How the WA works

How does the Wassenaar Arrangement work?

The WA Participating States:

have agreed to maintain national export controls on listed items. These controls are implemented via national legislation. are guided by agreed Best Practices, Guidelines or Elements.	have agreed to report on transfers and denials of specified controlled items to destinations outside the Arrangement. exchange information on sensitive dualuse goods and technologies.
The Wassenaar Arrangement Control Lists
Munitions List Contains 22 main entries on items designed for military use, including certain items within the categories such as (but not limited to): Small Arms & Light Weapons (and related ammunition); Tanks and other Military Armed Vehicles; Combat Vessels (surface or underwater); Armoured/Protective Equipment, Aircraft & Unmanned Airborne Vehicles, Aero Engines & related equipment (for comprehensive details please refer to the ‘Munitions List’ on the Wassenaar Arrangement Website).	List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies General Technology and General Software Notes Category 1 – Advanced Materials Category 2 – Material Processing Category 3 – Electronics Category 4 – Computers Category 5 – Part 1 – Telecommunications Category 5 – Part 2 – Information Security Category 6 – Sensors and Lasers Category 7 – Navigation and Avionics Category 8 – Marine Category 9 – Propulsion Annex 1 – (Sensitive items) Annex 2 – (Very sensitive items)
Scope of reporting
Arms transfers Battle Tanks Armoured Combat Vehicles Large Calibre Artillery Systems Military Aircraft / Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Military and Attack Helicopters Warships Missiles or Missile Systems Small Arms and Light Weapons, including MANPADS	Dual-Use items transfers/denials See the Dual-use List (and its Annex 1 (Sensitive List) and Aneex 2 (Very Sensitive List)