Customs and international trade · France / Switzerland
Dual-use goods: prepare export-control evidence
France and Switzerland apply their own export-control frameworks and technical lists. Prepare the goods, software or technology, destination, end user and intended use before examining authorisation. A tariff code does not conclusively establish control classification. The file must also keep destination restrictions separate from technical classification and record unresolved information instead of assuming clearance.
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France: is the tariff code conclusive for dual-use control ?
No. Technical control descriptions have their own conditions. A tariff correlation does not replace that examination.
Read the referencesYour question concerns “Dual-use goods: prepare export-control evidence”. Which document should we examine, and does your matter concern France or Switzerland?
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France: which technical features belong in the control file ?
Describe the actual goods, software and technology. Avoid relying on marketing names or physical shipment alone.
Règlement (UE) 2021/821 — articles 3, 4SBDU classification/licensing authorityDouane dual-use guidance
France: is the tariff code conclusive for dual-use control ?
No. Technical control descriptions have their own conditions. A tariff correlation does not replace that examination.
Règlement (UE) 2021/821 — articles 3, 4SBDU classification/licensing authorityDouane dual-use guidance
France: what supports an authorisation enquiry ?
Connect specifications, contract, destination and end-user information. Identify missing facts and the issue requiring authority clarification.
Règlement (UE) 2021/821 — articles 3, 4SBDU classification/licensing authorityDouane dual-use guidance
How can you connect the facts and records in your file?
Complete the file references. The initial values illustrate a fictional case; they are not observed product results.
Fictional example · Technical and end-use control dossier
- Goods or technology
- Industrial sensor A
- Specification
- Technical sheet version 2
- Destination
- Country to examine
- End use
- Industrial measurement
This worksheet organises records; it does not establish admissibility, entitlement or a procedural outcome.
France: why distinguish sanctions from technical classification ?
Destination restrictions and control-list descriptions have different functions. Completing one check does not automatically complete the other.
Règlement (UE) 2021/821 — articles 3, 4SBDU classification/licensing authorityDouane dual-use guidance
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
L’exportation des biens à double usage énumérés à l’annexe I est soumise à autorisation.
Describe the actual goods, software and technology. Avoid relying on marketing names or physical shipment alone.
Switzerland: should EU technical lists be treated as Swiss law ?
No. Identify the applicable Swiss control basis and relevant list before comparing the product characteristics.
OCB / GKV / OBDI — art_3, art_4SECO legal framework, classification and forms
Which elements belong together before the next step?
| Preparation question | Point to verify |
|---|---|
| France: which technical features belong in the control file ? | Describe the actual goods, software and technology. Avoid relying on marketing names or physical shipment alone. |
| France: is the tariff code conclusive for dual-use control ? | No. Technical control descriptions have their own conditions. A tariff correlation does not replace that examination. |
| France: what supports an authorisation enquiry ? | Connect specifications, contract, destination and end-user information. Identify missing facts and the issue requiring authority clarification. |
| France: why distinguish sanctions from technical classification ? | Destination restrictions and control-list descriptions have different functions. Completing one check does not automatically complete the other. |
Règlement (UE) 2021/821 — articles 3, 4SBDU classification/licensing authorityDouane dual-use guidanceOCB / GKV / OBDI — art_3, art_4SECO legal framework, classification and forms
Switzerland: how should the end user be documented ?
Record recipient, intermediaries, stated use and supporting records. Keep unverified statements visibly unverified.
OCB / GKV / OBDI — art_3, art_4SECO legal framework, classification and forms
Switzerland: can a remote technology transfer require examination ?
Describe the technology and transmission method. The preparation should not assume that only physically transported goods matter.
OCB / GKV / OBDI — art_3, art_4SECO legal framework, classification and forms
Switzerland: what does this export-control tool produce ?
It organises the factual enquiry and evidence. It neither issues a licence nor determines a definitive control classification.
OCB / GKV / OBDI — art_3, art_4SECO legal framework, classification and forms
What other questions arise in this file?
France: is the tariff code conclusive for dual-use control ?
No. Technical control descriptions have their own conditions. A tariff correlation does not replace that examination.
Règlement (UE) 2021/821 — articles 3, 4SBDU classification/licensing authorityDouane dual-use guidanceOCB / GKV / OBDI — art_3, art_4SECO legal framework, classification and forms
France: why distinguish sanctions from technical classification ?
Destination restrictions and control-list descriptions have different functions. Completing one check does not automatically complete the other.
Règlement (UE) 2021/821 — articles 3, 4SBDU classification/licensing authorityDouane dual-use guidanceOCB / GKV / OBDI — art_3, art_4SECO legal framework, classification and forms
Switzerland: how should the end user be documented ?
Record recipient, intermediaries, stated use and supporting records. Keep unverified statements visibly unverified.
Règlement (UE) 2021/821 — articles 3, 4SBDU classification/licensing authorityDouane dual-use guidanceOCB / GKV / OBDI — art_3, art_4SECO legal framework, classification and forms
Switzerland: what does this export-control tool produce ?
It organises the factual enquiry and evidence. It neither issues a licence nor determines a definitive control classification.
Règlement (UE) 2021/821 — articles 3, 4SBDU classification/licensing authorityDouane dual-use guidanceOCB / GKV / OBDI — art_3, art_4SECO legal framework, classification and forms
Which official references should you consult?
- Règlement (UE) 2021/821 — articles 3, 4publications.europa.eu
- SBDU classification/licensing authorityentreprises.gouv.fr
- Douane dual-use guidancedouane.gouv.fr
- OCB / GKV / OBDI — art_3, art_4fedlex.admin.ch
- SECO legal framework, classification and formsseco.admin.ch
Texts cited last checked: 2 November 2026