Internal export control procedures for dual-use items benefiting from a global licence

An exporter who has a regular supply of dual-use items subject to authorisation and who wishes to obtain a global licence must, prior to any application, have filed with the Directorate-General for Competitiveness, Industry and Services, Dual-Use Items Department, a document describing all the following procedures, developed and applied within his company with a view to ensuring prior control of compliance with the principles governing the control of exports of dual-use items:

• a) Internal verification of the nature of dual-use items to be delivered abroad according to the consignee;
• b) Establishment and monitoring of a list of internal officials responsible for ensuring that export operations are, from the outset, carried out in accordance with the principles governing the export control of dual-use items;
• c) The establishment of an internal audit programme to verify compliance with established procedures;
• d) The establishment of a procedure to identify client companies that may not comply with export controls on dual-use items;
• e) The establishment of a training programme for personnel handling orders subject to a global licence;
• f) The establishment of a specific system for archiving reports of operations carried out and the documentary follow-up of orders, enabling the administration to obtain, if it deems necessary, information concerning exports carried out.