# The Export Control Order 2008, Article 12A: Military end-use control supplementing the dual-use Regulation


(1) This article applies where a person (“a relevant person”)—
(a) has been informed by the Secretary of State that dual-use goods, software or technology are, or may be intended, in their entirety or in part, for use by a relevant entity, and
(b) the dual-use goods, software or technology in question are not specified in Annex I to the dual-use Regulation.
(2) Subject to articles 12B, 18 and 26, a relevant person shall not—
(a) export the goods in question, or
(b) transfer the software or technology in question by electronic means to a destination outside the United Kingdom.
(3) In this article, “relevant entity” means—
(a) any military forces, para-military forces, police forces, security services or intelligence services of a country that is one or more of the following—
(i) an embargoed destination,
(ii) subject to an arms embargo imposed by a decision of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, or
(iii) subject to an arms embargo imposed by a binding resolution of the Security Council of the United Nations, or
(b) any person involved in the procurement, research, development, production or use of dual-use goods, software or technology on behalf, or at the direction, of any of the entities mentioned in subparagraph (a).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3231/article/12A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/export-control-order-2008/article-12A
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