# Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community (Text with EEA relevance), Article 3: Definitions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:
1.. ‘defence-related product’ means any product listed in the Annex;
2.. ‘transfer’ means any transmission or movement of a defence-related product from a supplier to a recipient in another Member State;
3.. ‘supplier’ means the legal or natural person established within the Community who is legally responsible for a transfer;
4.. ‘recipient’ means the legal or natural person established within the Community who is legally responsible for the receipt of a transfer;
5.. ‘transfer licence’ means an authorisation by a national authority of a Member State for suppliers to transfer defence-related products to a recipient in another Member State;
6.. ‘export licence’ means an authorisation to supply defence-related products to a legal or natural person in any third country;
7.. ‘passage through’ means the transport of defence-related products through one or more Member States other than the originating and receiving Member States.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/43/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-43/article-3
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