The Europe India Centre for Business & Industry (EICBI) welcomes the European Commissions evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2021/821, which governs the export, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items.
EU consultation
Evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2021/821 (the ‘Dual-Use Regulation’)
3 submissions from 3 organizations told the European Commission what they think about this file. Here is what each of them said, in their own words.
Who showed up
2 submissions from industry — companies and their trade associations — against 1 from civil society: NGOs, consumer organizations, environmental groups and trade unions. That is 2 industry submissions for every one from civil society.
Industry 2Civil society 1Public authorities, academia, other 0
Groupings use the respondent type each organization selected when filing. Counting submissions, not organizations — a body that filed twice is counted twice.
The file, right now
The consultation is open — 46 days left to submit. It closes on 15 Oct 2026.
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- Where it stands
- In planning
- Adoption expected
- 31 Dec 2026 · in 123 days
How it got here
- Call for evidence · evaluation15 Oct 2026 · upcoming
- Public consultation15 Oct 2026 · upcoming
Also on the Commission’s pipeline for this file, with no date recorded: Initiative planned, Evl.
3 positions
The "principal element rule" contained in General Note 2 of Annex I is rather vague and open to different interpretations. The exporters cannot predict in advance what position the authority will take regarding the classification of a component as principal element.
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manufacturer of tools
· · filed 17 Aug 2026 · source
The Dual-Use Regulation is an important building block for maintaining international security and preventing undesirable proliferation. From the point of view of an export-oriented industrial company, the Regulation has in principle contributed to greater harmonisation of export control requirements within the European Union.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
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