Regulation (EU) 2019/496: what it means for Defence & Security
The Regulation (EU) 2019/496 is part of the EU rulebook for defence & security. Its subject matter covers dual-use — core to the sector.
Regulation (EU) 2019/496 is on the Defence & Security rulebook because its official title matches dual-use. Source: EUR-Lex and the European Parliament procedure file; company-specific applicability still depends on your activities.
What the act does
to grant a Union General Export Authorisation for the export of certain dual-use items from the Union to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the absence of an agreement to withdraw the United Kingdom from the Union. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: on 13 December 2018, the European Council (Article 50) renewed its call to intensify work on preparing, at all levels, for the…
Why it matters for Defence & Security
Defence, security and dual-use technology companies face EU rules on export control, defence procurement and firearms. These are the EU acts most likely to apply.
Regulation (EU) 2019/496 sits in that rulebook because its subject matter covers dual-use. Whether — and how — it applies to a given business depends on that business’s activities, products and markets.
The rest of the Defence & Security rulebook
Every other EU file in scope for Defence & Security.
- Regulation (EU) 2025/41 on import, export and transit measures for firearms, essential components and ammunition, implementing Article 10 of the United Nations Protocol against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UN Firearms Protocol) (recast)32025R0041
- Regulation (EU) 2019/1148 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors32019R1148
Primary sources
The act’s summary is the European Parliament’s own procedure record; the sector connection is the act’s stated subject matter. Lex shows the law and the grounded connection — not legal advice. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU). Methodology.
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