EXPORT CONTROL FORUM FOCUS 3 - From DUeS to electronic licensing

"eLicensing project"

Brussels, 19th December 2017

DG TRADE

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Dual Use Export Control

Request authorisation by Exporters

Technical/political assessments by national licensing Authorities

Consultations with other national agencies or MS

Authorisation GRANTED or DENIED

Dual Use (D.U.) Export Control • Dual Use Authorisation

request process

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DENIALS NOTIFICATIONS are shared between Member States since 2012 by an electronic

system: DUES

Article 13(1) of the Regulation 428/2009 requires Member States to notify each other and the Commission of denials issued under the Regulation. This exchange of information must take place through secure electronic means, including via a secure system that may be set up in accordance with Article 19(4).

Dual Use Export Control in Numbers

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• Dual-use exports represent about 2.6% of EU total exports, a large part direct to EU001 countries

• 44 billion €, the annual Value of EU controlled exports' in 2015

• Up to 10 FTE (SME/Large companies) in charge of export control

• 100 million € : cost of licensing in the EU

Rapport on Reg. 428/2009 of 21/11/17

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Not having an eLicensing system in use

Electronic licensing system: European landscape

Having an eLicensing system in use

No answer received 4

.. according to the eSurvey launched in March 2017

Electronic Licensing System for D.U. Export Authorisation requests

• Commission Analysts and domain experts

• Technical Experts Group: Austria, Ireland, Latvia, Romania and Belgium

• Bilateral meetings with MS: Romania, Latvia, France, Belgium, Luxembourg

• On site survey: France, Belgium

• Reporting to the DUCG (Dual Use Coordination Group)

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Feasibility of a solution provided by the Commission for the Member States

Feasibility Study Methodology

• Who, What

• Scope, stakeholders

• How

• System Architecture

• Implementation alternatives

• Information Security

• When

• Cost and timing estimate

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Decision on the eLicensing project expected

by Q1 2018

eLicensing Architecture FRONT OFFICE, web Portal allowing Exporters to:

• Request for information on Dual Use exports (Zero Notice)

• Request all type of authorizations foreseen by Reg. 428/2009

• Upload supporting documents

• Check licenses applications status, apply for extensions, duplications, etc.

• Pay for a license (option)

• Communicate with National Licensing Authority

• Generate reports, submit feedbacks

BACK OFFICE:

Web interface

allowing National

Licensing

Authorities to

manage all phases

of the license

request process.

FRONT OFFICE

BACK OFFICE

Interface able to interconnect the eLicensing system with existing IT systems, e.g. Customs.

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EU Customs

Single Window (DG

TAXUD)

Customs

IT System

Customs

Declarations

Interface able to interconnect the eLicensing

system with existing IT systems, e.g. Customs.

IT System Interface

eLicensing - Flexible approach

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• Available in all EU languages

• Support for National Control Lists & license types…

• Optional modules (e.g. e-Payments)

• Open time-line for adoption: Pilot, roll-out phase, migration to a new system

Dual Use Export Control

• Time line – project (provisional)

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Pro

ject

start

+ 1

2

month

s

Start

MS Pilot

Ready for

Roll-out in MS Candidate MS

for Pilot

+ 2

4

month

s

+ 3

6

month

s

Phase 1 - Development Phase 2 - Pilot Phase 3 – Roll-out

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Prototype – Front office

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Dual Use Export Control– eLicensing system Front Office mock-ups

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eLicensing : Benefits for exporters •

Reduce delays

eLicensing Reduce burden

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workflow upload

Check

Communicate

FEED

-back

Zero notice

Reg. 428/2009

Extensions QUANTITY management

electronic

Collaboration

Track request D

UA

L-U

SE

WEB based

Export

CONTROL

Authorizations

LICENSE

WMD

BROKERING

TRANSIT

transfer Reduce Distortion of COMPETITION TRANSPARENCY

Effectiveness

Reporting

HIGH AVAILABILITY