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Common Dual-Use and Military Control Lists of the EU

Establishing and implementing effective strategic trade controls are imperative to stopping the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and conventional weapons. One component of effective strategic trade controls is the adoption of control lists which meet international standards. Control lists outline which goods should be controlled due to proliferation concerns. Typically, control lists fall into two categories, dual-use and military.

Goods and technologies are classified as military goods if they are designed specifically for military use, such as small arms, armed vehicles and protective equipment. Goods and technologies are considered to be dual-use when they can be used for both civil and military purposes, such as special materials, sensors and lasers, and high-end electronics.

The European Union maintains and publishes lists of dual-use and military items which countries should control. The EXBS Program translates these lists into various languages for use by the international community.

Below, you will find links to the English version of the EU Dual-Use and Military control lists, as well as to the various translations of the lists conducted by EXBS. Please note the date next to each link, as not every language has been updated to match the latest EU publication.

Dual-Use List Military List

Albanian - 2007 Bahasa - 2007

Arabic - 2009 Bosnian - 2003

Armenian - 2007 Chinese - 2010

Bahasa - 2008 English - 2010

Bosnian - 2003 Macedonian - 2003

Chinese - 2010 Russian - 2010

English - 2009 Serbian - 2003

Macedonian - 2003 Sinhalese - 2007

Russian - 2010 Thai - 2005

Serbian - 2003 Vietnamese - 2010

Sinhalese - 2007