Studer grinding machine for Ashot Ashkelon
Goods category: Dual-use goods (Goods Control Act)
On 27 May 2024, SECO approved the export of a CNC cylindrical grinding machine from Fritz Studer AG to Ashot Ashkelon Industries. The approved value was 843’000 Swiss francs. Ashot supplies Israel’s arms industry.
Licence 8047729 of 27 May 2024 specifies a three-axis S41 CNC universal external cylindrical grinding machine with accessories for Ashot Ashkelon. The listed control entries are 2B201.b1 and 2B001.c1.
Effect of the proposed War Materiel Act revision
Dual-use goods are not subject to the War Materiel Act, but to the much weaker Goods Control Act. These cases are included for illustration.
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May 2024