Wassenaar Posts Export Control Changes, Other Documents From 2022 Plenary

The Wassenaar Arrangement last week published export control changes agreed to by member states during the 2022 plenary, including updated versions of due diligence best practices and a list of commonly used end-user assurances. The changes include new controls for a range of technologies, including supersonic flight technology and “rim-driven motors for submarine propulsion,” the plenary chair said in a statement. The group also updated existing controls on high-performance computers and lasers; exchanged information on transfers of dual-use goods; and shared “experiences in national export control implementation,” enforcement and licensing.

The group said the 2022 plenary meeting was Wassenaar’s first since 2019 because of travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. and other countries in the past year have pursued multilateral export control initiatives and frameworks outside of Wassenaar, partly because Russia remains a member and can block export control proposals (see 2206290032).