Press release - Dual use goods: Parliament and EU ministers agree on new EU export rules

The revised regulation updates European export controls and adapts to technological progress, new security risks and information on human rights violations.

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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20201105IPR90915/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20201105IPR90915/
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Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Information
Tags: 
Data security, Cryptography, Computer network security, Computer security, Cybercrime, Data protection, Malware, Export control, Cyberwarfare
Summary
Key Points: 
  • The revised regulation updates European export controls and adapts to technological progress, new security risks and information on human rights violations.
  • It is an EU milestone, as export rules for surveillance technologies have been agreed for the first time.
  • We will now have EU-wide transparency on the export of cyber surveillance and will control the export of biometric surveillance.
  • Parliament adopted its negotiating mandate in January 2018, and was waiting for the Councils position to start talks until October 2019.
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