Description

1.

‘Information security’ systems and equipment for final use for public telecommunication services and internet service providing or for the protection by the network operator of these services, including components necessary for operation, installation (including on-site installation), maintenance (checking), repair, overhaul and refurbishing services related to those systems and equipment as follows:

a.  Systems, equipment, application specific ‘electronic assemblies’, modules and integrated circuits for ‘information security’ related to networks such as wifi, 2G, 3G, 4G or fixed networks (classical, ADSL or optic fiber), as follows, and components therefor specially designed for ‘information security’:

N.B.:  For the control of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receiving equipment containing or employing decryption (i.e., GPS or GLONASS), see 7A005 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.

1.  Designed or modified to use ‘cryptography’ employing digital techniques performing any cryptographic function other than authentication or digital signature and having any of the following:

Technical Notes:

1.  Authentication and digital signature functions include their associated key management function.

2.  Authentication includes all aspects of access control where there is no encryption of files or text except as directly related to the protection of passwords, Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) or similar data to prevent unauthorised access.

3.  ‘Cryptography’ does not include ‘fixed’ data compression or coding techniques.

Note:  1.a.1. includes equipment designed or modified to use ‘cryptography’ employing analogue principles when implemented with digital techniques.

a.  A ‘symmetric algorithm’ employing a key length in excess of 56 bits; or

b.  An ‘asymmetric algorithm’ where the security of the algorithm is based on any of the following:

1.  Factorisation of integers in excess of 512 bits (e.g., RSA);

2.  Computation of discrete logarithms in a multiplicative group of a finite field of size greater than 512 bits (e.g., Diffie-Hellman over Z/pZ); or

3.  Discrete logarithms in a group other than mentioned in 1.a.1.b.2. in excess of 112 bits

(e.g., Diffie-Hellman over an elliptic curve);

2.

‘Software’ as follows, for final use for public telecommunication services, internet service providing or for the protection by the network operator of these services:

a.  ‘Software’ specially designed or modified for the ‘use’ of equipment specified in 1.a.1 or ‘software’ specified in 2.b.1;

b.  Specific ‘software’, as follows:

1.  ‘Software’ having the characteristics, or performing or simulating the functions of the equipment, specified in 5A002.a.1;

3.

‘Technology’ according to the General Technology Note for the ‘use’ of equipment specified in 1.a.1 or ‘software’ specified in 2.a. or 2.b.1 of this list, for final use for public telecommunication services and internet service providing or for the protection by the network operator of these services.

Item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

Description

0A001

‘Nuclear reactors’ and specially designed or prepared equipment and components therefor, as follows:

a.  ‘Nuclear reactors’;

b.  Metal vessels, or major shop-fabricated parts therefor, including the reactor vessel head for a reactor pressure vessel, specially designed or prepared to contain the core of a ‘nuclear reactor’;

c.  Manipulative equipment specially designed or prepared for inserting or removing fuel in a ‘nuclear reactor’;

d.  Control rods specially designed or prepared for the control of the fission process in a ‘nuclear reactor’, support or suspension structures therefor, rod drive mechanisms and rod guide tubes;

e.  Pressure tubes specially designed or prepared to contain fuel elements and the primary coolant in a ‘nuclear reactor’ at an operating pressure in excess of 5,1 MPa;

f.  Zirconium metal and alloys in the form of tubes or assemblies of tubes in which the ratio of hafnium to zirconium is less than 1:500 parts by weight, specially designed or prepared for use in a ‘nuclear reactor’;

g.  Coolant pumps specially designed or prepared for circulating the primary coolant of ‘nuclear reactors’;

h.  ‘Nuclear reactor internals’ specially designed or prepared for use in a ‘nuclear reactor’, including support columns for the core, fuel channels, thermal shields, baffles, core grid plates, and diffuser plates;

Note:  In 0A001.h. ‘nuclear reactor internals’ means any major structure within a reactor vessel which has one or more functions such as supporting the core, maintaining fuel alignment, directing primary coolant flow, providing radiation shields for the reactor vessel, and guiding in-core instrumentation.

i.  Heat exchangers (steam generators) specially designed or prepared for use in the primary coolant circuit of a ‘nuclear reactor’;

j.  Neutron detection and measuring instruments specially designed or prepared for determining neutron flux levels within the core of a ‘nuclear reactor’.

0C002

Low enriched uranium covered by 0C002 when it is incorporated in assembled nuclear fuels elements

Item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

Description

5A002

‘Information security’ systems, equipment and components therefor, as follows:

a.  Systems, equipment, application specific ‘electronic assemblies’, modules and integrated circuits for ‘information security’, as follows and other specially designed components therefor:

N.B.:  For the control of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receiving equipment containing or employing decryption (i.e., GPS or GLONASS), see 7A005.

1.  Designed or modified to use ‘cryptography’ employing digital techniques performing any cryptographic function other than authentication or digital signature and having any of the following:

Technical Notes:

1.  Authentication and digital signature functions include their associated key management function.

2.  Authentication includes all aspects of access control where there is no encryption of files or text except as directly related to the protection of passwords, Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) or similar data to prevent unauthorised access.

3.  ‘Cryptography’ does not include ‘fixed’ data compression or coding techniques.

Note:  5A002.a.1. includes equipment designed or modified to use ‘cryptography’ employing analogue principles when implemented with digital techniques.

a.  A ‘symmetric algorithm’ employing a key length in excess of 56 bits; or

b.  An ‘asymmetric algorithm’ where the security of the algorithm is based on any of the following:

1.  Factorisation of integers in excess of 512 bits (e.g., RSA);

2.  Computation of discrete logarithms in a multiplicative group of a finite field of size greater than 512 bits (e.g., Diffie-Hellman over Z/pZ); or

3.  Discrete logarithms in a group other than mentioned in 5A002.a.1.b.2. in excess of 112 bits

(e.g., Diffie-Hellman over an elliptic curve);

5D002

‘Software’ as follows:

a.  ‘Software’ specially designed or modified for the ‘use’ of equipment specified in 5A002.a.1 or ‘software’ specified in 5D002.c.1;

c.  Specific ‘software’, as follows:

1.  ‘Software’ having the characteristics, or performing or simulating the functions of the equipment, specified in 5A002.a.1;

Note: 5D002 does not control ‘software’ as follows:

a.  ‘Software’ required for the ‘use’ of equipment excluded from control by the Note to 5A002;

b.  ‘Software’ providing any of the functions of equipment excluded from control by the Note to 5A002.

5E002

‘Technology’ according to the General Technology Note for the ‘use’ of equipment specified in 5A002.a.1 or ‘software’ specified in 5D002.a. or 5D002.c.1 of this list.

A0.  Nuclear Materials, Facilities, and Equipment

No

Description

Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

II.A0.001

Hollow cathode lamps as follows:

a.  Iodine hollow cathode lamps with windows in pure silicon or quartz

b.  Uranium hollow cathode lamps

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II.A0.002

Faraday isolators in the wavelength range 500 nm – 650 nm

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II.A0.003

Optical gratings in the wavelength range 500 nm – 650 nm

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II.A0.004

Optical fibres in the wavelength range 500 nm – 650 nm coated with anti-reflecting layers in the wavelength range 500 nm – 650 nm and having a core diameter greater than 0,4  mm but not exceeding 2 mm

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II.A0.005

Nuclear reactor vessel components and testing equipment, other than those specified in 0A001, as follows:

1.  Seals

2.  Internal components

3.  Sealing, testing and measurement equipment

0A001

II.A0.006

Nuclear detection systems for detection, identification or quantification of radioactive materials and radiation of nuclear origin and specially designed components thereof other than those specified in 0A001.j. or 1A004.c.

0A001.j

1A004.c

II.A0.007

Bellows-sealed valves made of aluminium alloy or stainless steel type 304, 304L or 316L.

Note:  This item does not cover bellow valves defined in 0B001.c.6 and 2A226.

0B001.c.6

2A226

II.A0.008

Laser mirrors, other than those specified in 6A005.e, consisting of substrates having a thermal expansion coefficient of 10-6K-1 or less at 20 oC (e.g. fused silica or sapphire).

Note:  This item does not cover optical systems specially designed for astronomical applications, except if the mirrors contain fused silica.

0B001.g.5, 6A005.e

II.A0.009

Laser lenses, other than those specified in 6A005.e.2, consisting of substrates having a thermal expansion coefficient of 10-6K-1 or less at 20 oC (e.g. fused silica).

0B001.g, 6A005.e.2

II.A0.010

Pipes, piping, flanges, fittings made of, or lined with, nickel or nickel alloy containing more than 40 % nickel by weight, other than those specified in 2B350.h.1.

2B350

II.A0.011

Vacuum pumps other than those specified in 0B002.f.2 or 2B231, as follows:

Turbomolecular pumps having a flowrate equal to or greater than 400 l/s,

Roots type vacuum roughing pumps having a volumetric aspiration flowrate greater than 200 m3/h.

Bellows-sealed, scroll, dry compressor, and bellows-sealed, scroll, dry vacuum pumps.

0B002.f.2, 2B231

II.A0.012

Shielded enclosures for the manipulation, storage and handling of radioactive substances (Hot cells).

0B006

II.A0.013

‘Natural uranium’ or ‘depleted uranium’ or thorium in the form of metal, alloy, chemical compound or concentrate and any other material containing one or more of the foregoing, other than those specified in 0C001.

0C001

II.A0.014

Detonation chambers having a capacity of explosion absorption of more than 2,5  kg TNT equivalent.

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A1.  Materials, chemicals, ‘microorganisms’ and ‘toxins’

No

Description

Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

II.A1.001

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (HDEHP or D2HPA) CAS 298-07-7 solvent in any quantity, with a purity greater than 90 %.

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II.A1.002

Fluorine gas (Chemical Abstract Number (CAS): 7782-41-4), with a purity of at least 95 %.

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II.A1.005

Electrolytic cells for fluorine production with an output capacity greater than 100 g of fluorine per hour.

Note:  This item does not cover electrolytic cells defined in item 1B225.

1B225

II.A1.006

Catalysts, other than those prohibited by 1A225, containing platinum, palladium or rhodium, usable for promoting the hydrogen isotope exchange reaction between hydrogen and water for the recovery of tritium from heavy water or for the production of heavy water.

1B231, 1A225

II.A1.007

Aluminium and its alloys, other than those specified in 1C002.b.4 or 1C202.a, in crude or semi-fabricated form having either of the following characteristics:

a.  Capable of an ultimate tensile strength of 460 MPa or more at 293 K (20 oC); or

b.  Having a tensile strength of 415 MPa or more at 298 K (25 oC).

1C002.b.4, 1C202.a

II.A1.008

Magnetic metals, of all types and of whatever form, having an initial relative permeability of 120 000 or more and a thickness between 0,05 and 0,1  mm.

1C003.a

II.A1.009

‘Fibrous or filamentary materials’ or prepregs, as follows:

N.B.  SEE ALSO II.A1.019.A.

a.  Carbon or aramid ‘fibrous or filamentary materials’ having either of the following characteristics:

1.  A ‘specific modulus’ exceeding 10 × 106 m; or

2.  A ‘specific tensile strength’ exceeding 17 × 104 m;

b.  Glass ‘fibrous or filamentary materials’ having either of the following characteristics:

1.  A ‘specific modulus’ exceeding 3,18  × 106 m; or

2.  A ‘specific tensile strength’ exceeding 76,2  × 103 m;

c.  Thermoset resin-impregnated continuous ‘yarns’, ‘rovings’, ‘tows’ or ‘tapes’ with a width of 15 mm or less (once prepregs), made from carbon or glass ‘fibrous or filamentary materials’ other than those specified in II.A1.010.a. or b.

Note:  This item does not cover ‘fibrous or filamentary materials’ defined in items 1C010.a, 1C010.b, 1C210.a and 1C210.b.

1C010.a

1C010.b

1C210.a

1C210.b

II.A1.010

Resin-impregnated or pitch-impregnated fibres (prepregs), metal or carbon-coated fibres (preforms) or ‘carbon fibre preforms’, as follows:

a.  Made from ‘fibrous or filamentary materials’ specified in II.A1.009 above;

b.  Epoxy resin ‘matrix’ impregnated carbon ‘fibrous or filamentary materials’ (prepregs), specified in 1C010.a, 1C010.b or 1C010.c, for the repair of aircraft structures or laminates, of which the size of individual sheets does not exceed 50 cm × 90 cm;

c.  Prepregs specified in 1C010.a, 1C010.b or 1C010.c, when impregnated with phenolic or epoxy resins having a glass transition temperature (Tg) less than 433 K (160 oC) and a cure temperature lower than the glass transition temperature.

Note:  This item does not cover ‘fibrous or filamentary materials’ defined in item 1C010.e.

1C010.e.

1C210

II.A1.011

Reinforced silicon carbide ceramic composites usable for nose tips, re-entry vehicles, nozzle flaps, usable in ‘missiles’, other than those specified in 1C107.

1C107

II.A1.012

Maraging steels, other than those specified in 1C116 or 1C216, ‘capable of’ an ultimate tensile strength of 2 050  MPa or more, at 293 K (20 oC).

Technical Note:

The phrase ‘maraging steel capable of’ encompasses maraging steel before or after heat treatment.

1C216

II.A1.013

Tungsten, tantalum, tungsten carbide, tantalum carbide and alloys, having both of the following characteristics:

a.  In forms having a hollow cylindrical or spherical symmetry (including cylinder segments) with an inside diameter between 50 mm and 300 mm; and

b.  A mass greater than 5 kg.

Note:  This item does not cover tungsten, tungsten carbide and alloys defined in item 1C226.

1C226

II.A1.014

Elemental powders of cobalt, neodymium or samarium or alloys or mixtures thereof containing at least 20 % by weight of cobalt, neodymium or samarium, with a particle size less than 200 μm.

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II.A1.015

Pure tributyl phosphate (TBP) [CAS No 126-73-8] or any mixture having a TBP content of more than 5 % by weight.

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II.A1.016

Maraging steel, other than those prohibited by 1C116, 1C216 or II.A1.012

Technical Note:

Maraging steels are iron alloys generally characterised by high nickel, very low carbon content and the use of substitutional elements or precipitates to produce strengthening and age-hardening of the alloy.

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II.A1.017

Metals, metal powders and material as follows:

a.  Tungsten and tungsten alloys, other than those prohibited by 1C117, in the form of uniform spherical or atomized particles of 500 μm diameter or less with a tungsten content of 97 % by weight or more;

b.  Molybdenum and molybdenum alloys, other than those prohibited by 1C117, in the form of uniform spherical or atomized particles of 500 μm diameter or less with a molybdenum content of 97 % by weight or more;

c.  Tungsten materials in the solid form, other than those prohibited by 1C226, or II.A1.013 having material compositions as follows:

1.  Tungsten and alloys containing 97 % by weight or more of tungsten;

2.  Copper infiltrated tungsten containing 80 % by weight or more of tungsten; or

3.  Silver infiltrated tungsten containing 80 % by weight or more of tungsten.

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II.A1.018

Soft magnetic alloys having a chemical composition as follows:

(a)  Iron content between 30 % and 60 %, and

(b)  Cobalt content between 40 % and 60 %.

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II.A1.019

‘Fibrous or filamentary materials’ or prepregs, not prohibited by Annex I or by Annex II (under II.A1.009, II.A1.010) of this Regulation, or not specified by Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 428/2009, as follows:

(a)  Carbon ‘fibrous or filamentary materials’;

Note:  II.A1.019a. does not cover fabrics.

(b)  Thermoset resin-impregnated continuous ‘yarns’, ‘rovings’, ‘tows’, or ‘tapes’, made from carbon ‘fibrous or filamentary materials’;

(c)  Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) continuous ‘yarns’, ‘rovings’, ‘tows’ or ‘tapes’

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A2.  Materials Processing

No

Description

Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

II.A2.001

Vibration test systems, equipment and components thereof, other than those specified in 2B116:

a.  Vibration test systems employing feedback or closed loop techniques and incorporating a digital controller, capable of vibrating a system at an acceleration equal to or greater than 0,1  g rms between 0,1  Hz and 2 kHz and imparting forces equal to or greater than 50 kN, measured ‘bare table’;

b.  Digital controllers, combined with specially designed vibration test ‘software’, with a real-time bandwidth greater than 5 kHz designed for use with vibration test systems specified in a.;

c.  Vibration thrusters (shaker units), with or without associated amplifiers, capable of imparting a force equal to or greater than 50 kN, measured ‘bare table’, and usable in vibration test systems specified in a.;

d.  Test piece support structures and electronic units designed to combine multiple shaker units in a system capable of providing an effective combined force equal to or greater than 50 kN, measured ‘bare table’, and usable in vibration systems specified in a.

Technical Note:

‘Bare table’ means a flat table, or surface, with no fixture or fittings.

2B116

II.A2.002

Machine tools and components and numerical controls for machine tools, as follows:

a.  Machine tools for grinding having positioning accuracies with ‘all compensations available’ equal to or less (better) than 15 μm according to ISO 230/2 (1988) (1) or national equivalents along any linear axis;

Note:  This item does not cover machine tools for grinding defined in items 2B201.b and 2B001.c.

b.  Components and numerical controls, specially designed for machine tools specified in 2B001, 2B201, or under a.

2B201.b

2B001.c

II.A2.003

Balancing machines and related equipment as follows:

a.  Balancing machines, designed or modified for dental or other medical equipment, having all the following characteristics:

1.  Not capable of balancing rotors/assemblies having a mass greater than 3 kg;

2.  Capable of balancing rotors/assemblies at speeds greater than 12 500  rpm;

3.  Capable of correcting imbalance in two planes or more; and

4.  Capable of balancing to a residual specific imbalance of 0,2  g × mm per kg of rotor mass;

b.  Indicator heads designed or modified for use with machines specified in a. above.

Technical Note:

Indicator heads are sometimes known as balancing instrumentation.

2B119

II.A2.004

Remote manipulators that can be used to provide remote actions in radiochemical separation operations or hot cells, other than those specified in 2B225, having either of the following characteristics:

a.  A capability of penetrating a hot cell wall of 0,3  m or more (through the wall operation); or

b.  A capability of bridging over the top of a hot cell wall with a thickness of 0,3  m or more (over the wall operation).

2B225

II.A2.006

Furnaces capable of operation at temperatures above 400 oC as follows:

a.  Oxidation furnaces

b.  Controlled atmosphere heat treatment furnaces

Note:  This item does not cover tunnel kilns with roller or car conveyance, tunnel kilns with conveyor belt, pusher type kilns or shuttle kilns, specially designed for the production of glass, tableware ceramics or structural ceramics.

2B226

2B227

II.A2.007

‘Pressure transducers’, other than those defined in 2B230, capable of measuring absolute pressures at any point in the range 0 to 200 kPa and having both of the following characteristics:

a.  Pressure sensing elements made of or protected by ‘Materials resistant to corrosion by uranium hexafluoride (UF6)’, and

b.  Having either of the following characteristics:

1.  A full scale of less than 200 kPa and an ‘accuracy’ of better than ± 1 % of full scale; or

2.  A full scale of 200 kPa or greater and an ‘accuracy’ of better than 2 kPa.

2B230

II.A2.011

Centrifugal separators, capable of continuous separation without the propagation of aerosols and manufactured from:

1.  Alloys with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight;

2.  Fluoropolymers;

3.  Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coating or glass lining);

4.  Nickel or alloys with more than 40 % nickel by weight;

5.  Tantalum or tantalum alloys;

6.  Titanium or titanium alloys; or

7.  Zirconium or zirconium alloys.

Note:  This item does not cover centrifugal separators defined in item 2B352.c.

2B352.c

II.A2.012

Sintered metal filters made of nickel or nickel alloy with more than 40 % nickel by weight.

Note:  This item does not cover filters defined in item 2B352.d.

2B352.d

II.A2.013

Spin-forming machines and flow-forming machines, other than those controlled by 2B009, 2B109 or 2B209, having a roller force of more than 60 kN and specially designed components therefor.

Technical Note:

For the purpose of II.A2.013, machines combining the functions of spin-forming and flow-forming are regarded as flow-forming machines.

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II.A2.014

Liquid-liquid contacting equipment (mixer-settlers, pulsed columns, centrifugal contactors); and liquid distributors, vapour distributors or liquid collectors designed for such equipment where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are any of the following:

N.B.  SEE ALSO III.A2.008.

a.  Made from any of the following materials:

1.  Alloys with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight;

2.  Fluoropolymers;

3.  Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coating or glass lining);

4.  Graphite or ‘carbon graphite’;

5.  Nickel or alloys with more than 40 % nickel by weight;

6.  Tantalum or tantalum alloys;

7.  Titanium or titanium alloys; or

8.  Zirconium or zirconium alloys; or

b.  Made from both stainless steel and one or more of the materials specified in II.A2.014.a.

Technical Note:

‘Carbon graphite’ is a composition consisting of amorphous carbon and graphite, in which the graphite content is 8 % or more by weight.

2B350.e

II.A2.015

Industrial equipment and components, other than those specified in 2B350.d, as follows:

N.B.  SEE ALSO III.A2.009.

Heat exchangers or condensers with a heat transfer surface area greater than 0,05  m2, and less than 30 m2; and tubes, plates, coils or blocks (cores) designed for such heat exchangers or condensers, where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the fluid(s) are any of the following:

a.  Made from any of the following materials:

1.  Alloys with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight;

2.  Fluoropolymers;

3.  Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coating or glass lining);

4.  Graphite or ‘carbon graphite’;

5.  Nickel or alloys with more than 40 % nickel by weight;

6.  Tantalum or tantalum alloys;

7.  Titanium or titanium alloys;

8.  Zirconium or zirconium alloys;

9.  Silicon carbide; or

10.  Titanium carbide; or

b.  Made from both stainless steel and one or more of the materials specified in II.A2.015.a.

Note:  This item does not cover vehicle radiators.

Technical Note:

The materials used for gaskets and seals and other implementation of sealing functions do not determine the status of control of the heat exchanger.

2B350.d

II.A2.016

Multiple-seal, and seal-less pumps, other than those specified in 2B350.i, suitable for corrosive fluids, with manufacturer’s specified maximum flow-rate greater than 0,6  m3/hour, or vacuum pumps with manufacturer’s specified maximum flow-rate greater than 5 m3/hour [measured under standard temperature (273 K or 0 oC) and pressure (101,3  kPa) conditions]; and casings (pump bodies), preformed casing liners, impellers, rotors or jet pump nozzles designed for such pumps, in which all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are any of the following:

NB.  SEE ALSO III.A2.010.

a.  Made from any of the following materials:

1.  Alloys with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight;

2.  Ceramics;

3.  Ferrosilicon;

4.  Fluoropolymers;

5.  Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining);

6.  Graphite or ‘carbon graphite’

7.  Nickel or alloys with more than 40 % nickel by weight;

8.  Tantalum or tantalum alloys;

9.  Titanium or titanium alloys;

10.  Zirconium or zirconium alloys;

11.  Niobium (columbium) or niobium alloys; or

12.  Aluminium alloys; or

b.  Made from both stainless steel and one or more of the materials specified in II.A2.016.a.

Technical Note:

The materials used for gaskets and seals and other implementation of sealing functions do not determine the status of control of the pump.

2B350.i

A3.  Electronics

No

Description

Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

II.A3.001

High voltage direct current power supplies having both of the following characteristics:

a.  Capable of continuously producing, over a time period of eight hours, 10 kV or more, with output power of 5 kW or more with or without sweeping; and

b.  Current or voltage stability better than 0,1  % over a time period of four hours.

Note:  This item does not cover power supplies defined in items 0B001.j.5 and 3A227.

3A227

II.A3.002

Mass spectrometers, other than those specified in 3A233 or 0B002.g, capable of measuring ions of 200 atomic mass units or more and having a resolution of better than 2 parts in 200, as follows, and ion sources thereof:

a.  Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers (ICP/MS);

b.  Glow discharge mass spectrometers (GDMS);

c.  Thermal ionisation mass spectrometers (TIMS);

d.  Electron bombardment mass spectrometers which have a source chamber constructed from, lined with or plated with ‘materials resistant to corrosion by uranium hexafluoride UF6’;

e.  Molecular beam mass spectrometers having either of the following characteristics:

1.  A source chamber constructed from, lined with or plated with stainless steel or molybdenum and equipped with a cold trap capable of cooling to 193 K (– 80 oC) or less; or

2.  A source chamber constructed from, lined with or plated with ‘materials resistant to corrosion by uranium hexafluoride (UF6)’;

f.  Mass spectrometers equipped with a microfluorination ion source designed for actinides or actinide fluorides.

3A233

II.A3.003

Frequency changers or generators, other than those prohibited by 0B001 or 3A225, having all of the following characteristics, and specially designed components and software therefor:

a.  Multiphase output capable of providing a power of 40 W or greater;

b.  Capable of operating in the frequency range between 600 and 2 000  Hz; and

c.  Frequency control better (less) than 0,1  %.

Technical Note:

Frequency changers in II.A3.003 are also known as converters or inverters.

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A6.  Sensors and Lasers

No

Description

Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

II.A6.001

Yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) rods

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II.A6.002

Optical equipment and components, other than those specified in 6A002, 6A004.b as follows:

Infrared optics in the wavelength range 9 000  nm – 17 000  nm and components thereof, including cadmium telluride (CdTe) components.

6A002

6A004.b

II.A6.003

Wave front corrector systems for use with a laser beam having a diameter exceeding 4 mm, and specially designed components thereof, including control systems, phase front sensors and ‘deformable mirrors’ including bimorph mirrors.

Note:  This item does not cover mirrors defined in 6A004.a, 6A005.e and 6A005.f.

6A003

II.A6.004

Argon ion ‘lasers’ having an average output power equal to or greater than 5 W.

Note:  This item does not cover argon ion ‘lasers’ defined in items 0B001.g.5, 6A005 and 6A205.a.

6A005.a.6

6A205.a

II.A6.005

Semiconductor ‘lasers’ and components thereof, as follows:

a.  Individual semiconductor ‘lasers’ with an output power greater than 200 mW each, in quantities larger than 100;

b.  Semiconductor ‘laser’ arrays having an output power greater than 20 W.

Notes:

1.  Semiconductor ‘lasers’ are commonly called ‘laser’ diodes.

2.  This item does not cover ‘lasers’ defined in items 0B001.g.5, 0B001.h.6 and 6A005.b.

3.  This item does not cover ‘laser’ diodes with a wavelength in the range 1 200  nm – 2 000  nm.

6A005.b

II.A6.006

Tunable semiconductor ‘lasers’ and tunable semiconductor ‘laser’ arrays, of a wavelength between 9 μm and 17 μm, as well as array stacks of semiconductor ‘lasers’ containing at least one tunable semiconductor ‘laser’ array of such wavelength.

Notes:

1.  Semiconductor ‘lasers’ are commonly called ‘laser’ diodes.

2.  This item does not cover semiconductor ‘lasers’ defined in items 0B001.h.6 and 6A005.b

6A005.b

II.A6.007

Solid state ‘tunable’‘lasers’ and specially designed components thereof as follows:

a.  Titanium-sapphire lasers,

b.  Alexandrite lasers.

Note:  This item does not cover titanium-sapphire and alexandrite lasers defined in items 0B001.g.5, 0B001.h.6 and 6A005.c.1.

6A005.c.1

II.A6.008

Neodymium-doped (other than glass) ‘lasers’, having an output wavelength greater than 1 000  nm but not exceeding 1 100  nm and output energy exceeding 10 J per pulse.

Note:  This item does not cover neodymium-doped (other than glass) ‘lasers’ defined in item 6A005.c.2.b.

6A005.c.2

II.A6.009

Components of acousto-optics, as follows:

a.  Framing tubes and solid-state imaging devices having a recurrence frequency equal to or exceeding 1 kHz;

b.  Recurrence frequency supplies;

c.  Pockels cells.

6A203.b.4.c

II.A6.010

Radiation-hardened cameras, or lenses thereof, other than those specified in 6A203.c., specially designed, or rated as radiation-hardened, to withstand a total radiation dose greater than 50 × 103 Gy(silicon) (5 × 106 rad (silicon)) without operational degradation.

Technical Note:

The term Gy(silicon) refers to the energy in Joules per kilogram absorbed by an unshielded silicon sample when exposed to ionising radiation.

6A203.c

II.A6.011

Tunable pulsed dye laser amplifiers and oscillators, having all of the following characteristics:

1.  Operating at wavelengths between 300 nm and 800 nm;

2.  An average output power greater than 10 W but not exceeding 30 W;

3.  A repetition rate greater than 1 kHz; and

4.  Pulse width less than 100 ns.

Notes:

1.  This item does not cover single mode oscillators.

2.  This item does not cover tunable pulsed dye laser amplifiers and oscillators defined in item 6A205.c, 0B001.g.5 and 6A005.

6A205.c

II.A6.012

Pulsed carbon dioxide ‘lasers’ having all of the following characteristics:

1.  Operating at wavelengths between 9 000  nm and 11 000  nm;

2.  A repetition rate greater than 250 Hz;

3.  An average output power greater than 100 W but not exceeding 500 W; and

4.  Pulse width less than 200 ns.

Note:  This item does not cover pulsed carbon dioxide laser amplifiers and oscillators defined in item 6A205.d., 0B001.h.6. and 6A005.d.

6A205.d

II.A6.013

Copper vapour ‘lasers’ having both of the following characteristics:

1.  Operating at wavelengths between 500 and 600 nm; and

2.  An average output power equal to or greater than 15 W.

6A005.b

II.A6.014

Pulsed carbon monoxide ‘lasers’ having all of the following characteristics:

1.  Operating at wavelengths between 5 000 and 6 000  nm;

2.  A repetition rate greater than 250 Hz;

3.  An average output power greater than 100 W; and

4.  Pulse width of less than 200 ns.

Note:  This item does not control the higher power (typically 1 to 5 kW) industrial carbon monoxide lasers used in applications such as cutting and welding, as these latter lasers are either continuous wave or are pulsed with a pulse width greater than 200 ns.

A7.  Navigation and Avionics

No

Description

Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

II.A7.001

Inertial navigation systems and specially designed components thereof, as follows:

I.  Inertial navigation systems which are certified for use on ‘civil aircraft’ by civil authorities of a State participating in the Wassenaar Arrangement, and specially designed components thereof, as follows:

a.  Inertial navigation systems (INS) (gimballed or strapdown) and inertial equipment designed for ‘aircraft’, land vehicle, vessels (surface or underwater) or ‘spacecraft’ for attitude, guidance or control, having any of the following characteristics, and specially designed components thereof:

1.  Navigation error (free inertial) subsequent to normal alignment of 0,8 nautical mile per hour (nm/hr) ‘Circular Error Probable’ (CEP) or less (better); or

2.  Specified to function at linear acceleration levels exceeding 10 g;

b.  Hybrid Inertial Navigation Systems embedded with Global Navigation Satellite Systems(s) (GNSS) or with ‘Data-Based Referenced Navigation’ (‘DBRN’) System(s) for attitude, guidance or control, subsequent to normal alignment, having an INS navigation position accuracy, after loss of GNSS or ‘DBRN’ for a period of up to four minutes, of less (better) than 10 metres ‘Circular Error Probable’ (CEP);

c.  Inertial Equipment for Azimuth, Heading, or North Pointing having any of the following characteristics, and specially designed components thereof:

1.  Designed to have an Azimuth, Heading, or North Pointing accuracy equal to, or less (better) than 6 arc/ minutes RMS at 45 degrees latitude; or

2.  Designed to have a non-operating shock level of at least 900 g at a duration of at least 1 msec.

Note:  The parameters of I.a. and I.b. are applicable with any of the following environmental conditions:

1.  Input random vibration with an overall magnitude of 7,7  g rms in the first half hour and a total test duration of one and a half hours per axis in each of the three perpendicular axes, when the random vibration meets the following:

a.  A constant power spectral density (PSD) value of 0,04  g2/Hz over a frequency interval of 15 to 1 000  Hz; and

b.  The PSD attenuates with a frequency from 0,04  g2/Hz to 0,01  g2/Hz over a frequency interval from 1 000 to 2 000  Hz;

2.  A roll and yaw rate equal to or greater than 2,62 radian/s (150 deg/s); or

3.  According to national standards equivalent to 1. or 2. above.

Technical Notes:

1.  I.b. refers to systems in which an INS and other independent navigation aids are built into a single unit (embedded) in order to achieve improved performance.

2.  ‘Circular Error Probable’ (CEP) – In a circular normal distribution, the radius of the circle containing 50 percent of the individual measurements being made, or the radius of the circle within which there is a 50 percent probability of being located.

II.  Theodolite systems incorporating inertial equipment specially designed for civil surveying purposes and designed to have an Azimuth, Heading, or North Pointing accuracy equal to, or less (better) than 6 arc minutes RMS at 45 degrees latitude, and specially designed components thereof.

III.  Inertial or other equipment using accelerometers specified in 7A001 or 7A101, where such accelerometers are specially designed and developed as MWD (Measurement While Drilling) sensors for use in downhole well services operations.

7A003

7A103

A9.  Aerospace and Propulsion

No

Description

Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

II.A9.001

Explosive bolts.

—

No

Description

Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

II.B.001

Technology required for the development, production, or use of the items in Part II.A. (Goods) above.

Technical Note:

The term ‘technology’ includes software.

—

II.B.002

Technology required for the development or production of the items in Part III.A. (Goods) of Annex III.

Technical Note:

The term ‘technology’ includes software.

–

A0.  Nuclear Materials, Facilities, and Equipment

No

Description

Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

III.A0.015

‘Glove Boxes’, specially designed for radioactive isotopes, radioactive sources or radionuclides.

Technical Note:

‘Glove Boxes’ means equipment providing protection to the user, from hazardous vapour, particles or radiation, from materials inside the equipment being handled or processed by a person outside the equipment, by means of manipulators or gloves integrated into the equipment.

0B006

III.A0.016

Toxic gas monitoring systems designed for continuous operation and detection of Hydrogen Sulphide, and specially designed detectors therefore.

0A001

0B001.c

III.A0.017

Helium Leak Detectors.

0A001

0B001.c

A1.  Materials, chemicals, ‘micro-organisms’ and ‘toxins’

No

Description

Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

III.A1.003

Ring-shaped seals and gaskets, having an inner diameter of 400 mm or less, made of any of the following materials:

a.  Copolymers of vinylidene fluoride having 75 % or more beta crystalline structure without stretching;

b.  Fluorinated polyimides containing 10 % by weight or more of combined fluorine;

c.  Fluorinated phosphazene elastomers containing 30 % by weight or more of combined fluorine;

d.  Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE, e.g. Kel-F ®);

e.  Fluoro-elastomers (e.g., Viton ®, Tecnoflon ®);

f.  Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).

III.A1.004

Personal equipment for detecting radiation of nuclear origin, including personal dosimeters.

Note:  This item does not cover nuclear detection systems defined in item 1A004.c.

1A004.c

III.A1.020

Steel alloys in sheet or plate form, having any of the following characteristics:

(a)  Steel alloys ‘capable of’ ultimate tensile strength of 1 200  Mpa or more, at 293 K (20 oC); or

(b)  Nitrogen-stabilised duplex stainless steel.

Note:  The phrase alloys ‘capable of’ encompasses alloys before or after heat treatment

Technical Note:

‘Nitrogen-stabilised duplex stainless steel’ has a two-phase microstructure consisting of grains of ferritic and austenitic steel with the addition of nitrogen to stabilise the microstructure.

1C116

1C216

III.A1.021

Carbon-Carbon Composite material.

1A002.b.1

III.A1.022

Nickel alloys in crude or semi-fabricated form, containing 60 % by weight or more nickel.

1C002.c.1.a

III.A1.023

Titanium alloys in sheet or plate form ‘capable of’ an ultimate tensile strength of 900 Mpa or more at 293 K (20 oC).

Note:  The phrase alloys ‘capable of’ encompasses alloys before or after heat treatment

1C002.b.3

III.A1.024

Propellants and constituent chemicals for propellants as follows:

(a)  Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI)

(b)  Methyl Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI)

(c)  Isophorone Diiscocyanate (IPDI)

(d)  Sodium Perchlorate

(e)  Xylidine

(f)  Hydroxy Terminated Polyether (HTPE)

(g)  Hydroxy Terminated Caprolactone Ether (HTCE)

Technical Note:

This item refers to pure substance and any mixture containing at least 50 % of one of the chemicals mentioned above.

1C111

III.A1.025

‘Lubricating materials’ containing, as their principal ingredients, any of the following:

(a)  Perfluoroalkylether, (CAS 60164-51-4);

(b)  Perfluoropolyalkylether, PFPE, (CAS 6991-67-9).

‘Lubricating materials’ means oils and fluids.

1C006

III.A1.026

Beryllium-Copper or Copper-Beryllium Alloys in plate, sheet, strip or rolled bar form, having a composition comprising Copper as the major element by weight and other elements including less than 2 % by weight Beryllium.

1C002.b

A2.  Materials Processing

No

Description

Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

III.A2.008

Liquid-liquid contacting equipment (mixer-settlers, pulsed columns, centrifugal contactors); and liquid distributors, vapour distributors or liquid collectors designed for such equipment, where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are made from the following materials:

N.B.  SEE ALSO II.A2.014

1.  Stainless steel.

Note:  for stainless steel with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight see entry II.A2.014.a

2B350.e

III.A2.009

Industrial equipment and components, other than those specified in 2B350.d, as follows:

N.B.  SEE ALSO II.A2.015

Heat exchangers or condensers with a heat transfer surface area greater than 0,05  m2, and less than 30 m2; and tubes, plates, coils or blocks (cores) designed for such heat exchangers or condensers, where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the fluid(s) are made from the following materials:

1.  Stainless steel.

Note 1:  for stainless steel with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight see entry II.A2.015a

Note 2:  This item does not cover vehicle radiators.

Technical Note:

The materials used for gaskets and seals and other implementation of sealing functions do not determine the status of control of the heat exchanger.

2B350.d

III.A2.010

Multiple-seal, and seal-less pumps, other than those specified in 2B350.i, suitable for corrosive fluids, with manufacturer’s specified maximum flow-rate greater than 0,6  m3/hour, or vacuum pumps with manufacturer’s specified maximum flow-rate greater than 5 m3/hour [measured under standard temperature (273 K or 0 oC) and pressure (101,3  kPa) conditions]; and casings (pump bodies), preformed casing liners, impellers, rotors or jet pump nozzles designed for such pumps, in which all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are made from the following materials:

N.B.  SEE ALSO II.A2.016

1.  Stainless steel;

Note:  for stainless steel with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight see entry II.A2.016a

Technical Note:

The materials used for gaskets and seals and other implementation of sealing functions do not determine the status of control of the pump.

2B350.i

III.A2.017

Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM) tools for removing or cutting metals, ceramics or ‘composites’, as follows, and specially designed ram, sinker or wire electrodes therefor:

(a)  Ram or sinker electrode Electrical Discharge Machines;

(b)  Wire electrode Electrical Discharge Machines.

Note:  Electrical Discharge Machines are also known as Spark Erosion Machines or Wire Erosion Machines.

2B001.d

III.A2.018

Computer controlled or ‘numerically controlled’ co-ordinate measuring machines (CMM), or dimensional inspection machines, having a three dimensional (volumetric) maximum permissible error of indication (MPPE) at any point in the operating range of the machine (i.e. within the length axes) equal to or less (better) than (3 + L/1 000 ) μm (L is the measured length in mm), tested according to ISO 10360-2 (2001), and measurement probes designed therefor.

2B006.a

2B206.a

III.A2.019

Computer controlled or ‘numerically controlled’ Electron Beam Welding Machines, and specially designed components therefor.

2B001.e.1.b

III.A2.020

Computer controlled or ‘numerically controlled’ Laser Welding and Laser Cutting Machines, and specially designed components therefor.

2B001.e.1.c

III.A2.021

Computer controlled or ‘numerically controlled’ Plasma Cutting Machines, and specially designed components therefor.

2B001.e.1

III.A2.022

Vibration Monitoring Equipment specially designed for rotors or rotating equipment and machinery, capable of measuring any frequency in the range 600-2 000  Hz.

2B116

III.A2.023

Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps, and specially designed components therefore.

2B231

2B350.i

III.A2.024

Rotary Vane Vacuum Pumps, and specially designed components therefore.

Note 1:  III.A2.024 does not control rotary vane vacuum pumps that are specially designed for specific other equipment.

Note 2:  The control status of rotary vane vacuum pumps that are specially designed for specific other equipment is determined by the control status of the other equipment

2B231

2B235.i

0B002.f

III.A2.025

Air filters, as follows, having one or more physical size dimension exceeding 1 000  mm:

(a)  High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters;

(b)  Ultra-Low Penetration Air (ULPA) filters.

Note:  III.A2.025 does not control air filters specially designed for medical equipment.

2B352.d

A3.  Electronics

No

Description

Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

III.A3.004

Spectrometers and diffractometers, designed for the indicative test or quantitative analysis of the elemental composition of metals or alloys without chemical decomposition of the material.

III.A3.005

‘Frequency Changers’, Frequency Generators and Variable Speed electrical drives, having all the following characteristics:

(a)  Multiphase output power of 10 W or greater;

(b)  Capable of operating at a frequency of 600 Hz or more; and

(c)  Frequency control better (less) than 0,2  %.

Technical Note:

‘Frequency Changers’ includes frequency converters and frequency inverters.

Notes:

1.  Item III.A3.005 does not control frequency changers that include communication protocols or interfaces designed for specific industrial machinery (such as machine tools, spinning machines, printed circuit board machines) so that the frequency changers cannot be used for other purposes while meeting the performance characteristics above.

2.  Item III.A3.005 does not control frequency changers specially designed for vehicles and which operate with a control sequence that is mutually communicated between the frequency changer and the vehicle control unit.

3A225

0B001.b.13

A6.  Sensors and Lasers

No

Description

Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

III.A6.012

‘Vacuum pressure gauges’, being electrically powered and having measurement accuracy of 5 % or less (better).

‘Vacuum pressure gauges’ include Pirani Gauges, Penning Gauges and Capacitance Manometers.

0B001.b

III.A6.013

Microscopes and related equipment and detectors, as follows:

(a)  Scanning Electron Microscopes;

(b)  Scanning Auger Microscopes;

(c)  Transmission Electron Microscopes;

(d)  Atomic Force Microscopes;

(e)  Scanning Force Microscopes;

(f)  Equipment and detectors, specially designed for use with the microscopes specified in III.A6.013 (a) to (e) above, employing any of the following materials analysis techniques:

1.  X-ray Photo Spectroscopy (XPS);

2.  Energy-dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX, EDS); or

3.  Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA).

6B

A7.  Navigation and Avionics

No

Description

Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

III.A7.002

Accelerometers containing piezoelectric ceramic transducer element, having a sensitivity of 1 000  mV/g or better (higher)

7A001

A9.  Aerospace and Propulsion

No

Description

Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

III.A9.002

‘Load Cells’ capable of measuring rocket motor thrust having a capacity exceeding 30 kN.

Technical Note:

‘Load Cells’ means devices and transducers for the measurement of force in both tension and in compression.

Note:  III.A9.002 does not include equipment, devices or transducers, specially designed for the measurement of the weight of vehicles, e.g. weigh bridges.

9B117

III.A9.003

Electrical power generation gas turbines, components and related equipment as follows:

(a)  Gas Turbines specially designed for electrical power generation, having an output exceeding 200 MW;

(b)  Vanes, Stators, Combustion Chambers and Fuel Injection Nozzles, specially designed for electrical power generation gas turbines specified in III.A9.003.a;

(c)  Equipment specially designed for the ‘development’ and ‘production’ of electrical power generation gas turbines specified in III. A9.003.a.

9A001

9A002

9A003

9B001

9B003

9B004

No

Description

Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009

III.B.001

‘Technology’ required for the use of the items in Part III.A. (Goods) above.

Technical Note:

The term ‘technology’ includes software.

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

Missile Technology Control Regime (M.TCR): Equipment, software and technology annex

1A002

“Composite” structures or laminates, having any of the following:

a.  Consisting of an organic “matrix” and materials specified in 1C010.c., 1C010.d. or 1C010.e.; or

b.  Consisting of a metal or carbon “matrix”, and any of the following:

1.  Carbon “fibrous or filamentary materials” having all of the following:

a.  A “specific modulus” exceeding 10,15 × 106 m; and

b.  A “specific tensile strength” exceeding 17,7 × 104 m; or

2.  Materials specified in 1C010.c.

Note 1:   1A002 does not control composite structures or laminates made from epoxy resin impregnated carbon “fibrous or filamentary materials” for the repair of “civil aircraft” structures or laminates, having all of the following:

a.  An area not exceeding 1 m2;

b.  A length not exceeding 2,5 m; and

c.  A width exceeding 15 mm.

Note 2:   1A002 does not control semi-finished items, specially designed for purely civilian applications as follows:

a.  Sporting goods;

b.  Automotive industry;

c.  Machine tool industry;

d.  Medical applications.

Note 3:   1A002.b.1. does not control semi-finished items containing a maximum of two dimensions of interwoven filaments and specially designed for applications as follows:

a.  Metal heat-treatment furnaces for tempering metals;

b.  Silicon boule production equipment.

Note 4:   1A002 does not control finished items specially designed for a specific application.

M6A1

Composite structures, laminates, and manufactures thereof, specially designed for use in the systems specified in 1.A., 19.A.1. or 19.A.2. and the subsystems specified in 2.A. or 20.A.

1A102

Resaturated pyrolized carbon-carbon components designed for space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 or sounding rockets specified in 9A104.

M6A2

Resaturated pyrolised (i.e. carbon-carbon) components having all of the following: a. Designed for rocket systems; and b. Usable in the systems specified in 1.A. or 19.A.1.

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

Missile Technology Control Regime (M.TCR): Equipment, software and technology annex

1B001

Equipment for the production or inspection of “composite” structures or laminates specified in 1A002 or “fibrous or filamentary materials” specified in 1C010, as follows, and specially designed components and accessories therefor:

N.B.:  SEE ALSO 1B101 AND 1B201.

a.  Filament winding machines, of which the motions for positioning, wrapping and winding fibres are coordinated and programmed in three or more ‘primary servo positioning’ axes, specially designed for the manufacture of “composite” structures or laminates, from “fibrous or filamentary materials”;

M6B1a

Filament winding machines or ‘fibre/tow-placement machines’, of which the motions for positioning, wrapping and winding fibres can be coordinated and programmed in three or more axes, designed to fabricate composite structures or laminates from fibrous or filamentary materials, and co-ordinating and programming controls

b.  ‘Tape-laying machines’, of which the motions for positioning and laying tape are coordinated and programmed in five or more ‘primary servo positioning’ axes, specially designed for the manufacture of “composite” airframe or ‘missile’ structures;

Note:   In 1B001.b., ‘missile’ means complete rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicle systems.

Technical Note:

For the purposes of 1B001.b., ‘tape-laying machines’ have the ability to lay one or more ‘filament bands’ limited to widths greater than 25 mm and less than or equal to 305 mm, and to cut and restart individual ‘filament band’ courses during the laying process.

M6B1b

‘Tape-laying machines’ of which the motions for positioning and laying tape can be co-ordinated and programmed in two or more axes, designed for the manufacture of composite airframes and missile structures;

Note:   For the purposes of 6.B.1.a. and 6.B.1.b., the following definitions apply:

1.  A ‘filament band’ is a single continuous width of fully or partially resinimpregnated tape, tow, or fibre. Fully or partially resin-impregnated ‘filament bands’ include those coated with dry powder that tacks upon heating.

2.  ‘Fibre/tow-placement machines’ and ‘tape-laying machines’ are machines that perform similar processes that use computer-guided heads to lay one or several ‘filament bands’ onto a mold to create a part or a structure. These machines have the ability to cut and restart individual ‘filament band’ courses during the laying process.

3.  ‘Fibre/tow-placement machines’ have the ability to place one or more ‘filament bands’ having widths less than or equal to 25,4 mm. This refers to the minimum width of material the machine can place, regardless of the upper capability of the machine.

4.  ‘Tape-laying machines’ have the ability to place one or more ‘filament bands’ having widths less than or equal to 304,8 mm, but cannot place ‘filaments bands’ with a width equal to or less than 25,4 mm. This refers to the minimum width of material the machine can place, regardless of the upper capability of the machine.

c.  Multidirectional, multidimensional weaving machines or interlacing machines, including adapters and modification kits, specially designed or modified for weaving, interlacing or braiding fibres, for “composite” structures;

Technical Note:

For the purposes of 1B001.c., the technique of interlacing includes knitting.

M6B1c

Multi-directional, multi-dimensional weaving machines or interlacing machines, including adapters and modification kits for weaving, interlacing or braiding fibres to manufacture composite structures;

Note:   6.B.1.c. does not control textile machinery not modified for the end-uses stated.

d.  Equipment specially designed or adapted for the production of reinforcement fibres, as follows:

Equipment designed or modified for the production of fibrous or filamentary materials as follows:

1.  Equipment for converting polymeric fibres (such as polyacrylonitrile, rayon, pitch or polycarbosilane) into carbon fibres or silicon carbide fibres, including special equipment to strain the fibre during heating;

M6B1d1

1.  Equipment for converting polymeric fibres (such as polyacrylonitrile, rayon, or polycarbosilane) including special provision to strain the fibre during heating;

2.  Equipment for the chemical vapour deposition of elements or compounds, on heated filamentary substrates, to manufacture silicon carbide fibres;

M6B1d2

2.  Equipment for the vapour deposition of elements or compounds on heated filament substrates;

3.  Equipment for the wet-spinning of refractory ceramics (such as aluminium oxide);

M6B1d3

3.  Equipment for the wet-spinning of refractory ceramics (such as aluminium oxide)

4.  Equipment for converting aluminium containing precursor fibres into alumina fibres by heat treatment;

e.  Equipment for producing prepregs specified in 1C010.e. by the hot melt method;

f.  Non-destructive inspection equipment specially designed for “composite” materials, as follows:

1.  X-ray tomography systems for three dimensional defect inspection;

2.  Numerically controlled ultrasonic testing machines of which the motions for positioning transmitters or receivers are simultaneously coordinated and programmed in four or more axes to follow the three dimensional contours of the component under inspection;

g.  ‘Tow-placement machines’, of which the motions for positioning and laying tows are coordinated and programmed in two or more ‘primary servo positioning’ axes, specially designed for the manufacture of “composite” airframe or ‘missile’ structures.

Technical Note:

For the purposes of 1B001.g., ‘tow-placement machines’ have the ability to place one or more ‘filament bands’ having widths less than or equal to 25 mm, and to cut and restart individual ‘filament band’ courses during the placement process.

Technical Note:

1.  For the purpose of 1B001, ‘primary servo positioning’ axes control, under computer program direction, the position of the end effector (i.e., head) in space relative to the work piece at the correct orientation and direction to achieve the desired process.

2.  For the purposes of 1B001., a ‘filament band’ is a single continuous width of fully or partially resin-impregnated tape, tow or fibre.

M6B1e

Equipment designed or modified for special fibre surface treatment or for producing prepregs and preforms, including rollers, tension stretchers, coating equipment, cutting equipment and clicker dies.

Note:   Examples of components and accessories for the machines specified in 6.B.1. are moulds, mandrels, dies, fixtures and tooling for the preform pressing, curing, casting, sintering or bonding of composite structures, laminates and manufactures thereof

1B002

Equipment for producing metal alloys, metal alloy powder or alloyed materials, specially designed to avoid contamination and specially designed for use in one of the processes specified in 1C002.c.2.

N.B.:  SEE ALSO 1B102.

M4B3d

Metal powder “production equipment” usable for the “production”, in a controlled environment, of spherical, spheroidal or atomised materials specified in 4.C.2.c., 4.C.2.d. or 4.C.2.e. Note: 4.B.3.d. includes: a. Plasma generators (high frequency arc-jet) usable for obtaining sputtered or spherical metallic powders with organization of the process in an argon-water environment; b. Electroburst equipment usable for obtaining sputtered or spherical metallic powders with organization of the process in an argon-water environment; c. Equipment usable for the “production” of spherical aluminium powders by powdering a melt in an inert medium (e.g. nitrogen).

Notes:

1.  The only batch mixers, continuous mixers, usable for solid propellants or propellants constituents specified in 4.C., and fluid energy mills specified in 4.B., are those specified in 4.B.3.

2.  Forms of metal powder “production equipment” not specified in 4.B.3.d. are to be evaluated in accordance with 4.B.2.

1B101

Equipment, other than that specified in 1B001, for the “production” of structural composites as follows; and specially designed components and accessories therefor:

N.B.:  SEE ALSO 1B201.

Note:  Components and accessories specified in 1B101 include moulds, mandrels, dies, fixtures and tooling for the preform pressing, curing, casting, sintering or bonding of composite structures, laminates and manufactures thereof.

a.  Filament winding machines or fibre placement machines, of which the motions for positioning, wrapping and winding fibres can be coordinated and programmed in three or more axes, designed to fabricate composite structures or laminates from fibrous or filamentary materials, and coordinating and programming controls;

M6B1a

Filament winding machines or ‘fibre/tow-placement machines’, of which the motions for positioning, wrapping and winding fibres can be coordinated and programmed in three or more axes, designed to fabricate composite structures or laminates from fibrous or filamentary materials, and co-ordinating and programming controls;

b.  Tape-laying machines of which the motions for positioning and laying tape and sheets can be coordinated and programmed in two or more axes, designed for the manufacture of composite airframe and “missile” structures;

M6B1b

‘Tape-laying machines’ of which the motions for positioning and laying tape can be co-ordinated and programmed in two or more axes, designed for the manufacture of composite airframes and missile structures;

Note:

For the purposes of 6.B.1.a. and 6.B.1.b., the following definitions apply:

1.  A ‘filament band’ is a single continuous width of fully or partially resinimpregnated tape, tow, or fibre. Fully or partially resin-impregnated ‘filament bands’ include those coated with dry powder that tacks upon heating.

2.  ‘Fibre/tow-placement machines’ and ‘tape-laying machines’ are machines that perform similar processes that use computer-guided heads to lay one or several ‘filament bands’ onto a mold to create a part or a structure. These machines have the ability to cut and restart individual ‘filament band’ courses during the laying process.

3.  ‘Fibre/tow-placement machines’ have the ability to place one or more ‘filament bands’ having widths less than or equal to 25,4 mm. This refers to the minimum width of material the machine can place, regardless of the upper capability of the machine.

4.  ‘Tape-laying machines’ have the ability to place one or more ‘filament bands’ having widths less than or equal to 304,8 mm, but cannot place ‘filaments bands’ with a width equal to or less than 25,4 mm. This refers to the minimum width of material the machine can place, regardless of the upper capability of the machine.

c.  Equipment designed or modified for the “production” of “fibrous or filamentary materials” as follows:

1.  Equipment for converting polymeric fibres (such as polyacrylonitrile, rayon or polycarbosilane) including special provision to strain the fibre during heating;

2.  Equipment for the vapour deposition of elements or compounds on heated filament substrates;

3.  Equipment for the wet-spinning of refractory ceramics (such as aluminium oxide);

M6B1d

Equipment designed or modified for the production of fibrous or filamentary materials as follows:

1.  Equipment for converting polymeric fibres (such as polyacrylonitrile, rayon, or polycarbosilane) including special provision to strain the fibre during heating;

2.  Equipment for the vapour deposition of elements or compounds on heated filament substrates;

3.  Equipment for the wet-spinning of refractory ceramics (such as aluminium oxide);

d.  Equipment designed or modified for special fibre surface treatment or for producing prepregs and preforms specified in entry 9C110.

Note:   1B101.d. includes rollers, tension stretchers, coating equipment, cutting equipment and clicker dies.

M6B1e

Equipment designed or modified for special fibre surface treatment or for producing prepregs and preforms, including rollers, tension stretchers, coating equipment, cutting equipment and clicker dies.

Note:   Examples of components and accessories for the machines specified in 6.B.1. are moulds, mandrels, dies, fixtures and tooling for the preform pressing, curing, casting, sintering or bonding of composite structures, laminates and manufactures thereof

1B102

Metal powder “production equipment”, other than that specified in 1B002, and components as follows:

N.B.:  SEE ALSO 1B115.b.

a.  Metal powder “production equipment” usable for the “production”, in a controlled environment, of spherical, spheroidal or atomised materials specified in 1C011.a., 1C011.b., 1C111.a.1., 1C111.a.2. or in the Military Goods Controls.

b.  Specially designed components for “production equipment” specified in 1B002 or 1B102.a.

Note:   1B102 includes:

a.  Plasma generators (high frequency arc-jet) usable for obtaining sputtered or spherical metallic powders with organization of the process in an argon-water environment;

b.  Electroburst equipment usable for obtaining sputtered or spherical metallic powders with organization of the process in an argon-water environment;

c.  Equipment usable for the “production” of spherical aluminium powders by powdering a melt in an inert medium (e.g. nitrogen).

M4B3d

Metal powder “production equipment” usable for the “production”, in a controlled environment, of spherical, spheroidal or atomised materials specified in 4.C.2.c., 4.C.2.d. or 4.C.2.e.

Note:   4.B.3.d. includes:

a.  Plasma generators (high frequency arc-jet) usable for obtaining sputtered or spherical metallic powders with organization of the process in an argon-water environment;

b.  Electroburst equipment usable for obtaining sputtered or spherical metallic powders with organization of the process in an argon-water environment;

c.  Equipment usable for the “production” of spherical aluminium powders by powdering a melt in an inert medium (e.g. nitrogen).

Notes:

1.  The only batch mixers, continuous mixers, usable for solid propellants or propellants constituents specified in 4.C., and fluid energy mills specified in 4.B., are those specified in 4.B.3.

2.  Forms of metal powder “production equipment” not specified in 4.B.3.d. are to be evaluated in accordance with 4.B.2.

1B115

Equipment, other than that specified in 1B002 or 1B102, for the production of propellant and propellant constituents, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:

a.  “Production equipment” for the “production”, handling or acceptance testing of liquid propellants or propellant constituents specified in 1C011.a., 1C011.b., 1C111 or in the Military Goods Controls;

M4B1

“Production equipment”, and specially designed components therefor, for the “production”, handling or acceptance testing of liquid propellants or propellant constituents specified in 4.C.

b.  “Production equipment” for the “production”, handling, mixing, curing, casting, pressing, machining, extruding or acceptance testing of solid propellants or propellant constituents specified in 1C011.a., 1C011.b., 1C111 or in the Military Goods Controls.

Note:   1B115.b. does not control batch mixers, continuous mixers or fluid energy mills. For the control of batch mixers, continuous mixers and fluid energy mills see 1B117, 1B118 and 1B119.

Note 1:   For equipment specially designed for the production of military goods, see the Military Goods Controls.

Note 2:   1B115 does not control equipment for the “production”, handling and acceptance testing of boron carbide.

M4B2

“Production equipment”, other than that described in 4.B.3., and specially designed components therefor, for the production, handling, mixing, curing, casting, pressing, machining, extruding or acceptance testing of solid propellants or propellant constituents specified in 4.C.

1B116

Specially designed nozzles for producing pyrolitically derived materials formed on a mould, mandrel or other substrate from precursor gases which decompose in the 1 573 K (1 300  °C) to 3 173 K (2 900  °C) temperature range at pressures of 130 Pa to 20 kPa.

M6B2

Nozzles specially designed for the processes referred to in 6.E.3.

1B117

Batch mixers with provision for mixing under vacuum in the range of zero to 13,326 kPa and with temperature control capability of the mixing chamber and having all of the following, and specially designed components therefor:

a.  A total volumetric capacity of 110 litres or more; and

b.  At least one ‘mixing/kneading shaft’ mounted off centre.

Note:   In 1B117.b. the term ‘mixing/kneading shaft’ does not refer to deagglomerators or knife-spindles.

M4B3a

Batch mixers with provision for mixing under vacuum in the range of zero to 13,326 kPa and with temperature control capability of the mixing chamber and having all of the following:

1.  A total volumetric capacity of 110 litres or more; and

2.  At least one ‘mixing/kneading shaft’ mounted off centre;

Note:   In Item 4.B.3.a.2. the term ‘mixing/kneading shaft’ does not refer to deagglomerators or knife-spindles.

1B118

Continuous mixers with provision for mixing under vacuum in the range of zero to 13,326 kPa and with a temperature control capability of the mixing chamber having any of the following, and specially designed components therefor:

a.  Two or more mixing/kneading shafts; or

b.  A single rotating shaft which oscillates and having kneading teeth/pins on the shaft as well as inside the casing of the mixing chamber.

M4B3b

Continuous mixers with provision for mixing under vacuum in the range of zero to 13,326 kPa and with a temperature control capability of the mixing chamber having any of the following:

1.  Two or more mixing/kneading shafts; or

2.  A single rotating shaft which oscillates and having kneading teeth/pins on the shaft as well as inside the casing of the mixing chamber;

1B119

Fluid energy mills usable for grinding or milling substances specified in 1C011.a., 1C011.b., 1C111 or in the Military Goods Controls, and specially designed components therefor.

M4B3c

Fluid energy mills usable for grinding or milling substances specified in 4.C

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

Missile Technology Control Regime (M.TCR): Equipment, software and technology annex

1C001

Materials specially designed for use as absorbers of electromagnetic waves, or intrinsically conductive polymers, as follows:

N.B.:  SEE ALSO 1C101.

a.  Materials for absorbing frequencies exceeding 2 × 108 Hz but less than 3 × 1012 Hz;

Note 1:   1C001.a. does not control:

a.  Hair type absorbers, constructed of natural or synthetic fibres, with non-magnetic loading to provide absorption;

b.  Absorbers having no magnetic loss and whose incident surface is non-planar in shape, including pyramids, cones, wedges and convoluted surfaces;

c.  Planar absorbers, having all of the following:

1.  Made from any of the following:

a.  Plastic foam materials (flexible or non-flexible) with carbon-loading, or organic materials, including binders, providing more than 5 % echo compared with metal over a bandwidth exceeding ± 15 % of the centre frequency of the incident energy, and not capable of withstanding temperatures exceeding 450 K (177 °C); or

b.  Ceramic materials providing more than 20 % echo compared with metal over a bandwidth exceeding ± 15 % of the centre frequency of the incident energy, and not capable of withstanding temperatures exceeding 800 K (527 °C);

Technical Note:

Absorption test samples for 1C001.a. Note: 1.c.1. should be a square at least 5 wavelengths of the centre frequency on a side and positioned in the far field of the radiating element.

2.  Tensile strength less than 7 × 106 N/m2; and

3.  Compressive strength less than 14 × 106 N/m2;

d.  Planar absorbers made of sintered ferrite, having all of the following:

1.  A specific gravity exceeding 4,4; and

2.  A maximum operating temperature of 548 K (275 °C).

Note 2:   Nothing in Note 1 to 1C001.a. releases magnetic materials to provide absorption when contained in paint.

b.  Materials for absorbing frequencies exceeding 1,5 × 1014 Hz but less than 3,7 × 1014 Hz and not transparent to visible light;

Note:   1C001.b. does not control materials, specially designed or formulated for any of the following applications:

a.  Laser marking of polymers; or

b.  Laser welding of polymers.

c.  Intrinsically conductive polymeric materials with a ‘bulk electrical conductivity’ exceeding 10 000  S/m (Siemens per metre) or a ‘sheet (surface) resistivity’ of less than 100 ohms/square, based on any of the following polymers:

1.  Polyaniline;

2.  Polypyrrole;

3.  Polythiophene;

4.  Poly phenylene-vinylene; or

5.  Poly thienylene-vinylene.

Note:   1C001.c. does not control materials in a liquid form.

Technical Note:

‘Bulk electrical conductivity’ and ‘sheet (surface) resistivity’ should be determined using ASTM D-257 or national equivalents.

M17C1

Materials for reduced observables such as radar reflectivity, ultraviolet/infrared signatures and acoustic signatures (i.e. stealth technology), for applications usable for the systems specified in 1.A. or 19.A. or the subsystems specified in 2.A.

Notes:

1.  17.C.1. includes structural materials and coatings (including paints), specially designed for reduced or tailored reflectivity or emissivity in the microwave, infrared or ultraviolet spectra.

2.  17.C.1. does not control coatings (including paints) when specially used for thermal control of satellites.

1C007

Ceramic powders, non-“composite” ceramic materials, ceramic-“matrix”“composite” materials and precursor materials, as follows:

N.B.:  SEE ALSO 1C107.

M6C5

Ceramic composite materials (dielectric constant less than 6 at any frequency from 100 MHz to 100 GHz) for use in missile radomes usable in systems specified in 1.A. or 19.A.1.

a.  Ceramic powders of single or complex borides of titanium, having total metallic impurities, excluding intentional additions, of less than 5 000  ppm, an average particle size equal to or less than 5 μm and no more than 10 % of the particles larger than 10 μm;

b.  Non-“composite” ceramic materials in crude or semi-fabricated form, composed of borides of titanium with a density of 98 % or more of the theoretical density;

Note:   1C007.b. does not control abrasives.

c.  Ceramic-ceramic “composite” materials with a glass or oxide-“matrix” and reinforced with fibres having all of the following:

1.  Made from any of the following materials:

a.  Si-N;

b.  Si-C;

c.  Si-Al-O-N; or

d.  Si-O-N; and

2.  Having a “specific tensile strength” exceeding 12,7 × 103m;

d.  Ceramic-ceramic “composite” materials, with or without a continuous metallic phase, incorporating particles, whiskers or fibres, where carbides or nitrides of silicon, zirconium or boron form the “matrix”;

e.  Precursor materials (i.e., special purpose polymeric or metallo-organic materials) for producing any phase or phases of the materials specified in 1C007.c., as follows:

1.  Polydiorganosilanes (for producing silicon carbide);

2.  Polysilazanes (for producing silicon nitride);

3.  Polycarbosilazanes (for producing ceramics with silicon, carbon and nitrogen components);

f.  Ceramic-ceramic “composite” materials with an oxide or glass “matrix” reinforced with continuous fibres from any of the following systems:

1.  Al2O3 (CAS 1344-28-1); or

2.  Si-C-N.

Note:   1C007.f. does not control “composites” containing fibres from these systems with a fibre tensile strength of less than 700 MPa at 1 273 K (1 000  °C) or fibre tensile creep resistance of more than 1 % creep strain at 100 MPa load and 1 273 K (1 000  °C) for 100 hours.

M6C6

Silicon-carbide materials as follows:

a.  Bulk machinable silicon-carbide reinforced unfired ceramic usable for nose tips usable in systems specified in 1.A. or 19.A.1.;

Reinforced silicon-carbide ceramic composites usable for nose tips, re-entry vehicles, nozzle flaps, usable in systems specified in 1.A. or 19.A.1.

1C010

“Fibrous or filamentary materials”, as follows:

N.B.:  SEE ALSO 1C210 AND 9C110.

a.  Organic “fibrous or filamentary materials”, having all of the following:

1.  “Specific modulus” exceeding 12,7 × 106 m; and

2.  “Specific tensile strength” exceeding 23,5 × 104 m;

Note:   1C010.a. does not control polyethylene.

b.  Carbon “fibrous or filamentary materials”, having all of the following:

1.  “Specific modulus” exceeding 14,65 × 106 m; and

2.  “Specific tensile strength” exceeding 26,82 × 104 m;

Note:   1C010.b. does not control:

a.  “Fibrous or filamentary materials”, for the repair of “civil aircraft” structures or laminates, having all of the following:

1.  An area not exceeding 1 m2;

2.  A length not exceeding 2,5 m; and

3.  A width exceeding 15 mm.

b.  Mechanically chopped, milled or cut carbon “fibrous or filamentary materials” 25,0 mm or less in length.

c.  Inorganic “fibrous or filamentary materials”, having all of the following:

1.  “Specific modulus” exceeding 2,54 × 106 m; and

2.  Melting, softening, decomposition or sublimation point exceeding 1 922 K (1 649  °C) in an inert environment;

Note:   1C010.c. does not control:

a.  Discontinuous, multiphase, polycrystalline alumina fibres in chopped fibre or random mat form, containing 3 % by weight or more silica, with a “specific modulus” of less than 10 × 106 m;

b.  Molybdenum and molybdenum alloy fibres;

c.  Boron fibres;

d.  Discontinuous ceramic fibres with a melting, softening, decomposition or sublimation point lower than 2 043 K (1 770  °C) in an inert environment.

Technical Notes:

1.  For the purpose of calculating “specific tensile strength”, “specific modulus” or specific weight of “fibrous or filamentary materials” in 1C010.a., 1C010.b. or 1C010.c., the tensile strength and modulus should be determined by using Method A described in ISO 10618 (2004) or national equivalents.

2.  Assessing the “specific tensile strength”, “specific modulus” or specific weight of non-unidirectional “fibrous or filamentary materials” (e.g., fabrics, random mats or braids) in 1C010. is to be based on the mechanical properties of the constituent unidirectional monofilaments (e.g., monofilaments, yarns, rovings or tows) prior to processing into the non-unidirectional “fibrous or filamentary materials”.

d.  “Fibrous or filamentary materials”, having any of the following:

1.  Composed of any of the following:

a.  Polyetherimides specified in 1C008.a.; or

b.  Materials specified in 1C008.b. to 1C008.f.; or

2.  Composed of materials specified in 1C010.d.1.a. or 1C010.d.1.b. and “commingled” with other fibres specified in 1C010.a., 1C010.b. or 1C010.c.;

e.  Fully or partially resin-impregnated or pitch-impregnated “fibrous or filamentary materials” (prepregs), metal or carbon-coated “fibrous or filamentary materials” (preforms) or “carbon fibre preforms”, having all of the following:

1.  Having any of the following:

a.  Inorganic “fibrous or filamentary materials” specified in 1C010.c.; or

b.  Organic or carbon “fibrous or filamentary materials”, having all of the following:

1.  “Specific modulus” exceeding 10,15 × 106 m; and

2.  “Specific tensile strength” exceeding 17,7 × 104 m; and

2.  Having any of the following:

a.  Resin or pitch, specified in 1C008 or 1C009.b.;

b.  ‘Dynamic Mechanical Analysis glass transition temperature (DMA Tg)’ equal to or exceeding 453 K (180 °C) and having a phenolic resin; or

c.  ‘Dynamic Mechanical Analysis glass transition temperature (DMA Tg)’ equal to or exceeding 505 K (232 °C) and having a resin or pitch, not specified in 1C008 or 1C009.b., and not being a phenolic resin;

Note 1:   Metal or carbon-coated “fibrous or filamentary materials” (preforms) or “carbon fibre preforms”, not impregnated with resin or pitch, are specified by “fibrous or filamentary materials” in 1C010.a., 1C010.b. or 1C010.c.

Note 2:   1C010.e. does not control:

a.  Epoxy resin “matrix” impregnated carbon “fibrous or filamentary materials” (prepregs) for the repair of “civil aircraft” structures or laminates, having all the following;

1.  An area not exceeding 1 m2;

2.  A length not exceeding 2,5 m; and

3.  A width exceeding 15 mm.

b.  Fully or partially resin-impregnated or pitch-impregnated mechanically chopped, milled or cut carbon “fibrous or filamentary materials” 25,0 mm or less in length when using a resin or pitch other than those specified by 1C008 or 1C009.b.

Technical Note:

The ‘Dynamic Mechanical Analysis glass transition temperature (DMA Tg)’ for materials specified by 1C010.e. is determined using the method described in ASTM D 7028-07, or equivalent national standard, on a dry test specimen. In the case of thermoset materials, degree of cure of a dry test specimen shall be a minimum of 90 % as defined by ASTM E 2160-04 or equivalent national standard.

M6C1

Resin impregnated fibre prepregs and metal coated fibre preforms, for the goods specified in 6.A.1., made either with organic matrix or metal matrix utilising fibrous or filamentary reinforcements having a specific tensile strength greater than 7,62 × 104 m and a specific modulus greater than 3,18 × 106 m.

Note:   The only resin impregnated fibre prepregs specified in 6.C.1. are those using resins with a glass transition temperature (Tg), after cure, exceeding 145 °C as determined by ASTM D4065 or national equivalents.

Technical Notes:

1.  In Item 6.C.1. ‘specific tensile strength’ is the ultimate tensile strength in N/m2 divided by the specific weight in N/m3, measured at a temperature of (296 ± 2)K ((23 ± 2)°C) and a relative humidity of (50 ± 5)%.

2.  In Item 6.C.1. ‘specific modulus’ is the Young's modulus in N/m2 divided by the specific weight in N/m3, measured at a temperature of (296 ± 2)K ((23 ± 2)°C) and a relative humidity of (50 ± 5)%.

1C011

Metals and compounds, as follows:

N.B.:  SEE ALSO 1C111.

a.  Metals in particle sizes of less than 60 μm whether spherical, atomised, spheroidal, flaked or ground, manufactured from material consisting of 99 % or more of zirconium, magnesium and alloys thereof;

Technical Note:

The natural content of hafnium in the zirconium (typically 2 % to 7 %) is counted with the zirconium.

Note:   The metals or alloys specified in 1C011.a. are controlled whether or not the metals or alloys are encapsulated in aluminium, magnesium, zirconium or beryllium.

M4C2d

Metal powders of any of the following: zirconium (CAS 7440-67-7), beryllium (CAS 7440-41-7), magnesium (CAS 7439-95-4) or alloys of these, if at least 90 % of the total particles by particle volume or weight are made up of particles of less than 60 μm (determined by measurement techniques such as using a sieve, laser diffraction or optical scanning), whether spherical, atomised, spheroidal, flaked or ground, consisting of 97 % by weight or more of any of the above mentioned metals;

Note:   In a multimodal particle distribution (e.g. mixtures of different grain sizes) in which one or more modes are controlled, the entire powder mixture is controlled.

Technical Note:

The natural content of hafnium (CAS 7440-58-6) in the zirconium (typically 2 % to 7 %) is counted with the zirconium.

b.  Boron or boron alloys, with a particle size of 60 μm or less, as follows:

1.  Boron with a purity of 85 % by weight or more;

2.  Boron alloys with a boron content of 85 % by weight or more;

Note:   The metals or alloys specified in 1C011.b. are controlled whether or not the metals or alloys are encapsulated in aluminium, magnesium, zirconium or beryllium.

c.  Guanidine nitrate (CAS 506-93-4);

d.  Nitroguanidine (NQ) (CAS 556-88-7).

N.B.:   See also Military Goods Controls for metal powders mixed with other substances to form a mixture formulated for military purposes.

M4C2e

Metal powders of either boron (CAS 7440-42-8) or boron alloys with a boron content of 85 % or more by weight, if at least 90 % of the total particles by particle volume or weight are made up of particles of less than 60 μm (determined by measurement techniques such as using a sieve, laser diffraction or optical scanning), whether spherical, atomised, spheroidal, flaked or ground;

Note:   In a multimodal particle distribution (e.g. mixtures of different grain sizes) in which one or more modes are controlled, the entire powder mixture is controlled.

1C101

Materials and devices for reduced observables such as radar reflectivity, ultraviolet/infrared signatures and acoustic signatures, other than those specified in 1C001, usable in ‘missiles’, “missile” subsystems or unmanned aerial vehicles specified in 9A012 or 9A112.a.

Note 1:   1C101 includes:

a.  Structural materials and coatings specially designed for reduced radar reflectivity;

b.  Coatings, including paints, specially designed for reduced or tailored reflectivity or emissivity in the microwave, infrared or ultraviolet regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Note 2:   1C101 does not include coatings when specially used for the thermal control of satellites.

Technical Note:

In 1C101 ‘missile’ means complete rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicle systems capable of a range exceeding 300 km.

M17A1

Devices for reduced observables such as radar reflectivity, ultraviolet/infrared signatures and acoustic signatures (i.e. stealth technology), for applications usable for the systems specified in 1.A. or 19.A. or the subsystems specified in 2.A. or 20.A.

M17C1

Materials for reduced observables such as radar reflectivity, ultraviolet/infrared signatures and acoustic signatures (i.e. stealth technology), for applications usable for the systems specified in 1.A. or 19.A. or the subsystems specified in 2.A.

Notes:

1.  17.C.1. includes structural materials and coatings (including paints), specially designed for reduced or tailored reflectivity or emissivity in the microwave, infrared or ultraviolet spectra.

2.  17.C.1. does not control coatings (including paints) when specially used for thermal control of satellites.

1C102

Resaturated pyrolized carbon-carbon materials designed for space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 or sounding rockets specified in 9A104.

M6C2

Resaturated pyrolised (i.e. carbon-carbon) materials having all of the following: a. Designed for rocket systems; and b. Usable in the systems specified in 1.A. or 19.A.1.

1C107

Graphite and ceramic materials, other than those specified in 1C007, as follows:

a.  Fine grain graphites with a bulk density of 1,72 g/cm3 or greater, measured at 288 K (15 °C), and having a grain size of 100 μm or less, usable for rocket nozzles and re-entry vehicle nose tips, which can be machined to any of the following products:

1.  Cylinders having a diameter of 120 mm or greater and a length of 50 mm or greater;

2.  Tubes having an inner diameter of 65 mm or greater and a wall thickness of 25 mm or greater and a length of 50 mm or greater; or

3.  Blocks having a size of 120 mm × 120 mm × 50 mm or greater;

N.B.:   See also 0C004

M6C3

Fine grain graphites with a bulk density of at least 1,72 g/cc measured at 15 °C and having a grain size of 100 × 10-6 m (100 μm) or less, usable for rocket nozzles and re-entry vehicle nose tips, which can be machined to any of the following products:

a.  Cylinders having a diameter of 120 mm or greater and a length of 50 mm or greater;

b.  Tubes having an inner diameter of 65 mm or greater and a wall thickness of 25 mm or greater and a length of 50 mm or greater; or

c.  Blocks having a size of 120 mm × 120 mm × 50 mm or greater

b.  Pyrolytic or fibrous reinforced graphites, usable for rocket nozzles and reentry vehicle nose tips usable in “missiles”, space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 or sounding rockets specified in 9A104;

N.B.:   See also 0C004

M6C4

Pyrolytic or fibrous reinforced graphites usable for rocket nozzles and reentry vehicle nose tips usable in systems specified in 1.A. or 19.A.1.

c.  Ceramic composite materials (dielectric constant less than 6 at any frequency from 100 MHz to 100 GHz) for use in radomes usable in “missiles”, space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 or sounding rockets specified in 9A104;

M6C5

Ceramic composite materials (dielectric constant less than 6 at any frequency from 100 MHz to 100 GHz) for use in missile radomes usable in systems specified in 1.A. or 19.A.1.

d.  Bulk machinable silicon-carbide reinforced unfired ceramic, usable for nose tips usable in “missiles”, space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 or sounding rockets specified in 9A104;

M6C6a

Bulk machinable silicon-carbide reinforced unfired ceramic usable for nose tips usable in systems specified in 1.A. or 19.A.1.;

e.  Reinforced silicon-carbide ceramic composites, usable for nose tips, reentry vehicles and nozzle flaps usable in “missiles”, space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 or sounding rockets specified in 9A104.

M6C6b

Reinforced silicon-carbide ceramic composites usable for nose tips, re-entry vehicles, nozzle flaps, usable in systems specified in 1.A. or 19.A.1.

1C111

Propellants and constituent chemicals for propellants, other than those specified in 1C011, as follows:

a.  Propulsive substances:

1.  Spherical or spheroidal aluminium powder other than that specified in the Military Goods Controls, in particle size of less than 200 μm and an aluminium content of 97 % by weight or more, if at least 10 % of the total weight is made up of particles of less than 63 μm, according to ISO 2591-1:1988 or national equivalents;

Technical Note:

A particle size of 63 μm (ISO R-565) corresponds to 250 mesh (Tyler) or 230 mesh (ASTM standard E-11).

2.  Metal powders, other than that specified in the Military Goods Controls, as follows:

M4C2c

Spherical or spheroidal aluminium powder (CAS 7429-90-5) in particle size of less than 200 × 10-6 m (200 μm) and an aluminium content of 97 % by weight or more, if at least 10 % of the total weight is made up of particles of less than 63 μm, according to ISO 2591-1:1988 or national equivalents;

Technical Note:

A particle size of 63 μm (ISO R-565) corresponds to 250 mesh (Tyler) or 230 mesh (ASTM standard E-11).

a.  Metal powders of zirconium, beryllium or magnesium, or alloys of these metals, if at least 90 % of the total particles by particle volume or weight are made up of particles of less than 60 μm (determined by measurement techniques such as using a sieve, laser diffraction or optical scanning), whether spherical, atomized, spheroidal, flaked or ground, consisting 97 % by weight or more of any of the following:

1.  Zirconium;

2.  Beryllium; or

3.  Magnesium;

Technical Note:

The natural content of hafnium in the zirconium (typically 2 % to 7 %) is counted with the zirconium.

M4C2d

Metal powders of any of the following: zirconium (CAS 7440-67-7), beryllium (CAS 7440-41-7), magnesium (CAS 7439-95-4) or alloys of these, if at least 90 % of the total particles by particle volume or weight are made up of particles of less than 60 μm (determined by measurement techniques such as using a sieve, laser diffraction or optical scanning), whether spherical, atomised, spheroidal, flaked or ground, consisting of 97 % by weight or more of any of the above mentioned metals;

Note:   In a multimodal particle distribution (e.g. mixtures of different grain sizes) in which one or more modes are controlled, the entire powder mixture is controlled.

Technical Note:

The natural content of hafnium (CAS 7440-58-6) in the zirconium (typically 2 % to 7 %) is counted with the zirconium.

b.  Metal powders of either boron or boron alloys with a boron content of 85 % or more by weight, if at least 90 % of the total particles by particle volume or weight are made up of particles of less than 60 μm (determined by measurement techniques such as using a sieve, laser diffraction or optical scanning), whether spherical, atomised, spheroidal, flaked or ground;

Note:   1C111a.2.a. and 1C111a.2.b. controls powder mixtures with a multimodal particle distribution (e.g. mixtures of different grain sizes) if one or more modes are controlled.

M4C2e

Metal powders of either boron (CAS 7440-42-8) or boron alloys with a boron content of 85 % or more by weight, if at least 90 % of the total particles by particle volume or weight are made up of particles of less than 60 μm (determined by measurement techniques such as using a sieve, laser diffraction or optical scanning), whether spherical, atomised, spheroidal, flaked or ground

Note:   In a multimodal particle distribution (e.g. mixtures of different grain sizes) in which one or more modes are controlled, the entire powder mixture is controlled.

3.  Oxidiser substances usable in liquid propellant rocket engines as follows:

a.  Dinitrogen trioxide (CAS 10544-73-7);

b.  Nitrogen dioxide (CAS 10102-44-0)/dinitrogen tetroxide (CAS 10544-72-6);

c.  Dinitrogen pentoxide (CAS 10102-03-1);

d.  Mixed Oxides of Nitrogen (MON);

Technical Note:

Mixed Oxides of Nitrogen (MON) are solutions of Nitric Oxide (NO) in Dinitrogen Tetroxide/Nitrogen Dioxide (N2O4/NO2 ) that can be used in missile systems. There are a range of compositions that can be denoted as MONi or MONij, where i and j are integers representing the percentage of Nitric Oxide in the mixture (e.g., MON3 contains 3 % Nitric Oxide, MON25 25 % Nitric Oxide. An upper limit is MON40, 40 % by weight).

e.  SEE MILITARY GOODS CONTROLS FOR Inhibited Red Fuming Nitric Acid (IRFNA);

f.  SEE MILITARY GOODS CONTROLS AND 1C238 FOR Compounds composed of fluorine and one or more of other halogens, oxygen or nitrogen;

M4C4a

Oxidiser substances usable in liquid propellant rocket engines as follows:

1.  Dinitrogen trioxide (CAS 10544-73-7)

2.  Nitrogen dioxide (CAS 10102-44-0) / dinitrogen tetroxide (CAS 10544-72-6);

3.  Dinitrogen pentoxide (CAS 10102-03-1);

4.  Mixed Oxides of Nitrogen (MON);

Technical Note:

Mixed Oxides of Nitrogen (MON) are solutions of Nitric Oxide (NO) in Dinitrogen Tetroxide/Nitrogen Dioxide (N2O4/NO2) that can be used in missile systems. There are a range of compositions that can be denoted as MONi or MONij where i and j are integers representing the percentage of Nitric Oxide in the mixture (e.g. MON3 contains 3 % Nitric Oxide, MON25 25 % Nitric Oxide. An upper limit is MON40, 40 % by weight).

5.  Inhibited Red Fuming Nitric Acid (IRFNA) (CAS 8007-58-7);

6.  Compounds composed of fluorine and one or more of other halogens, oxygen or nitrogen;

Note:   Item 4.C.4.a.6. does not control Nitrogen Trifluoride (NF3) (CAS 7783-54- 2) in a gaseous state as it is not usable for missile applications.

4.  Hydrazine derivatives as follows:

N.B.:  SEE ALSO MILITARY GOODS CONTROLS.

a.  Trimethylhydrazine (CAS 1741-01-1);

b.  Tetramethylhydrazine (CAS 6415-12-9);

c.  N,N diallylhydrazine (CAS 5164-11-4);

d.  Allylhydrazine (CAS 7422-78-8);

e.  Ethylene dihydrazine;

f.  Monomethylhydrazine dinitrate;

g.  Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine nitrate;

h.  Hydrazinium azide (CAS 14546-44-2);

i.  Dimethylhydrazinium azide;

j.  Hydrazinium dinitrate (CAS 13464-98-7);

k.  Diimido oxalic acid dihydrazine (CAS 3457-37-2);

l.  2-hydroxyethylhydrazine nitrate (HEHN);

m.  See Military Goods Controls for Hydrazinium perchlorate;

n.  Hydrazinium diperchlorate (CAS 13812-39-0);

o.  Methylhydrazine nitrate (MHN) (CAS 29674-96-2);

p.  Diethylhydrazine nitrate (DEHN);

q.  3,6-dihydrazino tetrazine nitrate (1,4-dihydrazine nitrate) (DHTN);

M4C2b

Hydrazine derivatives as follows:

1.  Monomethylhydrazine (MMH) (CAS 60-34-4);

2.  Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) (CAS 57-14-7);

3.  Hydrazine mononitrate (CAS 13464-97-6);

4.  Trimethylhydrazine (CAS 1741-01-1);

5.  Tetramethylhydrazine (CAS 6415-12-9);

6.  N,N diallylhydrazine (CAS 5164-11-4);

7.  Allylhydrazine (CAS 7422-78-8);

8.  Ethylene dihydrazine (CAS 6068-98-0);

9.  Monomethylhydrazine dinitrate;

10.  Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine nitrate;

11.  Hydrazinium azide (CAS 14546-44-2);

12.  1,1-Dimethylhydrazinium azide (CAS 227955-52-4) / 1,2-Dimethylhydrazinium azide (CAS 299177-50-7);

13.  Hydrazinium dinitrate (CAS 13464-98-7);

14.  Diimido oxalic acid dihydrazine (CAS 3457-37-2);

15.  2-hydroxyethylhydrazine nitrate (HEHN);

16.  Hydrazinium perchlorate (CAS 27978-54-7);

17.  Hydrazinium diperchlorate (CAS 13812-39-0);

18.  Methylhydrazine nitrate (MHN) (CAS 29674-96-2);

19.  1,1-Diethylhydrazine nitrate (DEHN) / 1,2-Diethylhydrazine nitrate (DEHN) (CAS 363453-17-2);

20.  3,6-dihydrazino tetrazine nitrate (DHTN);

Technical note:

3,6-dihydrazino tetrazine nitrate is also referred to as 1,4-dihydrazine nitrate.

5.  High energy density materials, other than that specified in the Military Goods Controls, usable in ‘missiles’ or unmanned aerial vehicles specified in 9A012 or 9A112.a.;

a.  Mixed fuel that incorporate both solid and liquid fuels, such as boron slurry, having a mass-based energy density of 40 × 106 J/kg or greater;

b.  Other high energy density fuels and fuel additives (e.g., cubane, ionic solutions, JP-10) having a volume-based energy density of 37,5 × 109 J/m3 or greater, measured at 20 °C and one atmosphere (101,325 kPa) pressure;

Note:   1C111.a.5.b. does not control fossil refined fuels and biofuels produced from vegetables, including fuels for engines certified for use in civil aviation, unless specially formulated for ‘missiles’ or unmanned aerial vehicles specified in 9A012 or 9A112.a..

Technical Note:

In 1C111.a.5. ‘missile’ means complete rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicle systems capable of a range exceeding 300 km.

M4C2f

High energy density materials, usable in the systems specified in 1.A. or 19.A., as follows:

1.  Mixed fuels that incorporate both solid and liquid fuels, such as boron slurry, having a mass- based energy density of 40 × 106 J/kg or greater;

2.  Other high energy density fuels and fuel additives (e.g., cubane, ionic solutions, JP-10) having a volume-based energy density of 37,5 × 109 J/m3 or greater, measured at 20 °C and one atmosphere (101,325 kPa) pressure.

Note:   Item 4.C.2.f.2. does not control fossil refined fuels and biofuels produced from vegetables, including fuels for engines certified for use in civil aviation, unless specifically formulated for systems specified in 1.A. or 19.A.

6.  Hydrazine replacement fuels as follows:

a.  2-Dimethylaminoethylazide (DMAZ) (CAS 86147-04-8);

M4C2g

Hydrazine replacement fuels as follows: 1. 2-Dimethylaminoethylazide (DMAZ) (CAS 86147-04-8).

b.  Polymeric substances:

1.  Carboxy-terminated polybutadiene (including carboxyl-terminated polybutadiene) (CTPB);

2.  Hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene (including hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene) (HTPB), other than that specified in the Military Goods Controls;

3.  Polybutadiene-acrylic acid (PBAA);

4.  Polybutadiene-acrylic acid-acrylonitrile (PBAN);

5.  Polytetrahydrofuran polyethylene glycol (TPEG);

Technical Note:

Polytetrahydrofuran polyethylene glycol (TPEG) is a block co-polymer of poly 1,4-Butanediol (CAS 110-63-4) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) (CAS 25322-68-3).

6.  Polyglycidyl nitrate (PGN or poly-GLYN) (CAS 27814-48-8).

M4C5

Polymeric substances, as follows:

a.  Carboxy — terminated polybutadiene (including carboxyl — terminated polybutadiene) (CTPB);

b.  Hydroxy — terminated polybutadiene (including hydroxyl — terminated polybutadiene) (HTPB);

c.  Glycidyl azide polymer (GAP);

d.  Polybutadiene — Acrylic Acid (PBAA);

e.  Polybutadiene — Acrylic Acid — Acrylonitrile (PBAN) (CAS 25265-19-4 / CAS 68891-50-9);

f.  Polytetrahydrofuran polyethylene glycol (TPEG).

Technical Note:

Polytetrahydrofuran polyethylene glycol (TPEG) is a block co-polymer of poly 1,4-Butanediol (CAS 110-63-4) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) (CAS 25322-68-3).

g.  Polyglycidyl nitrate (PGN or poly-GLYN) (CAS 27814-48-8)

c.  Other propellant additives and agents:

1.  SEE MILITARY GOODS CONTROLS FOR

Carboranes, decaboranes, pentaboranes and derivatives thereof;

M4C6c1

Carboranes, decaboranes, pentaboranes and derivatives thereof

2.  Triethylene glycol dinitrate (TEGDN) (CAS 111-22-8);

M4C6d1

Triethylene glycol dinitrate (TEGDN) (CAS 111-22-8);

3.  2-Nitrodiphenylamine (CAS 119-75-5);

M4C6e1

2-Nitrodiphenylamine (CAS 119-75-5);

4.  Trimethylolethane trinitrate (TMETN) (CAS 3032-55-1);

M4C6d2

Trimethylolethane trinitrate (TMETN) (CAS 3032-55-1);

5.  Diethylene glycol dinitrate (DEGDN) (CAS 693-21-0);

M4C6d4

Diethylene glycol dinitrate (DEGDN) (CAS 693-21-0)

6.  Ferrocene derivatives as follows:

a.  See Military Goods Controls for catocene;

b.  See Military Goods Controls for Ethyl ferrocene;

c.  See Military Goods Controls for Propyl ferrocene;

d.  See Military Goods Controls for n-butyl ferrocene;

e.  See Military Goods Controls for Pentyl ferrocene;

f.  See Military Goods Controls for Dicyclopentyl ferrocene;

g.  See Military Goods Controls for Dicyclohexyl ferrocene;

h.  See Military Goods Controls for Diethyl ferrocene;

i.  See Military Goods Controls for Dipropyl ferrocene;

j.  See Military Goods Controls for Dibutyl ferrocene;

k.  See Military Goods Controls for Dihexyl ferrocene;

l.  See Military Goods Controls for Acetyl ferrocene / 1,1′-diacetyl ferrocene;

m.  See Military Goods Controls for ferrocene carboxylic acids;

n.  See Military Goods Controls for butacene;

o.  Other ferrocene derivatives usable as rocket propellant burning rate modifiers, other than those specified in the Military Goods Controls.

Note:   1C111.c.6.o. does not control ferrocene derivatives that contain a six carbon aromatic functional group attached to the ferrocene molecule.

M4C6c2

Ferrocene derivatives, as follows:

a.  Catocene (CAS 37206-42-1);

b.  Ethyl ferrocene (CAS 1273-89-8);

c.  Propyl ferrocene;

d.  n-Butyl ferrocene (CAS 31904-29-7);

e.  Pentyl ferrocene (CAS 1274-00-6);

f.  Dicyclopentyl ferrocene (CAS 125861-17-8);

g.  Dicyclohexyl ferrocene;

h.  Diethyl ferrocene (CAS 1273-97-8);

i.  Dipropyl ferrocene;

j.  Dibutyl ferrocene (CAS 1274-08-4);

k.  Dihexyl ferrocene (CAS 93894-59-8);

l.  Acetyl ferrocene (CAS 1271-55-2) / 1,1′-diacetyl ferrocene (CAS 1273-94-5);

m.  Ferrocene carboxylic acid (CAS 1271-42-7) / 1,1′- Ferrocenedicarboxylic acid (CAS 1293-87-4);

n.  Butacene (CAS 125856-62-4);

o.  Other ferrocene derivatives usable as rocket propellant burning rate modifiers;

Note:   Item 4.C.6.c.2.o does not control ferrocene derivatives that contain a six carbon aromatic functional group attached to the ferrocene molecule.

7.  4,5 diazidomethyl-2-methyl-1,2,3-triazole (iso- DAMTR), other than that specified in the Military Goods Controls.

Note:   For propellants and constituent chemicals for propellants not specified in 1C111, see the Military Goods Controls.

M4C6d5

4,5 diazidomethyl-2-methyl-1,2,3-triazole (iso- DAMTR);

1C116

Maraging steels, useable in ‘missiles’, having all of the following:

N.B.:   SEE ALSO 1C216.

M6C8

Maraging steels, usable in the systems specified in 1.A. or 19.A.1., having all of the following:

a.  Having an ultimate tensile strength, measured at 20 °C, equal to or greater than:

1.  0,9 GPa in the solution annealed stage; or

2.  1,5 GPa in the precipitation hardened stage; and

b.  Any of the following forms:

1.  Sheet, plate or tubing with a wall or plate thickness equal to or less than 5,0 mm; or

2.  Tubular forms with a wall thickness equal to or less than 50 mm and having an inner diameter equal to or greater than 270 mm.

Technical Note:

Maraging steels are iron alloys:

a.  Generally characterised by high nickel, very low carbon content and use substitutional elements or precipitates to produce strengthening and agehardening of the alloy; and

b.  Subjected to heat treatment cycles to facilitate the martensitic transformation process (solution annealed stage) and subsequently age hardened (precipitation hardened stage).

1C117

Materials for the fabrication of ‘missiles’ components as follows:

a.  Tungsten and alloys in particulate form with a tungsten content of 97 % by weight or more and a particle size of 50 × 10-6 m (50 μm) or less;

b.  Molybdenum and alloys in particulate form with a molybdenum content of 97 % by weight or more and a particle size of 50 × 10-6 m (50 μm) or less;

c.  Tungsten materials in solid form having all of the following:

1.  Any of the following material compositions:

a.  Tungsten and alloys containing 97 % by weight or more of tungsten;

b.  Copper infiltrated tungsten containing 80 % by weight or more of tungsten; or

c.  Silver infiltrated tungsten containing 80 % by weight ot more of tungsten; and

2.  Able to be machined to any of the following products:

a.  Cylinders having a diameter of 120 mm or greater and a length of 50 mm or greater;

b.  Tubes having an inner diameter of 65 mm or greater and a wall thickness of 25 mm or greater and a length of 50 mm or greater; or

c.  Blocks having a size of 120 mm by 120 mm by 50 mm or greater.

Technical Note:

In 1C117 ‘missile’ means complete rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicle systems capable of a range exceeding 300 km.

M6C7

Materials for the fabrication of missile components in the systems specified in 1.A., 19.A.1. or 19.A.2, as follows:.

a.  Tungsten and alloys in particulate form with a tungsten content of 97 % by weight or more and a particle size of 50 × 10-6 m (50 μm) or less;

b.  Molybdenum and alloys in particulate form with a molybdenum content of 97 % by weight or more and a particle size of 50 × 10-6 m (50 μm) or less;

c.  Tungsten materials in the solid form having all of the following:

1.  Any of the following material compositions: i. Tungsten and alloys containing 97 % by weight or more of tungsten; ii. Copper infiltrated tungsten containing 80 % by weight or more of tungsten; or iii. Silver infiltrated tungsten containing 80 % by weight or more of tungsten; and

2.  Able to be machined to any of the following products: i. Cylinders having a diameter of 120 mm or greater and a length of 50 mm or greater; ii. Tubes having an inner diameter of 65 mm or greater and a wall thickness of 25 mm or greater and a length of 50 mm or greater; or iii. Blocks having a size of 120 mm × 120 mm × 50 mm or greater

1C118

Titanium-stabilised duplex stainless steel (Ti-DSS) having all of the following:

a.  Having all of the following characteristics:

1.  Containing 17,0 – 23,0 weight percent chromium and 4,5 – 7,0 weight percent nickel;

2.  Having a titanium content of greater than 0,10 weight percent; and

3.  A ferritic-austenitic microstructure (also referred to as a two-phase microstructure) of which at least 10 percent is austenite by volume (according to ASTM E-1181-87 or national equivalents); and

b.  Having any of the following forms:

1.  Ingots or bars having a size of 100 mm or more in each dimension;

2.  Sheets having a width of 600 mm or more and a thickness of 3 mm or less; or

3.  Tubes having an outer diameter of 600 mm or more and a wall thickness of 3 mm or less.

M6C9

Titanium-stabilized duplex stainless steel (Ti-DSS) usable in the systems specified in 1.A. or 19.A.1. and having all of the following:

a.  Having all of the following characteristics:

1.  Containing 17,0 – 23,0 weight percent chromium and 4,5 – 7,0 weight percent nickel;

2.  Having a titanium content of greater than 0,10 weight percent; and

3.  A ferritic-austenitic microstructure (also referred to as a two-phase microstructure ) of which at least 10 % is austenite by volume (according to ASTM E-1181-87 or national equivalents); and

b.  Any of the following forms:

1.  Ingots or bars having a size of 100 mm or more in each dimension;

2.  Sheets having a width of 600 mm or more and a thickness of 3 mm or less; or

3.  Tubes having an outer diameter of 600 mm or more and a wall thickness of 3 mm or less.

1C238

Chlorine trifluoride (ClF3).

M4C4a6

Compounds composed of fluorine and one or more of other halogens, oxygen or nitrogen;

Note:  Item 4.C.4.a.6. does not control Nitrogen Trifluoride (NF3) (CAS 7783-54- 2) in a gaseous state as it is not usable for missile applications.

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

Missile Technology Control Regime (M.TCR): Equipment, software and technology annex

1D001

“Software” specially designed or modified for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment specified in 1B001 to 1B003.

M6D1

“Software” specially designed or modified for the operation or maintenance of equipment specified in 6.B.1.

1D101

“Software” specially designed or modified for the operation or maintenance of goods specified in1B101, 1B102, 1B115, 1B117, 1B118 or 1B119.

M4D1

“Software” specially designed or modified for the operation or maintenance of equipment specified in 4.B. for the “production” and handling of materials specified in 4.C.

M6D1

“Software” specially designed or modified for the operation or maintenance of equipment specified in 6.B.1.

1D103

“Software” specially designed for analysis of reduced observables such as radar reflectivity, ultraviolet/infrared signatures and acoustic signatures.

M17D1

“Software” specially designed for reduced observables such as radar reflectivity, ultraviolet/infrared signatures and acoustic signatures (i.e. stealth technology), for applications usable for the systems specified in 1.A. or 19.A. or the subsystems specified in 2.A.

Note:  17.D.1. includes “software” specially designed for analysis of signature reduction.

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

Missile Technology Control Regime (M.TCR): Equipment, software and technology annex

1E001

“Technology” according to the General Technology Note for the “development” or “production” of equipment or materials specified in 1A001.b., 1A001.c., 1A002 to 1A005, 1A006.b., 1A007, 1B or 1C.

M

“Technology”, in accordance with the General Technology Note, for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment or “software” specified in 1.A., 1.B., or 1.D.

1E101

“Technology” according to the General Technology Note for the “use” of goods specified in 1A102, 1B001, 1B101, 1B102, 1B115 to 1B119, 1C001, 1C101, 1C107, 1C111 to 1C118, 1D101 or 1D103.

M

“Technology”, in accordance with the General Technology Note, for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment or “software” specified in 1.A., 1.B., or 1.D.

1E102

“Technology” according to the General Technology Note for the “development” of “software” specified in 1D001, 1D101 or 1D103.

M6E1

“Technology”, in accordance with the General Technology Note, for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment, materials or “software” specified in 6.A., 6.B., 6.C. or 6.D.

M17E1

“Technology”, in accordance with the General Technology Note, for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment, materials or “software” specified in 17.A., 17.B., 17.C. or 17.D.

Note:  17.E.1. includes databases specially designed for analysis of signature reduction

1E103

[M6E2]“Technology” for the regulation of temperature, pressure or atmosphere in autoclaves or hydroclaves, when used for the “production” of “composites” or partially processed “composites”.

M6E2

“Technical data” (including processing conditions) and procedures for the regulation of temperature, pressures or atmosphere in autoclaves or hydroclaves when used for the production of composites or partially processed composites, usable for equipment or materials specified in 6.A. or 6.C

1E104

“Technology” relating to the “production” of pyrolytically derived materials formed on a mould, mandrel or other substrate from precursor gases which decompose in the 1 573 K (1 300  °C) to 3 173 K (2 900  °C) temperature range at pressures of 130 Pa to 20 kPa.

Note:   1E104 includes “technology” for the composition of precursor gases, flow-rates and process control schedules and parameters.

M6E1

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

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2A001

Anti-friction bearings and bearing systems, as follows, and components therefor:

N.B.:  SEE ALSO 2A101.

Note:  2A001 does not control balls with tolerances specified by the manufacturer in accordance with ISO 3290 as grade 5 or worse.

a.  Ball bearings and solid roller bearings, having all tolerances specified by the manufacturer in accordance with ISO 492 Tolerance Class 4 (or national equivalents), or better, and having both rings and rolling elements (ISO 5593), made from monel or beryllium;

Note:   2A001.a. does not control tapered roller bearings.

b.  Not used;

c.  Active magnetic bearing systems using any of the following:

1.  Materials with flux densities of 2,0 T or greater and yield strengths greater than 414 MPa;

2.  All-electromagnetic 3D homopolar bias designs for actuators; or

3.  High temperature (450 K (177 °C) and above) position sensors.

M3A7

Radial ball bearings having all tolerances specified in accordance with ISO 492 Tolerance Class 2 (or ANSI/ABMA Std 20 Tolerance Class ABEC-9 or other national equivalents), or better and having all the following characteristics:

a)  An inner ring bore diameter between 12 and 50 mm;

b)  An outer ring outside diameter between 25 and 100 mm; and

c)  A width between 10 and 20 mm.

2A101

Radial ball bearings, other than those specified in 2A001, having all tolerances specified in accordance with ISO 492 Tolerance Class 2 (or ANSI/ABMA Std 20 Tolerance Class ABEC-9 or other national equivalents), or better and having all the following characteristics:

a.  An inner ring bore diameter between 12 mm and 50 mm;

b.  An outer ring outside diameter between 25 mm and 100 mm; and

c.  A width between 10 mm and 20 mm.

M3A7

Radial ball bearings having all tolerances specified in accordance with ISO 492 Tolerance Class 2 (or ANSI/ABMA Std 20 Tolerance Class ABEC-9 or other national equivalents), or better and having all the following characteristics:

a)  An inner ring bore diameter between 12 and 50 mm;

b)  An outer ring outside diameter between 25 and 100 mm; and

c)  A width between 10 and 20 mm.

2B004

Hot “isostatic presses” having all of the following, and specially designed components and accessories therefor:

N.B.:  SEE ALSO 2B104 and 2B204.

a.  A controlled thermal environment within the closed cavity and a chamber cavity with an inside diameter of 406 mm or more; and

b.  Having any of the following:

1.  A maximum working pressure exceeding 207 MPa;

2.  A controlled thermal environment exceeding 1 773 K (1 500  °C); or

3.  A facility for hydrocarbon impregnation and removal of resultant gaseous degradation products.

Technical Note:

The inside chamber dimension is that of the chamber in which both the working temperature and the working pressure are achieved and does not include fixtures. That dimension will be the smaller of either the inside diameter of the pressure chamber or the inside diameter of the insulated furnace chamber, depending on which of the two chambers is located inside the other.

N.B.:   For specially designed dies, moulds and tooling see 1B003, 9B009 and the Military Goods Controls.

M6B3

Isostatic presses having all of the following characteristics:

a)  Maximum working pressure equal to or greater than 69 MPa;

b)  Designed to achieve and maintain a controlled thermal environment of 600 °C or greater; and

c)  Possessing a chamber cavity with an inside diameter of 254 mm or greater.

2B009

Spin-forming machines and flow-forming machines, which, according to the manufacturer's technical specification, can be equipped with “numerical control” units or a computer control and having all of the following:

N.B.:  SEE ALSO 2B109 AND 2B209.

a.  Three or more axes which can be coordinated simultaneously for “contouring control”; and

b.  A roller force more than 60 kN.

Technical Note:

For the purpose of 2B009, machines combining the function of spin-forming and flow-forming are regarded as flow-forming machines.

M3B3

Flow-forming machines, and specially designed components therefor, which:

a)  According to the manufacturers technical specification can be equipped with numerical control units or a computer control, even when not equipped with such units at delivery; and

b)  Have more than two axes which can be co-ordinated simultaneously for contouring control.

Note:   This item does not include machines that are not usable in the “production” of propulsion components and equipment (e.g. motor cases) for systems specified in 1.A.

Technical Note:

Machines combining the function of spin-forming and flow-forming are, for the purpose of this item, regarded as flow-forming machines.

2B104

“Isostatic presses”, other than those specified in 2B004, having all of the following:

N.B.:  SEE ALSO 2B204.

a.  Maximum working pressure of 69 MPa or greater;

b.  Designed to achieve and maintain a controlled thermal environment of 873 K (600 °C) or greater; and

c.  Possessing a chamber cavity with an inside diameter of 254 mm or greater.

M6B3

Isostatic presses having all of the following characteristics:

a)  Maximum working pressure equal to or greater than 69 MPa;

b)  Designed to achieve and maintain a controlled thermal environment of 600 °C or greater; and

c)  Possessing a chamber cavity with an inside diameter of 254 mm or greater.

2B105

Chemical vapour deposition (CVD) furnaces, other than those specified in 2B005.a., designed or modified for the densification of carbon-carbon composites.

M6B4

Chemical vapour deposition furnaces designed or modified for the densification of carbon-carbon composites.

2B109

Flow-forming machines, other than those specified in 2B009, and specially designed components as follows:

N.B.:  SEE ALSO 2B209.

a.  Flow-forming machines having all of the following:

1.  According to the manufacturer's technical specification, can be equipped with “numerical control” units or a computer control, even when not equipped with such units; and

2.  With more than two axes which can be coordinated simultaneously for “contouring control”.

b.  Specially designed components for flow-forming machines specified in 2B009 or 2B109.a.

Note:   2B109 does not control machines that are not usable in the production of propulsion components and equipment (e.g. motor cases) for systems specified in 9A005, 9A007.a. or 9A105.a.

Technical Note:

Machines combining the function of spin-forming and flow-forming are for the purpose of 2B109 regarded as flow-forming machines.

M3B3

Flow-forming machines, and specially designed components therefor, which:

a)  According to the manufacturers technical specification can be equipped with numerical control units or a computer control, even when not equipped with such units at delivery; and

b)  Have more than two axes which can be co-ordinated simultaneously for contouring control.

Note:   This item does not include machines that are not usable in the “production” of propulsion components and equipment (e.g. motor cases) for systems specified in 1.A.

Technical Note:

Machines combining the function of spin-forming and flow-forming are, for the purpose of this item, regarded as flow-forming machines.

2B116

Vibration test systems, equipment and components therefor, as follows:

a.  Vibration test systems employing feedback or closed loop techniques and incorporating a digital controller, capable of vibrating a system at an acceleration equal to or greater than 10 g rms between 20 Hz and 2 kHz while imparting forces equal to or greater than 50 kN, measured ‘bare table’;

b.  Digital controllers, combined with specially designed vibration test software, with a ‘real-time control bandwidth’ greater than 5 kHz designed for use with vibration test systems specified in 2B116.a.;

Technical Note:

In 2B116.b., ‘real-time control bandwidth’ means the maximum rate at which a controller can execute complete cycles of sampling, processing data and transmitting control signals.

c.  Vibration thrusters (shaker units), with or without associated amplifiers, capable of imparting a force equal to or greater than 50 kN, measured ‘bare table’, and usable in vibration test systems specified in 2B116.a.;

d.  Test piece support structures and electronic units designed to combine multiple shaker units in a system capable of providing an effective combined force equal to or greater than 50 kN, measured ‘bare table’, and usable in vibration systems specified in 2B116.a.

Technical Note:

In 2B116, ‘bare table’ means a flat table, or surface, with no fixture or fittings.

M15B1

Vibration test equipment, usable for the systems specified in 1.A., 19.A.1. or 19.A.2. or the subsystems specified in 2.A. or 20.A., and components therefor, as follows:

a)  Vibration test systems employing feedback or closed loop techniques and incorporating a digital controller, capable of vibrating a system at an acceleration equal to or greater than 10 g rms between 20 Hz and 2 kHz while imparting forces equal to or greater than 50 kN, measured ‘bare table’;

b)  Digital controllers, combined with specially designed vibration test “software”, with a ‘real-time control bandwidth’ greater than 5 kHz and designed for use with vibration test systems specified in 15.B.1.a.;

Technical Note:

‘Real-time control bandwidth’ is defined as the maximum rate at which a controller can execute complete cycles of sampling, processing data and transmitting control signals.

c)  Vibration thrusters (shaker units), with or without associated amplifiers, capable of imparting a force equal to or greater than 50 kN, measured ‘bare table’, and usable in vibration test systems specified in 15.B.1.a.;

d)  Test piece support structures and electronic units designed to combine multiple shaker units into a complete shaker system capable of providing an effective combined force equal to or greater than 50 kN, measured ‘bare table’, and usable in vibration test systems specified in 15.B.1.a.

Technical Note:

Vibration test systems incorporating a digital controller are those systems, the functions of which are, partly or entirely, automatically controlled by stored and digitally coded electrical signals.

2B117

Equipment and process controls, other than those specified in 2B004, 2B005.a., 2B104 or 2B105, designed or modified for densification and pyrolysis of structural composite rocket nozzles and reentry vehicle nose tips.

M6B5

Equipment and process controls, other than those specified in 6.B.3. or 6.B.4., designed or modified for densification and pyrolysis of structural composite rocket nozzles and re-entry vehicle nose tips.

2B119

Balancing machines and related equipment, as follows:

N.B.:  SEE ALSO 2B219

a.  Balancing machines having all the following characteristics:

1.  Not capable of balancing rotors/assemblies having a mass greater than 3 kg;

2.  Capable of balancing rotors/assemblies at speeds greater than 12 500 rpm;

3.  Capable of correcting unbalance in two planes or more; and

4.  Capable of balancing to a residual specific unbalance of 0,2 g mm per kg of rotor mass;

Note:   2B119.a. does not control balancing machines designed or modified for dental or other medical equipment.

M9B2a

Equipment as follows:

1.  Balancing machines having all the following characteristics:

1.  Not capable of balancing rotors/assemblies having a mass greater than 3 kg;

2.  Capable of balancing rotors/assemblies at speeds greater than 12 500 rpm;

3.  Capable of correcting unbalance in two planes or more; and

4.  Capable of balancing to a residual specific unbalance of 0,2 g mm per kg of rotor mass;

b.  Indicator heads designed or modified for use with machines specified in 2B119.a.

Technical Note:

Indicator heads are sometimes known as balancing instrumentation.

M9B2b

Indicator heads (sometimes known as balancing instrumentation) designed or modified for use with machines specified in 9.B.2.a.;

2B120

Motion simulators or rate tables having all of the following characteristics:

a.  Two axes or more;

b.  Designed or modified to incorporate slip rings or integrated non-contact devices capable of transferring electrical power, signal information, or both; and

c.  Having any of the following characteristics:

1.  For any single axis having all of the following:

a.  Capable of rates of 400 degrees/s or more, or 30 degrees/s or less; and

b.  A rate resolution equal to or less than 6 degrees/s and an accuracy equal to or less than 0,6 degrees/s;

2.  Having a worst-case rate stability equal to or better (less) than plus or minus 0,05 % averaged over 10 degrees or more; or

3.  A positioning “accuracy” equal to or less (better) than 5 arc second.

Note 1:   2B120 does not control rotary tables designed or modified for machine tools or for medical equipment. For controls on machine tool rotary tables see 2B008.

Note 2:   Motion simulators or rate tables specified in 2B120 remain controlled whether or not slip rings or integrated non-contact devices are fitted at time of export.

M9B2c

Motion simulators/rate tables (equipment capable of simulating motion) having all of the following characteristics:

1.  Two axes or more;

2.  Designed or modified to incorporate sliprings or integrated non-contact devices capable of transferring electrical power, signal information, or both; and

3.  Having any of the following characteristics:

a.  For any single axis having all of the following:

1.  Capable of rates of 400 degrees/s or more, or 30 degrees/s or less; and

2.  A rate resolution equal to or less than 6 degrees/s and an accuracy equal to or less than 0,6 degrees/s;

b.  Having a worst-case rate stability equal to or better (less) than plus or minus 0,05 % averaged over 10 degrees or more; or

c.  A positioning “accuracy” equal to or less (better) than 5 arc second.

2B121

Positioning tables (equipment capable of precise rotary positioning in any axes), other than those specified in 2B120, having all the following characteristics:

a.  Two axes or more; and

b.  A positioning “accuracy” equal to or less (better) than 5 arc second.

Note:   2B121 does not control rotary tables designed or modified for machine tools or for medical equipment. For controls on machine tool rotary tables see 2B008

M9B2d

Positioning tables (equipment capable of precise rotary positioning in any axes) having the following characteristics:

1.  Two axes or more; and

2.  A positioning “accuracy” equal to or less (better) than 5 arc second;

2B122

Centrifuges capable of imparting accelerations above 100 g and designed or modified to incorporate slip rings or integrated non-contact devices capable of transferring electrical power, signal information, or both.

Note:   Centrifuges specified in 2B122 remain controlled whether or not slip rings or integrated non-contact devices are fitted at time of export

M9B2e

Centrifuges capable of imparting accelerations above 100 g and designed or modified to incorporate sliprings or integrated non-contact devices capable of transferring electrical power, signal information, or both

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

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2D001

“Software”, other than that specified in 2D002, as follows:

a.  “Software” specially designed or modified for the “development” or “production” of equipment specified in 2A001 or 2B001

b.  “Software” specially designed or modified for the “use” of equipment specified in 2A001.c., 2B001 or 2B003 to 2B009.

Note:   2D001 does not control part programming “software” that generates “numerical control” codes for machining various parts.

M3D

SOFTWARE

2D101

“Software” specially designed or modified for the “use” of equipment specified in 2B104, 2B105, 2B109, 2B116, 2B117 or 2B119 to 2B122.

N.B.:  SEE ALSO 9D004.

M3D1

“Software” specially designed or modified for the “use” of “production facilities” and flow-forming machines specified in 3.B.1. or 3.B.3.

M6D2

“Software” specially designed or modified for the equipment specified in 6.B.3., 6.B.4. or 6.B.5.

M15D1

“Software” specially designed or modified for the “use” of equipment specified in 15.B. usable for testing systems specified in 1.A., 19.A.1. or 19.A.2. or subsystems specified in 2.A. or 20.A.

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

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2E001

“Technology” according to the General Technology Note for the “development” of equipment or “software” specified in 2A, 2B or 2D.

Note:   2E001 includes “technology” for the integration of probe systems into coordinate measurement machines specified in 2B006.a.

M

Means specific information which is required for the “development”, “production” or “use” of a product. The information may take the form of “technical data” or “technical assistance”.

2E002

“Technology” according to the General Technology Note for the “production” of equipment specified in 2A or 2B.

M

Means specific information which is required for the “development”, “production” or “use” of a product. The information may take the form of “technical data” or “technical assistance”.

2E101

“Technology” according to the General Technology Note for the “use” of equipment or “software” specified in 2B004, 2B009, 2B104, 2B109, 2B116, 2B119 to 2B122 or 2D101.

M

Means specific information which is required for the “development”, “production” or “use” of a product. The information may take the form of “technical data” or “technical assistance”.

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

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3A001

Electronic components and specially designed components therefor, as follows:

a.  General purpose integrated circuits, as follows:

Note 1:   The control status of wafers (finished or unfinished), in which the function has been determined, is to be evaluated against the parameters of 3A001.a.

Note 2:   Integrated circuits include the following types:

1.  Integrated circuits designed or rated as radiation hardened to withstand any of the following:

a.  A total dose of 5 × 103 Gy (silicon) or higher;

b.  A dose rate upset of 5 × 106 Gy (silicon)/s or higher; or

c.  A fluence (integrated flux) of neutrons (1 MeV equivalent) of 5 × 1013 n/cm2 or higher on silicon, or its equivalent for other materials;

Note:   3A001.a.1.c. does not control Metal Insulator Semiconductors (MIS).

M18A1

“Radiation Hardened”“microcircuits” usable in protecting rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicles against nuclear effects (e.g. Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), X-rays, combined blast and thermal effects), and usable for the systems specified in 1.A.

M18A2

‘Detectors’ specially designed or modified to protect rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicles against nuclear effects (e.g. Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), X-rays, combined blast and thermal effects), and usable for the systems specified in 1.A.

Technical Note:

A ‘detector’ is defined as a mechanical, electrical, optical or chemical device that automatically identifies and records, or registers a stimulus such as an environmental change in pressure or temperature, an electrical or electromagnetic signal or radiation from a radioactive material. This includes devices that sense by one time operation or failure.

3A101

Electronic equipment, devices and components, other than those specified in 3A001, as follows:

a.  Analogue-to-digital converters, usable in “missiles”, designed to meet military specifications for ruggedized equipment;

M14A1

Analogue-to-digital converters, usable in the systems specified in 1.A., having any of the following characteristics:

a)  Designed to meet military specifications for ruggedised equipment; or

b)  Designed or modified for military use and being any of the following types:

M14A1b1

1.  Analogue-to-digital converter “microcircuits”, which are “radiation hardened” or have all of the following characteristics:

a.  Rated for operation in the temperature range from below –54 °C to above +125 °C; and

b.  Hermetically sealed; or

M14A1b2

2.  Electrical input type analogue-to-digital converter printed circuit boards or modules, having all of the following characteristics:

a.  Rated for operation in the temperature range from below –45 °C to above +80 °C; and

b.  Incorporating “microcircuits” specified in 14.A.1.b.1.

b.  Accelerators capable of delivering electromagnetic radiation produced by bremsstrahlung from accelerated electrons of 2 MeV or greater, and systems containing those accelerators.

Note:   3A101.b. above does not specify equipment specially designed for medical purposes.

M15B5

Accelerators capable of delivering electromagnetic radiation produced by bremsstrahlung from accelerated electrons of 2 MeV or greater, and equipment containing those accelerators, usable for the systems specified in 1.A., 19.A.1. or 19.A.2. or the subsystems specified in 2.A. or 20.A.

Note:   15.B.5. does not control equipment specially designed for medical purposes.

Technical Note:

In Item 15.B. ‘bare table’ means a flat table, or surface, with no fixture or fittings.

3A102

‘Thermal batteries’ designed or modified for ‘missiles’.

Technical Notes:

1.  In 3A102 ‘thermal batteries’ are single use batteries that contain a solid non-conducting inorganic salt as the electrolyte. These batteries incorporate a pyrolytic material that, when ignited, melts the electrolyte and activates the battery.

2.  In 3A102 ‘missile’ means complete rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicle systems capable of a range exceeding 300 km.

M12A6

Thermal batteries designed or modified for the systems specified in 1.A., 19.A.1. or 19.A.2.

Note:   Item 12.A.6. does not control thermal batteries specially designed for rocket systems or unmanned aerial vehicles that are not capable of a “range” equal to or greater than 300 km.

Technical Note:

Thermal batteries are single use batteries that contain a solid non-conducting inorganic salt as the electrolyte. These batteries incorporate a pyrolytic material that, when ignited, melts the electrolyte and activates the battery.

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

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3D101

“Software” specially designed or modified for the “use” of equipment specified in 3A101.b.

M15D1

“Software” specially designed or modified for the “use” of equipment specified in 3A101.b.

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

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3E001

“Technology” according to the General Technology Note for the “development” or “production” of equipment or materials specified in 3A, 3B or 3C;

Note 1:   3E001 does not control “technology” for the “production” of equipment or components controlled by 3A003.

Note 2:   3E001 does not control “technology” for the “development” or “production” of integrated circuits specified in 3A001.a.3. to 3A001.a.12., having all of the following:

a.  Using “technology” at or above 0,130 μm; and

b.  Incorporating multi-layer structures with three or fewer metal layers.

M

Means specific information which is required for the “development”, “production” or “use” of a product. The information may take the form of “technical data” or “technical assistance”.

3E101

“Technology” according to the General Technology Note for the “use” of equipment or “software” specified in 3A001.a.1. or 2., 3A101, 3A102 or 3D101.

M

Means specific information which is required for the “development”, “production” or “use” of a product. The information may take the form of “technical data” or “technical assistance”.

3E102

“Technology” according to the General Technology Note for the “development” of “software” specified in 3D101.

M15E1

“Technology”, in accordance with the General Technology Note, for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment or “software” specified in 15.B. or 15.D.

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

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4A001

Electronic computers and related equipment, having any of the following and “electronic assemblies” and specially designed components therefor:

N.B.:  SEE ALSO 4A101.

a.  Specially designed to have any of the following:

1.  Rated for operation at an ambient temperature below 228 K (–45 °C) or above 358 K (85 °C); or

Note:   4A001.a.1. does not control computers specially designed for civil automobile, railway train or “civil aircraft” applications.

2.  Radiation hardened to exceed any of the following specifications:

a.  Total Dose 5 × 103 Gy (silicon);

b.  Dose Rate Upset 5 × 106 Gy (silicon)/s; or

c.  Single Event Upset 1 × 10–8 Error/bit/day;

Note:   4A001.a.2. does not control computers specially designed for “civil aircraft” applications.

b.  Not used.

M13A1

Analogue computers, digital computers or digital differential analysers, designed or modified for use in the systems specified in 1.A., having any of the following characteristics:

a)  Rated for continuous operation at temperatures from below –45 °C to above +55 °C; or

b)  Designed as ruggedised or “radiation hardened”.

4A003

“Digital computers”, “electronic assemblies”, and related equipment therefor, as follows and specially designed components therefor:

Note 1:   4A003 includes the following:

Note 2:   The control status of the “digital computers” and related equipment described in 4A003 is determined by the control status of other equipment or systems provided:

a.  The “digital computers” or related equipment are essential for the operation of the other equipment or systems;

b.  The “digital computers” or related equipment are not a “principal element” of the other equipment or systems; and

N.B. 1:   The control status of “signal processing” or “image enhancement” equipment specially designed for other equipment with functions limited to those required for the other equipment is determined by the control status of the other equipment even if it exceeds the “principal element” criterion.

N.B. 2:   For the control status of “digital computers” or related equipment for telecommunications equipment, see Category 5, Part 1 (Telecommunications).

c.  The “technology” for the “digital computers” and related equipment is determined by 4E.

d.  Not used

e.  Equipment performing analogue-to-digital conversions exceeding the limits specified in 3A001.a.5.;

M14A1b2

Electrical input type analogue-to-digital converter printed circuit boards or modules, having all of the following characteristics:

a)  Rated for operation in the temperature range from below –45 °C to above +80 °C; and

b)  Incorporating “microcircuits” specified in 14.A.1.b.1.

4A101

Analogue computers, “digital computers” or digital differential analysers, other than those specified in 4A001.a.1., which are ruggedized and designed or modified for use in space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 or sounding rockets specified in 9A104.

M13A1b

Designed as ruggedised or “radiation hardened”.

4A102

“Hybrid computers” specially designed for modelling, simulation or design integration of space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 or sounding rockets specified in 9A104.

Note:   This control only applies when the equipment is supplied with “software” specified in 7D103 or 9D103.

M16A1

Specially designed hybrid (combined analogue/digital) computers for modelling, simulation or design integration of systems specified in 1.A. or the subsystems specified in 2.A.

Note:  This control only applies when the equipment is supplied with “software” specified in 16.D.1.

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

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4E001

a.  “Technology” according to the General Technology Note, for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment or “software” specified in 4A or 4D.

b.  “Technology”, other than that specified in 4E001.a., specially designed or modified for the “development” or “production” of equipment as follows:

1.  “Digital computers” having an “Adjusted Peak Performance” (“APP”) exceeding 1,0 Weighted TeraFLOPS (WT);

2.  “Electronic assemblies” specially designed or modified for enhancing performance by aggregation of processors so that the “APP” of the aggregation exceeds the limit in 4E001.b.1.

c.  “Technology” for the “development” of “intrusion software”.

M

Means specific information which is required for the “development”, “production” or “use” of a product. The information may take the form of “technical data” or “technical assistance”.

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5A101

Telemetry and telecontrol equipment, including ground equipment, designed or modified for ‘missiles’.

Technical Note:

In 5A101 ‘missile’ means complete rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicle systems capable of a range exceeding 300 km.

Note:   5A101 does not control:

a.  Equipment designed or modified for manned aircraft or satellites;

b.  Ground based equipment designed or modified for terrestrial or marine applications;

c.  Equipment designed for commercial, civil or ‘Safety of Life’ (e.g. data integrity, flight safety) GNSS services;

M12A4

Telemetry and telecontrol equipment, including ground equipment, designed or modified for systems specified in 1.A., 19.A.1. or 19.A.2.

Notes:

1.  12.A.4. does not control equipment designed or modified for manned aircraft or satellites.

2.  12.A.4. does not control ground based equipment designed or modified for terrestrial or marine applications.

3.  12.A.4. does not control equipment designed for commercial, civil or ‘Safety of Life’ (e.g. data integrity, flight safety) GNSS services.

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

Missile Technology Control Regime (M.TCR): Equipment, software and technology annex

5D101

“Software” specially designed or modified for the “use” of equipment specified in 5A101.

M12D3

“Software” specially designed or modified for the “use” of equipment specified in 12.A.4. or 12.A.5., usable for systems specified in 1.A., 19.A.1. or 19.A.2.

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

Missile Technology Control Regime (M.TCR): Equipment, software and technology annex

5E101

“Technology” according to the General Technology Note for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment specified in 5A101.

M12E1

“Technology”, in accordance with the General Technology Note, for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment or “software” specified in 12.A. or 12.D.

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items

Missile Technology Control Regime (M.TCR): Equipment, software and technology annex

6A002

Optical sensors or equipment and components therefor, as follows:

N.B.:  SEE ALSO 6A102.

a.  Optical detectors as follows:

1.  “Space-qualified” solid-state detectors as follows:

Note:   For the purpose of 6A002.a.1., solid-state detectors include “focal plane arrays”.

a.  “Space-qualified” solid-state detectors having all of the following:

1.  A peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 10 nm but not exceeding 300 nm; and

2.  A response of less than 0,1 % relative to the peak response at a wavelength exceeding 400 nm;

M18A2