The European Commission has informed the European Parliament and the Council that it adopted seven delegated acts under the EU Dual-Use Regulation between 9 September 2021 and 9 December 2025, and is requesting a tacit five-year extension of its delegation of power. The report, published by the Council on 24 July 2026, covers the Commission's use of delegated authority under Regulation (EU) 2021/821, which sets up a Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items.
The delegated acts updated Annexes I and IV of the regulation to align EU export control lists with decisions taken by multilateral export control regimes and Member State commitments under the Wassenaar Arrangement. One notable act, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/699 of 3 May 2022, excluded the Russian Federation from the scope of Union general export authorisations in response to its war against Ukraine. Before adopting each act, the Commission consulted Member State experts as required by the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.
The Commission's report fulfils the obligation under Article 36(2) of the Dual-Use Regulation to report on the exercise of delegated powers. The regulation originally conferred the power to adopt delegated acts on the Commission for a period of five years from 9 September 2021. The Commission now requests a tacit extension of that delegation for another five years, meaning the delegation will be automatically renewed unless the European Parliament or the Council objects within three months of receiving the report.
The report does not propose any changes to the substance of the dual-use control regime but focuses on the procedural renewal of the Commission's delegated authority. The seven delegated acts adopted over the four-year period demonstrate active use of the power to keep EU controls aligned with evolving international security commitments and geopolitical developments, particularly the sanctions against Russia.
The European Parliament and the Council will now consider the Commission's request. If neither institution objects, the delegation will be extended for another five years, allowing the Commission to continue updating dual-use export controls via delegated acts without requiring full legislative procedures for each update.