Editing Wassenaar Arrangement (section)

== Control lists ==

The outline of the arrangement is set out in a document entitled "Guidelines & Procedures, including the Initial Elements".<ref>{{cite book|date=December 2016|chapter=Guidelines & Procedures, including the Initial Elements|chapter-url=https://www.wassenaar.org/app/uploads/2015/06/WA-DOC-17-PUB-001-Public-Docs-Vol-I-Founding-Documents.pdf#page=7 |title=Public Documents|volume=1: Founding Documents|publisher=Wassenaar Arrangement|access-date=6 April 2023}}</ref> The [http://www.wassenaar.org/control-lists/ list of restricted technologies] is broken into two parts, the "List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies" (also known as the ''Basic List'') and the "Munitions List". The Basic List is composed of ten categories based on increasing levels of sophistication:

* Category 1 – Special Materials and Related Equipment
* Category 2 – [[Materials Processing]]
* Category 3 – [[Electronics]]
* Category 4 – [[Computers]]
* Category 5 – Part 1 – [[Telecommunications]]
* Category 5 – Part 2 – [[Information Security]]
* Category 6 – [[Sensor]]s and [[Laser]]s
* Category 7 – [[Navigation]] and [[Avionics]]
* Category 8 – [[Marine (ocean)|Marine]]
* Category 9 – [[Aerospace]] and [[Air propulsion|Propulsion]]

Basic List has two nested subsections—Sensitive and Very Sensitive. Items of the Very Sensitive List include materials for [[stealth technology]]—<nowiki/>i.e., equipment that could be used for submarine detection, advanced [[radar]], and [[jet engine]] technologies.

Within each of the categories, there are 5 types of controlled item. These are approximately as follows:
* A – Physical goods and components
* B – Plant, test equipment etc. for the production of the goods
* C – Materials typically from which the goods can be created
* D – Software used typically for the development, production or use of the goods
* E – Technology used typically for the development, production or use of the goods
The types of item B, C, D and E typically refer to the type A items, but there are many exceptions, e.g. some materials may be controlled, even though there is no specific good referred to.

The Wassenaar Arrangement List's categories are typically processed, and merged with other sources, e.g. Category 5.A.2 maps on to US [[ECCN]] 5A002, and EU control classification 5A002.

The Munitions List has 22 categories, which are not labeled.

In order for an item to be placed on the lists, member states must take into account the following 
[https://www.wassenaar.org/app/uploads/2016/01/08Criteria-for-the-Selection-of-Dual-Use-Goods-including-Sensitive-and-Very-Sensitive-Items.pdf criteria]:
* Foreign availability outside participating states
* Ability to effectively control the export of the goods
* Ability to make a clear and objective specification of the item
* Controlled by another [[Multilateral export control regime|regime]], such as the [[Australia Group]], the [[Nuclear Suppliers Group]], or the [[Missile Technology Control Regime]]