would take effect on the day that EU treaties cease to apply in the U.K., the notice says.