Statutory Instruments
2019 No. 989
Customs
The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2019
Made
4th June 2019
Laid before Parliament
6th June 2019
Coming into force
30th June 2019
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 1 ) in relation to measures relating to trade in certain goods, including technical assistance, which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment( 2 ).
It appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for references in this Order to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16th January 2019( 3 ), or to any provision of that regulation, to be construed as references to that instrument or to any such provision as amended from time to time.
Citation and Commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Export Control (Amendment) Order 2019 and comes into force on 30th June 2019.
Amendments to the Export Control Order 2008
2. —(1)The Export Control Order 2008( 6 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 2(1) (interpretation), for the definition of “the torture Regulation”, substitute—
“ the torture Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2019/125 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16th January 2019 as amended from time to time; ”
(3) In Article 36 (offences relating to prohibitions and restrictions in the torture Regulation), in paragraph (7), for “Article 8(8)” (types of authorisation and issuing authorities), substitute “Article 20(8)”.
(4) In Article 36A (further offences relating to the prohibitions etc. in the torture Regulation)—
(a) for the reference to “Article 4a(1)” (prohibition of transit of goods listed in Annex 2) in each place it occurs, substitute “Article 5(1)”;
(b) for the reference to “Article 4b” (prohibition of brokering services) in each place it occurs, substitute “Article 6”;
(c) for the reference to “Article 4c” (prohibition of training) in each place it occurs, substitute “Article 7”;
(d) for the reference to “Article 4d” (trade fairs) in each place it occurs, substitute “Article 8”;
(e) for the reference to “Article 4e” (advertising) in each place it occurs, substitute “Article 9”;
(f) for the reference to “Article 6a” (prohibition of transit of goods listed in Annex 3), substitute “Article 13”;
(g) for the reference to “Article 7a(1)” (authorisation requirement for certain services) in each place it occurs, substitute “Article 15(1)”;
(h) for the reference to “Article 7d” (prohibition of transit of goods listed in Annex 4), substitute “Article 18”; and
(i) for the reference to “Article 7e(1)” (authorisation for certain services) in each place it occurs, substitute “Article 19(1)”.
(5) In Schedule 2 (military goods, software and technology)—
(a) under the heading “Definitions”, in the definition of “required”, omit “and the intended use of “technology” is irrelevant to whether it is “required””;
(b) under the heading “Military, Security and Para-military Goods, Software and Technology and Arms, Ammunition and related Material” –
(i) for the entry ML1.d. including the Note to that entry, substitute—
“ d. | Accessories designed for firearms specified in ML1.a., ML1.b. or ML1.c., as follows: 1. Detachable cartridge magazines; 2. Sound suppressors or moderators; 3. Special gun-mountings; 4. Flash suppressors; 5. Optical weapon-sights with electronic image processing; 6. Optical weapon-sights specially designed for military use. ” ; |
(ii) in the entry ML8.a., before the Note, insert—
“ 42. EDNA (Ethylenedinitramine) (CAS 505-71-5); ” ; |
(iii) in the entry ML8.c.1., for the Note, substitute—
“ Note 1: ML8.c.1. does not apply to the following “aircraft” fuels: JP-4, JP-5, and JP-8. Note 2: “Aircraft” fuels controlled in ML8.c.1. are finished goods, not their constituents. ” ; |
(iv) in the Note to the entry ML8.c.10.b., omit “to JP-4, JP-8,”;
(v) in the entry ML8.e.16., before “nitratomethylmethyloxetane)”, insert “(”;
(vi) in the entry ML8.e., at the end of the numbered list, insert—
“ 21 | TMETN (Trimethylolethane trinitrate) (CAS 3032-55-1); ” ; |
(vii) for the entry ML8.f.5., substitute “Lead beta-resorcylate (CAS 20936-32-7) or copper beta-resorcylate (CAS 70983-44-7)”;
(viii) in the entry ML10.f., omit Technical Note 2;
(ix) in the entry ML13.a., for “N.B. For body armour plate, see ML13.d.2.”, substitute “N.B. For body armour plates, see ML13.d.2.”;
(x) for the entry ML17.l., substitute “ISO intermodal containers or demountable vehicle bodies (i.e., swap bodies), specially designed or modified for military use;”;
(xi) in the entry ML17.o., for “and”, substitute “or”; and
(xii) in the entry ML20.b., for “(rotating machinery and transformers)”, substitute “(rotating machinery or transformers)”.
(6) In Schedule 4 (countries and destinations subject to stricter export or trade controls), in Part 2 (embargoed and subject to transit control for military goods), omit “Eritrea”( 7 ).
Revocation of the Export Control (Eritrea and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2011 and saving
3.The Export Control (Eritrea and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2011( 8 ) is revoked save for the amendment made to Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008 by article 8 (amendment to the 2008 Order).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Graham Stuart
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Investment
Department for International Trade
4th June 2019
1972 c. 68 ; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) , section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7) , section 3(3) and the Schedule, Part 1.
See the European Communities (Designation) (No. 2) Order 2006 ( S.I. 2006/1461 ).
OJ No. L30, 31.01.2019, p. 1-57.
Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, section 28.
2002 c. 28 ; sections 1(5), 2(5), 5(2) and 7(2)(c) were amended by Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 ( S.I. 2011/1043 ) Part 2, Article 6(2)(c) and section 5(3) was amended by Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology or Numbering) Order 2012 ( S.I. 2012/1809 ), Schedule 1, Part 1, paragraph 1.
S.I. 2008/3231 , amended by S.I. 2010/2007 ; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
The reference to Eritrea was inserted by S.I. 2010/2007 , article 3(a).