# The Export Control Order 2008, Article 42N: Exceptions in relation to Northern Ireland: dual-use goods, software, and technology

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

(1) Articles 6 (WMD purposes end-use control supplementing the dual-use Regulation) and 12A (military end-use control supplementing the dual-use Regulation) do not apply in relation to the export or transfer from Northern Ireland to the EU customs territory of dual-use goods, software, or technology not specified in Annex I to the EU dual-use Regulation.
(2) Article 12 (transfer by non-electronic means for WMD purposes) does not apply in relation to a person who transfers from Northern Ireland to the EU customs territory by non-electronic means any software or technology to which that article applies if the person knows—
(a) the final destination of the software or technology is the EU customs territory; or
(b) processing or working is to be performed on the software or technology in the EU customs territory.
(3) Article 19(1) (end-use control on providing technical assistance from the United Kingdom) does not apply in relation to a person in Northern Ireland who directly or indirectly provides to a person or place in the EU customs territory any technical assistance to which that article applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3231/article/42N (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/export-control-order-2008/article-42N
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