DUEL USE GOODS
November 1st, 2001
BY ALAN OSBORNAN UPDATED list of sensitive "dual-use" products and technologies published by the European Commission will allow some exporters a little more marketing freedom than in the past, despite the recent heightened concern about terrorism.The revised list of items that are considered to be dangerous in the wrong hands allows for higher thresholds in a number of areas and this will permit some exporters, notably of computers, to increase sales without having to seek prior permission from Brussels.The relaxation reflects analyses made over the past year in ...
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