Public consultation on the decree on export control of dual-use items
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs invites comments on a decree on certain documents related to export control of dual-use items. The request for comments has been published on the website lausuntopalvelu.fi. Please submit your comments by 15 August 2025.
The proposed decree includes provisions on the contents of the reporting requirements of global export authorisations and Union general export authorisations, on internal compliance programmes and on the notifications related to the use of Union general export authorisations.
The purpose of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Decree is to meet the requirements of the
Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council by issuing legal provisions on the contents of these documents. The decree is to be issued under the new Act on the Export Control of Dual-Use Items (500/2024). Including provisions on these reporting requirements in a decree enhances predictability and legal certainty, as there will be specific provisions on the reporting of global export authorisations, Union general export authorisations, the contents of internal compliance programmes and the notifications related to the use of the Union general export authorisations.
Please submit your comments by responding to the request published on the website Lausuntopalvelu.fi. The deadline for comments is 15 August 2025. Alternatively, you can submit comments by email to kirjaamo.um(at)gov.fi. Please include the reference number VN/29087/2024 in your comments.
Inquiries
- Request for comments Linkki toiselle sivustolle(link to the lausuntopalvelu.fi service in Finnish and Swedish)
- Carola Miller, Senior Specialist, Legal Affairs, Export Control Unit, tel. +358 29 535 0089
- Sofia Evans, Senior Specialist, Export Control Unit, tel. +358 29 5350 539
- The email addresses of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs are in the format firstname.lastname@gov.fi