Netherlands to Expand Chip Equipment Export Controls
The Netherlands on Jan. 15 announced expanded export controls to cover more advanced semiconductor equipment, a move the country’s foreign ministry said is necessary to address increasing “security risks associated with the uncontrolled export of these technologies.”
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The new controls, which will take effect April 1, capture technologies that “can be combined with technologies from other countries to produce advanced semiconductors,” the ministry said, and expand the government’s existing controls to capture a “very limited number” of additional chip equipment. It said the controls specifically target “measuring and inspection equipment.”
“Technological developments may make it necessary to modify the rules,” said Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Reinette Klever. “We are observing increased security risks associated with the uncontrolled export of this specific equipment. For this reason an export authorisation will henceforth be required."
The Netherlands said the license requirement will apply to all destinations outside the EU, and the country will adjudicate applications on a “case-by-case basis.”