On 20 September 2011 the Commission will host the 2011 Dual-use Exporter Conference. The event will bring together representatives from the private sector, national authorities and the EU institutions in order to discuss recent EU-level developments in the dual-use export control field.

Key issues to be discussed
The conference will deal with a broad range of dual-use export control issues. The primary focus of the event will be on the new EU General Export Authorisations (EU GEAs) and on the Dual-use Export control Green Paper adopted by the Commission on 30 June 2011.
Agenda of the Meeting

10:00 - Opening of the 2011 Exporter Conference
10:10 - Opening speeches
10:20 - Recent developments in export control systems
11:00 - Coffee break
11:20 - New EU General Export Authorisations (EU GEAs)
12:20 - Revision of Annex I (control list) - Update on the state of play
12:30 - Lunch (own arrangements)
14:00 - Green Paper on dual-use export controls in the European Union
16:00 - Coffee break
16:30 - Closing session
17:00 - End of meeting

Download the detailed agenda of the meeting
Practical details

Date: Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Place: Albert Borschette Conference Centre in Brussels (rue Froissart 36, Brussels, Belgium)
Time: 10:00 – 17:00
Languages: the conference will be held in English with simultaneous interpretation provided into and from the following languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Travel/accommodations/lunch: participants are responsible for all their own travel, accommodation and lunch arrangements.

Registration
You can register for the 2011 Dual Use Conference here .
Registration will be open till 9 September 2011.

Read the Privacy policy statement on the personal details used for registration here .
 
Background information
New EU General Export Authorisations 

Commission proposal for new EU General Export Authorisations (COM(2008) 854 final)
Information about the position of the European Parliament concerning the Commission's proposal

Green Paper - The dual-use export control system of the European Union: ensuring security and competitiveness in a changing world 

Press release
Green Paper document

 

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