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EFP Export Restrictions and Sanctions

The content of this document is a mandatory part of the EFP Terms of Use.

In these Terms "EFP" means the EFP Services provided on the EFP Platform by the EFP Consortium, represented by CSC -- IT Center for Science Ltd as Consortium leader.

Export restrictions apply to EFP Services. Dual-use items are regulated by a mandatory legislation. The users must obey EU and national export restrictions, EU sanctions and applicable US export restrictions or sanctions.

The user guide of the EFP can be found from EFP Documentation pages. EFP helpdesk will be happy to answer your questions.

When using EFP Services, creating a User Project, adding members to your User Project or applying resources for a User Project you affirm and confirm the following:

  • Your use of EFP Services or the results thereof do not violate export control regulations or sanctions.

  • You or your organisation not on any sanctions list. The Principal Investigator (PI) of the User Project must ensure that no project member or their organisations are on a sanctions list.

  • You do not have any commitments that would violate export control or sanctions legislation. You are not affiliated with organizations operating in countries subject to sanctions. You do not use EFP Services in countries subject to sanctions.

  • You do not transfer content, for example software, computing results and research data, or competences to countries under the export restrictions or sanctions.

  • You follow the possible export restrictions by the software vendor of the software you are using.

  • You do not circumvent the above-mentioned prohibitions by technical means.

If you are uncertain whether export restrictions or sanctions apply to your research project, we recommend contacting your home organization, your relevant Hosting Entity or EuroHPC JU.

EFP is responsible for inspection, monitoring and security processes related to the use of EFP services.

Users and are obliged to notify EFP of any illegal research or other unwanted act that may breach the contract, export or sanctions regulations or other commitments. For notifying please use: security@my-eurohpc.eu.

If EFP has reasons to suspect that the services are used partially or entirely against export restrictions or sanctions, EFP is obliged to report the issue to the relevant authority. If a crime or violation is suspected, EFP is obliged to make a report of an offence to the police. In addition, EFP may inform the Principal Investigator (PI) of the project, the EuroHPC JU and other relevant organization granting computing resources about possible violations of these rules.

Information on export regulations and sanctions: