30.6.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L1591 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1334/2000 of 22 June 2000 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use items and technology THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com- munity, and in particular Article 133 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Whereas: (1) () ) ) Dual-use items (including software and technology) should be subject to effective control when they are exported from the Community. An effective common system of export controls on dual- use items is necessary to ensure that the international commitments and responsabilities of the Member States, especially regarding non-proliferation, and of the Euro- pean Union, are complied with. The existence of a common control system and harmon- ised policies for enforcement and monitoring in all Member States is a prerequisite for establishing the free movement of dual-use items inside the Community. The current regime of export controls on dual-use items established by Regulation (EC) No 3381/94(%), and Decision 94/942|CESP (%), needs to be further harmonised in order to continue to guarantee the effective application of controls. 0J C399,21.12.1998, p. 1. OJ L 367,31.12.1994, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 837/95 (O] L 90, 21.4.1995, p. 1). OJ L 367,31.12.1994, p. 8. Decision as last amended by Decision 2000/243 CFSP (O] L 82, 1.4.2000, p. 1). ) Common lists of dual-use items, destinations and guide- lines are essential elements for an effective export control system; such lists have been established by Decision 94/942/CFSP and subsequent amendments and should be incorporated into this Regulation. The responsability for deciding on applications for export authorisations lies with national authorities. National provisions and decisions affecting exports of dual-use items must be taken in the framework of the common commercial policy, and in particular Council Regulation (EEC) No 2603/69 of 20 December 1969 establishing common rules for exports (4). Decisions to update the common lists of dual-use items must be in full conformity with the obligations and commitments that each Member State has accepted as a member of the relevant international non-proliferation regimes and export control arrangements, or by ratifi- cation of relevant international treaties. Transmission of software and technology by means of electronic media, fax or telephone to destinations outside the Community should also be controlled. Particular attention needs to be paid to issues of reexport and end-use. O] L 324, 27.12.1969, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3918/91 (OJ L 372, 31.12.1991, p. 31).