S.L. 653.3 Art. 8CAuthorisation requirements in relation to brokering services.

(1) An authorisation shall be required for brokering services of dual-use items listed in Annex I of the Council

Regulation if the broker has been informed by the Director that the items in question are or may be intended, in their entirety or in part, for any of the uses referred to in Article 4(1) of the Council Regulation. If a broker is aware that the dual-use items listed in Annex I of the Council Regulation for which he proposes brokering services are intended, in their entirety or in part, for any of the uses referred to in Article 4(1) of the Council Regulation, he must notify the Director who shall decide whether or not it is expedient to make such brokering services subject to authorisation.

(2) Subregulation (1) shall also apply to non-listed dual-use items for uses referred to in Article 4(1) of the Council Regulation and to dual-use items for military end use and destinations referred to in Article 4(2) of the Council Regulation.

(3) An authorisation shall also be required on the brokering of dual-use items, if the broker has grounds for suspecting that these items are or may be intended for any of the uses referred to in Article 4(1) of the Council Regulation.

(4) The Director shall process requests for authorisations within ninety working days from the date of receipt of the request:

Provided that if there are any missing documents which should have accompanied the request, the Director shall request the person making the request to submit such documentation within a time-period to be stipulated by the Director. If the requested documentation is not provided within the time-period stipulated, the request shall be deemed invalid and shall be cancelled: Provided further that the period of ninety working days may, on reasonable grounds to be indicated by the Director, be extended for a further period of ninety working days.