Wassenaar Arrangement - Control Lists

Control Lists

The outline of the arrangement is set out in a document entitled "Guidelines & Procedures, including the Initial Elements." The list of restricted technologies is broken into two parts, the "List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies" (also known as the Basic List) and the "Munitions List". The Basic List is composed of ten Categories based on increasing levels of sophistication. The Categories are:

• Category 1 - Special Materials and Related Equipment
• Category 2 - Materials Processing
• Category 3 - Electronics
• Category 4 - Computers
• Category 5 - Part 1 - Telecommunications
• Category 5 - Part 2 - "Information Security"
• Category 6 - Sensors and "Lasers"
• Category 7 - Navigation and Avionics
• Category 8 - Marine
• Category 9 - Aerospace and Propulsion

Basic List has two nested subsections: a Sensitive List and a Very Sensitive List. Items of the Very Sensitive List include materials for stealth technology, equipment that can be used for submarine detection, advanced radar, and jet engine technologies.

The Munitions List has 22 categories, which are not labeled.

In order for an item to be placed on the lists, Member States must take into account the following criteria:

• Foreign availability outside Participating States.
• The ability to control effectively the export of the goods.
• The ability to make a clear and objective specification of the item.
• Controlled by another regime, such as the Australia Group, Nuclear Suppliers Group, or Missile Technology Control Regime