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eral factors, which include: country of operation, size of the company, employed personnel,turnover.The value of fee will be communicated to the applicant upon Governors Board approval.20. Can I register without subscribing to the Code of Conduct and the EU ExportCompliance Commitment?No. Signing the Code and the Commitment is a condition for registration.21. How was the Code of Conduct and the EU Export Compliance Commitmentdrafted?The proposed Code builds on existing earlier standards, the EU Code for ExportCompliance. It takes into account the existing professional codes of conduct, suchas those developed by public affairs practitioners and several best practice framework.It was finally negotiated and adopted by the European Institute for Export Compliance.22. Why does the Code of Conduct and the EU Export Compliance Commitmentonly contain basic rules and principles?The Code of Conduct and the EU Export Compliance Commitment is based on theEU Code for Export Compliance (EU-CEC) that provides Organizations with an internationallyaccepted, easy available set of principles to frame and structure the way in whichthey understand, govern, administer, implement, evaluate and communicate their ExportCompliance.Principles are primarily intended for use by organizations developing an accountableand strategic approach to Export Compliance. They will help such an organization understand,manage and improve its Compliance performance.The value of these principles lies in their comprehensive coverage and the flexibility oftheir application.For the purpose of its concrete enforcement, the Code is deliberately limited to a limitednumber of clear and specific rules. The examination of any violation of these rules will thushave to be based on factual, clear, and material elements and not on any subjective orabstract views and interpretations of concepts and principles.All Organizations should anyhow refer to the EU-CEC text available in website for completeinformations.23. Who will monitor compliance with the Code of Conduct, the EU Export Compli-The EU Export Compliance Register (EU-ECR) is operated by the European Institute for Export ComplianceEU-ECR Secretariathttp://www.exportcompliance.eu/index.php/en/eu-export-compliance-register-eu-ecrHelpdesk My EIFEC: my.exportcompliance.eu