Export controls for dual-use items (Hacking Team)

This procedure examines the EU's rules for exporting 'dual-use' items—technologies that can be used for both civilian and military purposes. It specifically focuses on surveillance software and tools that could be used by governments to violate human rights or suppress democratic freedoms.

The measures affect technology companies and exporters of surveillance software. The goal is to prevent the sale of hacking tools to regimes that use them for illegal spying or political repression.