Secretaría de Estado de Comercio Exterior

Defence Material:

Weapons and all other products and technologies specifically designed or modified for military use as instruments of force, information or protection in armed conflicts and likewise those whose purpose is the production, testing or use of those included on the List of Defence Material figuring as Annex I of the Regulation (Royal Decree 2061/2008, of 12 December 2008, modified by Royal Decree 844/2011 of 17 June).

Other Material:

Law enforcement or security material (Spanish acronym PMS) not included in other articles of Annex I and included on the List of Other Material figuring as Annex II of the Regulation (Royal Decree 2061/2008 of 12 December 2008, modified by Royal Decree 844/2011 of 17 June).

Dual Use Goods and technologies are those products and technologies which are normally used for civilian purposes but which may have military applications.
An authorisation shall be required for exports -transfers outside EU territory- of Dual Use items listed in Annex I of Council Regulation (EC) Nº 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (modified by Regulation (EU) Nº 1232/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November). 

Other Dual Use Items or Technologies not listed in Annex I of the above mentioned Regulation, may also need an export License when the so-called “catch all” clause is applied (article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) Nº 428/2009).