3.12.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 3251 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1167/2008 of 24 October 2008 amending and updating Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use items and technology THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- nity, and in particular Article 133 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: Council Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 (') requires dual- use items (including software and technology) to be sub- ject to effective control when they are exported from the Community. In order to enable the Member States and the Community to comply with their international commitments, Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 establishes the common list of dual-use items and technology referred to in Article 3 of that Regulation, which implements internationally agreed dual-use controls, including the Wassenaar Arrangement, the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the Australia Group and the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 provides for Annex I and Annex IV to be updated in conformity with the relevant obligations and commitments, and any () OJ L 159, 30.6.2000, p. 1. modification thereof, that each Member State has accepted as a member of the international non-proliferation regimes and export control arrangements, or by ratification of rel- evant international treaties. Annex I and Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 should be amended in order to take account of changes adopted by the Wassenaar Arrangement, the Australia Group and the MTCR subsequent to the amendments made to those Annexes by Regulation (EC) No 1183/2007 (3). In order to ease references for export control authorities and operators, an updated and consolidated version of the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 should be published. Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 shall be replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation. () OJ L 278, 22.10.2007, p. 1.