Catch-all control
Also called: end-use control · catch-all clause
An export control that requires a licence for items not listed in control lists when the exporter knows, or has been informed by the authorities, that they are or may be intended for weapons of mass destruction, military end use in embargoed countries or other sensitive purposes. The EU dual-use regulation, the US EAR and UK law all contain such provisions.
In practice
Unlisted goods can still require a licence, so customer and end-use due diligence is needed even for ordinary products.
EU
Türkiye
UK
USARelated terms
- Dual-use goods
- Goods, software and technology that can be used for both civil and military purposes, such as certain chemicals, electronics, sensors and encryption.…
- End-user certificate
- A document in which the buyer or final user of controlled goods states the end use, the end user and commitments not to re-export without permission.…
- Export controls
- Laws that restrict the export, transfer, brokering and transit of military items, dual-use goods and technology, and sometimes other strategic goods,…
- Export Administration Regulations
- The US regulations administered by the Bureau of Industry and Security that control exports, re-exports and in-country transfers of commercial and…