EU P2P Export Control Programme releases manual on ‘Elaborating a Strategic Trade System of Dual-Use Items’

The EU P2P (Partner-to-Partner) Export Control Programme has released a manual on ‘Elaborating a Strategic Trade System of Dual-Use Items’. The objective of this publication is to offer, through the experiences of the EU and several selected countries, a comprehensive understanding of the elaboration process that a state must initiate to establish or strengthen its strategic trade control system. 

To do so, this CBRN resource illustrates and analyse examples of effective and balanced dual-use trade control systems in partner countries of the European Union cooperating under the EU P2P Export Control Programme, namely: Morocco, the Philippines, Serbia, Singapore, and Ukraine. 

‘Elaborating a Strategic Trade System of Dual-Use Items’ is:

• the result of dialogues with partners, 
• an important contribution to the mutual understanding of various responses to common challenges, and 
• a tool for strengthening collective action against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

EU P2P Export Control Programme: Building a safer and more secure world

The EU P2P (Partner-to-Partner) Export Control Programme is the European Union’s flagship initiative aimed at strengthening export controls for dual-use goods and arms trade worldwide, supporting international trade in a secure and peaceful way.

Managed by the European Commission and the European External Action Service, the Programme’s objectives are to promote and reinforce international cooperation in the field of dual-use export controls, Arms Trade Treaty implementation and arms export controls by strengthening national and regional capacity, taking into account the balance between security and economic considerations.

The European Union is a long-standing provider of capacity-building activities aimed at the overall strengthening of export controls for dual-use and arms trade worldwide

As a contributor to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) risk mitigation, the EU P2P Programme is associated with the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence.

Visit the EU’s CBRN Risk Mitigation page to learn more about the EU P2P Programme, the EU CBRN CoE and other EU flagship initiatives strengthening CBRN safety and security worldwide.