Export Controls

Tuesday, 23 January 2024

Questions (243)

Catherine Connolly

Question:

243. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 28 November 2023, to which no reply has been provided to date, the details of all export licences under the various categories of the Control of Exports (Goods and Technology) Order that have been approved and are currently in existence for export of goods to Israel; the number that fell within the scope of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1922; the type of export licence issued in each instance; if his Department has been made aware of exemptions from licensing requirements by exporters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2718/24]

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Written answers

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1922 was an instrument to amend Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items.

To take account of changes to the list of goods that are classed as dual-use, the Regulation is amended periodically, by way of updates to the Annexes. Regulation 2018/1922 was one such amending regulation.

Regulation 428/2009 and Regulation 2018/1922 are no longer in force and have been replaced by Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items (recast).

The Regulation sets out in Annexes the list of dual-use items that are included in controls. There is no provision within Regulation 2021/821 for the Department to issue licensing exceptions, and no such provision existed in the previous regulations.

The number of live individual dual-use licences issued to Irish traders in respect of exports to Israel is set out in the table below by category.

Category	Number issued
0	1
2	4
5	27