EU Issues Dual-Use Export Control Guidance in Case of No-Deal Brexit

The European Commission issued a notice Sept. 16 on European Union dual-use export controls if the United Kingdom leaves the EU without a deal. The commission reminded dual-use traders that items exported from the EU to the U.K. will require a license after the transition period, which ends Dec. 31, and traders will no longer be able to rely on U.K. licenses for shipments from the EU to a third country. Traders also will not be able to rely on licenses issued by another EU member state to export dual-use goods located in the U.K. to a third country. The EC advised exporters to seek information from their country’s licensing authority “regarding the handling of relevant export scenarios” post-transition.