End user declaration
The end-use declaration (EVE, end-use document, customer declaration) or end-user certificate (EUC) is a document to be signed by the recipient of the goods, in which the use of the goods for a specific purpose and, if applicable, the recipient country is documented.
End-use declarations are used in various areas, including: a.
- in the sale of chemicals that fall under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). State end-use declarations are required for these substances or goods (see Article 9, Paragraph 2 of the EC Dual Use Regulation and Section 17, Paragraph 2 of the Foreign Trade Ordinance (AWV)). A global list of government agencies that issue end-use declarations can be found on the website of the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA)
- when selling certain drug precursors
- in the sale of firearms
- when exporting so-called dual-use goods .
Economic goods that can only be passed on to a recipient with a declaration of end-use are therefore subject to legal control. With the help of the end-use declaration, the purpose-oriented use of the asset is primarily to be ensured. As part of export controls , the export of goods to certain countries is also controlled or even prohibited (in the case of embargoes ).
Web links
- Information on end-use documents on the website of the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control