In this section you will find all ESU main publications, including the Chaudfontaine collection on strategic trade controls.
Other publications, such as Introduction to International Strategic Trade Control Regimes and From Lisbon to Rome are conceived to guide readers in the main topics of our research unit: strategic trade controls and European Union law and policies.
Minor amendments to EU Anti-torture Regulation (Annex I and Annex V)
The Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/621 of 18 18 February 2020 amending Annexes I and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/125 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning trade...
Updated version of the Vademecum on the EU Anti-Torture Regulation
A revised version of the Vademecum of The European Union Trade...
Chaudfontaine Newsletter 39 - April 2020
The Chaudfontaine Newsletter, Issue 39, has been published.
Updated version of the Vademecum dedicated to the European Union Dual-Use Items Export Control Regime (March 2020)
A revised version of the Vademecum dedicated to the European Union Dual-Use Items Export Control Regime has been issued.
Export control authorisation requirement for certain protective equipment in the context of COVID-19
On 15 march 2020, the COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/402 of 14 March 2020 making the exportation of certain products subject to the production of an export authorisation was
The latest ESU’s publication “A decade of evolution of dual-use trade control concepts: strengthening or weakening non-proliferation of WMD”
For the Chaudfontaine Series, the latest ESU’s publication on “A decade of evolution of dual-use trade...
Final Report of the X EDITION OF THE CHAUDFONTAINE GROUP The identification of gaps between formal definitions and their scope of application in Council Regulation (EC) No. 428/2009
The final report of the 10th Edition of the Chaudfontaine Group on " The identification of gaps between formal defintions and their scope of application in Council Regulation (EC) No. 428/2009" is
X EDITION OF THE CHAUDFONTAINE GROUP The identification of gaps between formal definitions and their scope of application in Council Regulation (EC) No. 428/2009
While new international security challenges would require a review and update of legal definitions, the EU...
22/01/2020 - 22/01/2020 SPECIAL RESEARCH FUND 2020 CALL FOR DOCTORAL GRANTS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLGY CENTER SUPPORTED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
ISTC is pleased to announce the call for its 2020 Doctoral Research Grant. The call is open to all disciplines but the research topic shall be related to developments and trends of chemical,...
22/01/2020 - 22/01/2020 EU dual-use Regulation 428/2009 latest updates
On 31 December 2019 the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2199 of 17 October 2019 amending Council Regulation (EC) 428/2009 entered into force (Official Journal of the European...
COMMENTARIES
29/05/2020 A new methodology to review or elaborate a trade control system - update
The Chaudfontaine Group with the support of the European Commission elaborated a new method for enhancing dual use trade controls in EU third...
30/04/2020 - 30/04/2020 The importance of Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Reporting for the implementation of the Oslo Action Plan
by Lode Dewaegheneire, researcher European Studies Unit, ULiège
13/01/2020 Looking Ahead to the Second Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions: 10 years of Article 7 Transparency Reporting
06/02/2019 - 06/02/2019 L’Union européenne : entre une union des États ou la création d’un État, il est temps de décider
Pour survivre et prospérer, l’Union doit susciter l’adhésion de ses citoyens mais cela ne sera réellement possible que si sa finalité est clairement...
20/12/2017 Brexit and Strategic Trade Controls: key implications
On 24/25 April, a small group of government officials, academics, and industry practitioners were invited by the University of Liège and...
04/07/2017 Vademecum dedicated to the European Union Dual-Use Items Export Control Regime: Comment of the Legislation
June 2017
A revised version of the Vademecum dedicated to the European Union Dual-Use Items Export Control Regime has
12/05/2017 FOLLOW UP of the comparison between European Commission’s proposal and European Parliament’s amendments to the EU Dual-use Regulation RECAST
Following the draft report containing amendments proposed by the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade – INTA (rapporteur MEP Klaus Buchner) to...
10/05/2017 Comparison between European Commission’s proposal and European Parliament’s amendments to the EU Dual-use Regulation RECAST
The draft of the European Parliament’s legislative resolution, contained in the Draft report of the Committee of International Trade, introduced 57...
28/04/2017 Brexit and Strategic Trade Controls: key implications
On 24/25 April, Quentin Michel from the University of Liege and Ian Stewart from King’s College London convened a small group of...
08/03/2017 Updates on Member States’ implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2134 - Vademecum dedicated to the European Union Trade Control Regime of items which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishme
This latest version of the Vademecum dedicated to the European Union Trade Control Regime of items which could be used for capital punishment, torture or...
