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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 (Recast)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I SUBJECT AND DEFINITIONS

    1. Article 1.This Regulation sets up a United Kingdom regime for the...

    2. Article 2.For the purposes of this Regulation: ‘dual-use items’ shall mean...

  3. CHAPTER II SCOPE

    1. Article 3.(1) An authorisation shall be required for the export of...

    2. Article 4.(1) An authorisation shall be required for the export of...

    3. Article 5.(1) An authorisation shall be required for brokering services of...

    4. Article 6.(1) The transit of non-Community dual-use items listed in Annex...

    5. Article 7.This Regulation does not apply to the supply of services...

    6. Article 8.(1) A Member State may prohibit or impose an authorisation...

  4. CHAPTER III EXPORT AUTHORISATION AND AUTHORISATION FOR BROKERING SERVICES

    1. Article 9.(1) Retained General Export Authorisations for certain exports as set...

    2. Article 10.(1) Authorisations for brokering services under this Regulation shall be...

    3. Article 11.(1) If the dual-use items in respect of which an...

    4. Article 12.(1) In deciding whether or not to grant an individual...

    5. Article 13.(1) The Secretary of State, acting in accordance with this...

    6. Article 14.(1) All individual and global export authorisations and authorisations for...

  5. CHAPTER IV UPDATING OF LIST OF DUAL-USE ITEMS

    1. Article 15.(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations update the...

  6. CHAPTER V CUSTOMS PROCEDURES

    1. Article 16.(1) When completing the formalities for the export of dual-use...

    2. Article 17.(1) Member States may provide that customs formalities for the...

    3. Article 18.The provisions of Articles 843 and 912a to 912g of...

  7. CHAPTER VI ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

    1. Article 19.(1) Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take...

  8. CHAPTER VII CONTROL MEASURES

    1. Article 20.(1) Exporters of dual-use items shall keep detailed registers or...

    2. Article 21.In order to ensure that this Regulation is properly applied,...

  9. CHAPTER VIII OTHER PROVISIONS

    1. Article 22.(1) An authorisation shall be required for intra-Community transfers of...

    2. Article 23.(1) A Dual-Use Coordination Group chaired by a representative of...

    3. Article 23a.(1) Regulations under Article 9(1) or Article 15(1) are to...

    4. Article 23b.(1) Delegated acts adopted under this Article shall enter into...

    5. Article 24.Each Member State shall take appropriate measures to ensure proper...

    6. Article 25.(1) Each Member State shall inform the Commission of the...

    7. Article 25a.Without prejudice to the provisions on mutual administrative assistance agreements...

    8. Article 26.This Regulation does not affect:

    9. Article 27.Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 is repealed with effect from 27...

    10. Article 28.This Regulation shall enter into force 90 days after the...

  10. Signature

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      ANNEX I

      1. LIST OF DUAL-USE ITEMS (referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation)

        1. GENERAL NOTES TO ANNEX I For control of goods which are designed or modified for...

        2. NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY NOTE (NTN)

        3. GENERAL TECHNOLOGY NOTE (GTN)

        4. NUCLEAR SOFTWARE NOTE (NSN)

        5. GENERAL SOFTWARE NOTE (GSN)

        6. GENERAL "INFORMATION SECURITY" NOTE (GISN)

        7. EDITORIAL PRACTICES IN THIS REGULATION

        8. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS ANNEX

        9. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THIS ANNEX

      2. CATEGORY 0 – NUCLEAR MATERIALS, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT

        1. [0A] Systems, Equipment and Components

          1. [0A001] "Nuclear reactors" and specially designed or prepared equipment and components...

        2. [0B] Test, Inspection and Production Equipment

          1. [0B001] Plant for the separation of isotopes of "natural uranium", "depleted...

          2. [0B002] Specially designed or prepared auxiliary systems, equipment and components as...

          3. [0B003] Plant for the conversion of uranium and equipment specially designed...

          4. [0B004] Plant for the production or concentration of heavy water, deuterium...

          5. [0B005] Plant specially designed for the fabrication of "nuclear reactor" fuel...

          6. [0B006] Plant for the reprocessing of irradiated "nuclear reactor" fuel elements,...

          7. [0B007] Plant for the conversion of plutonium and equipment specially designed...

        3. [0C] Materials

          1. [0C001] "Natural uranium" or "depleted uranium" or thorium in the form...

          2. [0C002] "Special fissile materials"

          3. [0C003] Deuterium, heavy water (deuterium oxide) and other compounds of deuterium,...

          4. [0C004] Graphite having a purity level better than 5 parts per...

          5. [0C005] Specially prepared compounds or powders for the manufacture of gaseous...

        4. [0D] Software

          1. [0D001] "Software" specially designed or modified for the "development", "production" or...

        5. [0E] Technology

          1. [0E001] "Technology" according to the Nuclear Technology Note for the "development",...

      3. CATEGORY 1 – SPECIAL MATERIALS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT

        1. [1A] Systems, Equipment and Components

          1. [1A001] Components made from fluorinated compounds, as follows:

          2. [1A002] "Composite" structures or laminates, as follows:

          3. [1A003] Manufactures of non-"fusible" aromatic polyimides in film, sheet, tape or...

          4. [1A004] Protective and detection equipment and components not specially designed for...

          5. [1A005] Body armour and components therefor, as follows:

          6. [1A006] Equipment, specially designed or modified for the disposal of Improvised...

          7. [1A007] Equipment and devices, specially designed to initiate charges and devices...

          8. [1A008] Charges, devices and components, as follows:

          9. [1A102] Resaturated pyrolized carbon-carbon components designed for space launch vehicles specified...

          10. [1A202] Composite structures, other than those specified in 1A002, in the...

          11. [1A225] Platinized catalysts specially designed or prepared for promoting the hydrogen...

          12. [1A226] Specialized packings which may be used in separating heavy water...

          13. [1A227] High-density (lead glass or other) radiation shielding windows, having all...

        2. [1B] Test, Inspection and Production Equipment

          1. [1B001] Equipment designed for the “production” of “composite” structures or laminates...

          2. [1B002] Equipment designed to produce metal alloy powder or particulate materials,...

          3. [1B003] Tools, dies, moulds or fixtures, for "superplastic forming" or "diffusion...

          4. [1B101] Equipment, other than that specified in 1B001, for the "production"...

          5. [1B102] Metal powder "production equipment", other than that specified in 1B002,...

          6. [1B115] Equipment, other than that specified in 1B002 or 1B102, for...

          7. [1B116] Specially designed nozzles for producing pyrolitically derived materials formed on...

          8. [1B117] Batch mixers having all of the following, and specially designed...

          9. [1B118] Continuous mixers having all of the following, and specially designed...

          10. [1B119] Fluid energy mills usable for grinding or milling substances specified...

          11. [1B201] Filament winding machines, other than those specified in 1B001 or...

          12. [1B225] Electrolytic cells for fluorine production with an output capacity greater...

          13. [1B226] Electromagnetic isotope separators designed for, or equipped with, single or...

          14. [1B228] Hydrogen-cryogenic distillation columns having all of the following characteristics:

          15. [1B230] Pumps capable of circulating solutions of concentrated or dilute potassium...

          16. [1B231] Tritium facilities or plants, and equipment therefor, as follows:

          17. [1B232] Turboexpanders or turboexpander-compressor sets having both of the following characteristics:...

          18. [1B233] Lithium isotope separation facilities or plants, and systems and equipment...

          19. [1B234] High explosive containment vessels, chambers, containers and other similar containment...

          20. [1B235] Target assemblies and components for the production of tritium as...

        3. [1C] Materials

          1. [1C001] Materials specially designed for absorbing electromagnetic radiation, or intrinsically conductive...

          2. [1C002] Metal alloys, metal alloy powder and alloyed materials, as follows:...

          3. [1C003] Magnetic metals, of all types and of whatever form, having...

          4. [1C004] Uranium titanium alloys or tungsten alloys with a "matrix" based...

          5. [1C005] "Superconductive""composite" conductors in lengths exceeding 100 m or with a...

          6. [1C006] Fluids and lubricating materials, as follows:

          7. [1C007] Ceramic powders, ceramic-"matrix""composite" materials and ‘precursor materials’, as follows:

          8. [1C008] Non-fluorinated polymeric substances as follows:

          9. [1C009] Unprocessed fluorinated compounds as follows:

          10. [1C010] "Fibrous or filamentary materials", as follows:

          11. [1C011] Metals and compounds, as follows:

          12. [1C012] Materials as follows:

          13. [1C101] Materials and devices for reduced observables such as radar reflectivity,...

          14. [1C102] Resaturated pyrolized carbon-carbon materials designed for space launch vehicles specified...

          15. [1C107] Graphite and ceramic materials, other than those specified in 1C007,...

          16. [1C111] Propellants and constituent chemicals for propellants, other than those specified...

          17. [1C116] Maraging steels, useable in ‘missiles’, having all of the following:...

          18. [1C117] Materials for the fabrication of ‘missiles’ components as follows:

          19. [1C118] Titanium-stabilised duplex stainless steel (Ti-DSS) having all of the following:...

          20. [1C202] Alloys, other than those specified in 1C002.b.3. or .b.4., as...

          21. [1C210] ‘Fibrous or filamentary materials’ or prepregs, other than those specified...

          22. [1C216] Maraging steel, other than that specified in 1C116, ‘capable of’...

          23. [1C225] Boron enriched in the boron-10 (10B) isotope to greater than...

          24. [1C226] Tungsten, tungsten carbide, and alloys containing more than 90 % tungsten...

          25. [1C227] Calcium having both of the following characteristics:

          26. [1C228] Magnesium having both of the following characteristics:

          27. [1C229] Bismuth having both of the following characteristics:

          28. [1C230] Beryllium metal, alloys containing more than 50 % beryllium by weight,...

          29. [1C231] Hafnium metal, alloys containing more than 60 % hafnium by weight,...

          30. [1C232] Helium-3 (3He), mixtures containing helium-3, and products or devices containing...

          31. [1C233] Lithium enriched in the lithium-6 (6Li) isotope to greater than...

          32. [1C234] Zirconium with a hafnium content of less than 1 part...

          33. [1C235] Tritium, tritium compounds, mixtures containing tritium in which the ratio...

          34. [1C236] ‘Radionuclides’ appropriate for making neutron sources based on alpha-n reaction,...

          35. [1C237] Radium-226 (226Ra), radium-226 alloys, radium-226 compounds, mixtures containing radium-226, manufactures...

          36. [1C238] Chlorine trifluoride (ClF3).

          37. [1C239] High explosives, other than those specified in the Military Goods...

          38. [1C240] Nickel powder and porous nickel metal, other than those specified...

          39. [1C241] Rhenium, and alloys containing 90 % by weight or more rhenium;...

          40. [1C350] Chemicals, which may be used as precursors for toxic chemical...

          41. [1C351] Human and animal pathogens and "toxins", as follows:

          42. [1C353] ‘Genetic elements’ and ‘genetically-modified organisms’, as follows:

          43. [1C354] Plant pathogens, as follows:

          44. [1C450] Toxic chemicals and toxic chemical precursors, as follows, and "chemical...

        4. [1D] Software

          1. [1D001] "Software" specially designed or modified for the "development", "production" or...

          2. [1D002] "Software" for the "development" of organic "matrix", metal "matrix" or...

          3. [1D003] "Software" specially designed or modified to enable equipment to perform...

          4. [1D101] "Software" specially designed or modified for the operation or maintenance...

          5. [1D103] "Software" specially designed for analysis of reduced observables such as...

          6. [1D201] "Software" specially designed for the "use" of goods specified in...

        5. [1E] Technology

          1. [1E001] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development"...

          2. [1E002] Other "technology" as follows:

          3. [1E101] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use"...

          4. [1E102] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development"...

          5. [1E103] "Technology" for the regulation of temperature, pressure or atmosphere in...

          6. [1E104] "Technology" for the "production" of pyrolytically derived materials formed on...

          7. [1E201] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use"...

          8. [1E202] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development"...

          9. [1E203] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development"...

      4. CATEGORY 2 – MATERIALS PROCESSING

        1. [2A] Systems, Equipment and Components

          1. NB: For quiet running bearings, see the Military Goods Controls.

          2. [2A001] Anti-friction bearings, bearing systems and components, as follows:

          3. [2A101] Radial ball bearings, other than those specified in 2A001, having...

          4. [2A225] Crucibles made of materials resistant to liquid actinide metals, as...

          5. [2A226] Valves having all of the following characteristics:

        2. [2B] Test, Inspection and Production Equipment

          1. [2B001] Machine tools and any combination thereof, for removing (or cutting)...

          2. [2B002] Numerically controlled optical finishing machine tools equipped for selective material...

          3. [2B003] "Numerically controlled" machine tools, specially designed for the shaving, finishing,...

          4. [2B004] Hot "isostatic presses" having all of the following, and specially...

          5. [2B005] Equipment specially designed for the deposition, processing and in-process control...

          6. [2B006] Dimensional inspection or measuring systems, equipment, position feedback units and...

          7. [2B007] "Robots" having any of the following characteristics and specially designed...

          8. [2B008] ‘Compound rotary tables’ and "tilting spindles", specially designed for machine...

          9. [2B009] Spin-forming machines and flow-forming machines, which, according to the manufacturer’s...

          10. [2B104] "Isostatic presses", other than those specified in 2B004, having all...

          11. [2B105] Chemical vapour deposition (CVD) furnaces, other than those specified in...

          12. [2B109] Flow-forming machines, other than those specified in 2B009, usable in...

          13. [2B116] Vibration test systems, equipment and components therefor, as follows:

          14. [2B117] Equipment and process controls, other than those specified in 2B004,...

          15. [2B119] Balancing machines and related equipment, as follows:

          16. [2B120] Motion simulators or rate tables having all of the following...

          17. [2B121] Positioning tables (equipment capable of precise rotary positioning in any...

          18. [2B122] Centrifuges capable of imparting accelerations greater than 100 g and designed...

          19. [2B201] Machine tools and any combination thereof, other than those specified...

          20. [2B204] "Isostatic presses", other than those specified in 2B004 or 2B104,...

          21. [2B206] Dimensional inspection machines, instruments or systems, other than those specified...

          22. [2B207] "Robots", "end-effectors" and control units, other than those specified in...

          23. [2B209] Flow forming machines, spin forming machines capable of flow forming...

          24. [2B219] Centrifugal multiplane balancing machines, fixed or portable, horizontal or vertical,...

          25. [2B225] Remote manipulators that can be used to provide remote actions...

          26. [2B226] Controlled atmosphere (vacuum or inert gas) induction furnaces, other than...

          27. [2B227] Vacuum or other controlled atmosphere metallurgical melting and casting furnaces...

          28. [2B228] Rotor fabrication or assembly equipment, rotor straightening equipment, bellows-forming mandrels...

          29. [2B230] All types of ‘pressure transducers’ capable of measuring absolute pressures...

          30. [2B231] Vacuum pumps having all of the following characteristics:

          31. [2B232] High-velocity gun systems (propellant, gas, coil, electromagnetic, and electrothermal types,...

          32. [2B233] Bellows-sealed scroll-type compressors and bellows-sealed scroll-type vacuum pumps having all...

          33. [2B350] Chemical manufacturing facilities, equipment and components, as follows:

          34. [2B351] Toxic gas monitors and monitoring systems , and their dedicated...

          35. [2B352] Biological manufacturing and handling equipment, as follows:

        3. [2C] Materials

        4. [2D] Software

          1. [2D001] "Software", other than that specified in 2D002, as follows:

          2. [2D002] "Software" for electronic devices, even when residing in an electronic...

          3. [2D003] "Software", designed or modified for the operation of equipment specified...

          4. [2D101] "Software" specially designed or modified for the "use" of equipment...

          5. [2D201] "Software" specially designed for the "use" of equipment specified in...

          6. [2D202] "Software" specially designed or modified for the "development", "production" or...

          7. [2D351] "Software", other than that specified in 1D003, specially designed for...

          8. [2D352] “Software” designed for nucleic acid assemblers and synthesisers, specified in...

        5. [2E] Technology

          1. [2E001] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development"...

          2. [2E002] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "production"...

          3. [2E003] Other "technology", as follows:

          4. [2E101] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use"...

          5. [2E201] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use"...

          6. [2E301] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use"...

      5. CATEGORY 3 – ELECTRONICS

        1. [3A] Systems, Equipment and Components

          1. [3A001] Electronic items as follows:

          2. [3A002] General purpose "electronic assemblies", modules and equipment, as follows:

          3. [3A003] Spray cooling thermal management systems employing closed loop fluid handling...

          4. [3A101] Electronic equipment, devices and components, other than those specified in...

          5. [3A102] ‘Thermal batteries’ designed or modified for ‘missiles’.

          6. [3A201] Electronic components, other than those specified in 3A001, as follows;...

          7. [3A225] Frequency changers or generators, other than those specified in 0B001.b.13.,...

          8. [3A226] High-power direct current power supplies, other than those specified in...

          9. [3A227] High-voltage direct current power supplies, other than those specified in...

          10. [3A228] Switching devices, as follows:

          11. [3A229] High-current pulse generators as follows:

          12. [3A230] High-speed pulse generators, and ‘pulse heads’ therefor, having both of...

          13. [3A231] Neutron generator systems, including tubes, having both of the following...

          14. [3A232] Multipoint initiation systems, other than those specified in 1A007, as...

          15. [3A233] Mass spectrometers, other than those specified in 0B002.g., capable of...

          16. [3A234] Striplines to provide low inductance path to detonators with the...

        2. [3B] Test, Inspection and Production Equipment

          1. [3B001] Equipment for the manufacturing of semiconductor devices or materials, as...

          2. [3B002] Test equipment specially designed for testing finished or unfinished semiconductor...

        3. [3C] Materials

          1. [3C001] Hetero-epitaxial materials , not specified in PL9013.b. in Schedule 3...

          2. [3C002] Resist materials as follows and "substrates" coated with the following...

          3. [3C003] Organo-inorganic compounds as follows:

          4. [3C004] Hydrides of phosphorus, arsenic or antimony, having a purity greater...

          5. [3C005] High resistivity materials as follows:

          6. [3C006] Materials, not specified in 3C001, consisting of a "substrate" specified...

        4. [3D] Software

          1. [3D001] "Software" specially designed for the "development" or "production" of equipment...

          2. [3D002] "Software" specially designed for the "use" of equipment specified in...

          3. [3D003] ‘Computational lithography’"software" specially designed for the "development" of patterns on...

          4. [3D004] "Software" specially designed for the "development" of equipment specified in...

          5. [3D005] "Software" specially designed to restore normal operation of a microcomputer,...

          6. [3D006] ‘Electronic Computer-Aided Design’ (‘ECAD’) “software” specially designed for the “development”...

          7. [3D101] "Software" specially designed or modified for the "use" of equipment...

          8. [3D225] "Software" specially designed to enhance or release the performance of...

        5. [3E] Technology

          1. [3E001] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development"...

          2. [3E002] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note, other than that...

          3. [3E003] Other "technology" for the "development" or "production" of the following:...

          4. [3E004] "Technology""required" for the slicing, grinding and polishing of 300 mm...

          5. [3E101] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use"...

          6. [3E102] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development"...

          7. [3E201] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use"...

          8. [3E225] "Technology", in the form of codes or keys, to enhance...

      6. CATEGORY 4 — COMPUTERS

        1. [4A] Systems, Equipment and Components

          1. [4A001] Electronic computers and related equipment, having any of the following...

          2. [4A003] "Digital computers", "electronic assemblies", and related equipment therefor, as follows...

          3. [4A004] Computers as follows and specially designed related equipment, "electronic assemblies"...

          4. [4A005] Systems, equipment, and components therefor, specially designed or modified for...

          5. [4A101] Analogue computers, "digital computers" or digital differential analysers, other than...

          6. [4A102] Hybrid computers specially designed for modelling, simulation or design integration...

        2. [4B] Test, Inspection and Production Equipment

        3. [4C] Materials

        4. [4D] Software

          1. Note: The control status of "software" for equipment described in other...

          2. [4D001] "Software" as follows:

          3. [4D002] Not used

          4. [4D003] Not used

          5. [4D004] "Software" specially designed or modified for the generation, command and...

        5. [4E] Technology

          1. [4E001]

      7. CATEGORY 5 – TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND "INFORMATION SECURITY"

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          Part 1 – TELECOMMUNICATIONS

          1. [5A1] Systems, Equipment and Components

            1. [5A001] Telecommunications systems, equipment, components and accessories as follows:

            2. [5A101] Telemetry and telecontrol equipment, including ground equipment, designed or modified...

          2. [5B1] Test, Inspection and Production Equipment

            1. [5B001] Telecommunications test, inspection and production equipment, components and accessories, as...

          3. [5C1] Materials

          4. [5D1] Software

            1. [5D001] "Software" as follows:

            2. [5D101] "Software" specially designed or modified for the "use" of equipment...

          5. [5E1] Technology

            1. [5E001] "Technology" as follows:

            2. [5E101] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development",...

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          Part 2 – "INFORMATION SECURITY"

          1. [5A2] Systems, Equipment and Components

            1. [5A002] "Information security" systems, equipment and components, as follows:

            2. [5A003] Systems, equipment and components, for non-cryptographic "information security", as follows:...

            3. [5A004] Systems, equipment and components for defeating, weakening or bypassing "information...

          2. [5B2] Test, Inspection and Production Equipment

            1. [5B002] "Information security" test, inspection and "production" equipment, as follows:

          3. [5C2] Materials

          4. [5D2] Software

            1. [5D002] "Software" as follows:

          5. [5E2] Technology

            1. [5E002] "Technology" as follows:

      8. CATEGORY 6 – SENSORS AND LASERS

        1. [6A] Systems, Equipment and Components

          1. [6A001] Acoustic systems, equipment and components, as follows:

          2. [6A002] Optical sensors or equipment and components therefor, as follows:

          3. [6A003] Cameras, systems or equipment, and components therefor, as follows:

          4. [6A004] Optical equipment and components, as follows:

          5. [6A005] "Lasers", other than those specified in 0B001.g.5. or 0B001.h.6., components...

          6. [6A006] "Magnetometers", "magnetic gradiometers", "intrinsic magnetic gradiometers", underwater electric field sensors,...

          7. [6A007] Gravity meters (gravimeters) and gravity gradiometers, as follows:

          8. [6A008] Radar systems, equipment and assemblies, having any of the following,...

          9. [6A102] Radiation hardened ‘detectors’, other than those specified in 6A002, specially...

          10. [6A107] Gravity meters (gravimeters) and components for gravity meters and gravity...

          11. [6A108] Radar systems, tracking systems and radomes, other than those specified...

          12. [6A202] Photomultiplier tubes having both of the following characteristics:

          13. [6A203] Cameras and components, other than those specified in 6A003, as...

          14. [6A205] "Lasers", "laser" amplifiers and oscillators, other than those specified in...

          15. [6A225] Velocity interferometers for measuring velocities exceeding 1 km/s during time intervals...

          16. [6A226] Pressure sensors, as follows:

        2. [6B] Test, Inspection and Production Equipment

          1. [6B002] Masks and reticles, specially designed for optical sensors specified in...

          2. [6B004] Optical equipment as follows:

          3. [6B007] Equipment to produce, align and calibrate land-based gravity meters with...

          4. [6B008] Pulse radar cross-section measurement systems having transmit pulse widths of...

          5. [6B108] Systems, other than those specified in 6B008, specially designed for...

        3. [6C] Materials

          1. [6C002] Optical sensor materials as follows:

          2. [6C004] Optical materials as follows:

          3. [6C005] "Laser" materials as follows:

        4. [6D] Software

          1. [6D001] "Software" specially designed for the "development" or "production" of equipment...

          2. [6D002] "Software" specially designed for the "use" of equipment specified in...

          3. [6D003] Other "software" as follows:

          4. [6D102] "Software" specially designed or modified for the "use" of goods...

          5. [6D103] "Software" which processes post-flight, recorded data, enabling determination of vehicle...

          6. [6D203] "Software" specially designed to enhance or release the performance of...

        5. [6E] Technology

          1. [6E001] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development"...

          2. [6E002] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "production"...

          3. [6E003] Other "technology" as follows:

          4. [6E101] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use"...

          5. [6E201] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use"...

          6. [6E203] "Technology", in the form of codes or keys, to enhance...

      9. CATEGORY 7 – NAVIGATION AND AVIONICS

        1. [7A] Systems, Equipment and Components

          1. [7A001] Accelerometers as follows and specially designed components therefor:

          2. [7A002] Gyros or angular rate sensors, having any of the following...

          3. [7A003] ‘Inertial measurement equipment or systems’, having any of the following:...

          4. [7A004] ‘Star trackers’ and components therefor, as follows:

          5. [7A005] "Satellite navigation system" receiving equipment having any of the following...

          6. [7A006] Airborne altimeters operating at frequencies other than 4,2 to 4,4 GHz...

          7. [7A008] Underwater sonar navigation systems using doppler velocity or correlation velocity...

          8. [7A101] Linear accelerometers, other than those specified in 7A001, designed for...

          9. [7A102] All types of gyros, other than those specified in 7A002,...

          10. [7A103] Instrumentation, navigation equipment and systems, other than those specified in...

          11. [7A104] Gyro-astro compasses and other devices, other than those specified in...

          12. [7A105] Receiving equipment for ‘navigation satellite systems’, other than those specified...

          13. [7A106] Altimeters, other than those specified in 7A006, of radar or...

          14. [7A115] Passive sensors for determining bearing to specific electromagnetic source (direction...

          15. [7A116] Flight control systems and servo valves, as follows; designed or...

          16. [7A117] "Guidance sets", usable in "missiles" capable of achieving system accuracy...

        2. [7B] Test, Inspection and Production Equipment

          1. [7B001] Test, calibration or alignment equipment, specially designed for equipment specified...

          2. [7B002] Equipment specially designed to characterize mirrors for ring "laser" gyros,...

          3. [7B003] Equipment specially designed for the "production" of equipment specified in...

          4. [7B102] Reflectometers specially designed to characterise mirrors, for "laser" gyros, having...

          5. [7B103] "Production facilities" and "production equipment" as follows:

        3. [7C] Materials

        4. [7D] Software

          1. [7D001] "Software" specially designed or modified for the "development" or "production"...

          2. [7D002] "Source code" for the operation or maintenance of any inertial...

          3. [7D003] Other "software" as follows:

          4. [7D004] "Source code" incorporating "development" "technology" specified in 7E004.a.2., 7E004.a.3., 7E004.a.5.,...

          5. [7D005] "Software" specially designed to decrypt "satellite navigation system" ranging code...

          6. [7D101] "Software" specially designed or modified for the "use" of equipment...

          7. [7D102] Integration "software" as follows:

          8. [7D103] "Software" specially designed for modelling or simulation of the "guidance...

          9. [7D104] "Software" specially designed or modified for the operation or maintenance...

        5. [7E] Technology

          1. [7E001] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development"...

          2. [7E002] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "production"...

          3. [7E003] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the repair,...

          4. [7E004] Other "technology" as follows:

          5. [7E101] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use"...

          6. [7E102] "Technology" for protection of avionics and electrical subsystems against electromagnetic...

          7. [7E104] "Technology" for the integration of the flight control, guidance, and...

      10. CATEGORY 8 – MARINE

        1. [8A] Systems, Equipment and Components

          1. [8A001] Submersible vehicles and surface vessels, as follows:

          2. [8A002] Marine systems, equipment and components, as follows:

        2. [8B] Test, Inspection and Production Equipment

          1. [8B001] Water tunnels designed to have a background noise of less...

        3. [8C] Materials

          1. [8C001] ‘Syntactic foam’ designed for underwater use and having all of...

        4. [8D] Software

          1. [8D001] "Software" specially designed or modified for the "development", "production" or...

          2. [8D002] Specific "software" specially designed or modified for the "development", "production",...

        5. [8E] Technology

          1. [8E001] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development"...

          2. [8E002] Other "technology" as follows:

      11. CATEGORY 9 – AEROSPACE AND PROPULSION

        1. [9A] Systems, Equipment and Components

          1. [9A001] Aero gas turbine engines having any of the following:

          2. [9A002] ‘Marine gas turbine engines’ designed to use liquid fuel and...

          3. [9A003] Specially designed assemblies or components, incorporating any of the "technologies"...

          4. [9A004] Space launch vehicles, "spacecraft", "spacecraft buses", "spacecraft payloads", "spacecraft" on-board...

          5. [9A005] Liquid rocket propulsion systems containing any of the systems or...

          6. [9A006] Systems and components, specially designed for liquid rocket propulsion systems,...

          7. [9A007] Solid rocket propulsion systems having any of the following:

          8. [9A008] Components specially designed for solid rocket propulsion systems, as follows:...

          9. [9A009] Hybrid rocket propulsion systems having any of the following:

          10. [9A010] Specially designed components, systems and structures, for launch vehicles, launch...

          11. [9A011] Ramjet, scramjet or ‘combined cycle engines’, and specially designed components...

          12. [9A012] "Unmanned aerial vehicles" ("UAVs"), unmanned "airships", related equipment and components,...

          13. [9A101] Turbojet and turbofan engines, other than those specified in 9A001,...

          14. [9A102] ‘Turboprop engine systems’ specially designed for unmanned aerial vehicles specified...

          15. [9A104] Sounding rockets, capable of a range of at least 300 km....

          16. [9A105] Liquid propellant rocket engines or gel propellant rocket motors, as...

          17. [9A106] Systems or components, other than those specified in 9A006 as...

          18. [9A107] Solid propellant rocket motors, usable in complete rocket systems or...

          19. [9A108] Components, other than those specified in 9A008, as follows, specially...

          20. [9A109] Hybrid rocket motors and specially designed components as follows:

          21. [9A110] Composite structures, laminates and manufactures thereof, other than those specified...

          22. [9A111] Pulse jet or detonation engines, usable in "missiles" or unmanned...

          23. [9A112] "Unmanned aerial vehicles" ("UAVs"), other than those specified in 9A012,...

          24. [9A115] Launch support equipment as follows:

          25. [9A116] Reentry vehicles, usable in "missiles", and equipment designed or modified...

          26. [9A117] Staging mechanisms, separation mechanisms, and interstages, usable in "missiles".

          27. [9A118] Devices to regulate combustion usable in engines, which are usable...

          28. [9A119] Individual rocket stages, usable in complete rocket systems or unmanned...

          29. [9A120] Liquid or gel propellant tanks, other than those specified in...

          30. [9A121] Umbilical and interstage electrical connectors specially designed for "missiles", space...

          31. [9A350] Spraying or fogging systems, specially designed or modified for fitting...

        2. [9B] Test, Inspection and Production Equipment

          1. [9B001] Manufacturing equipment, tooling or fixtures, as follows:

          2. [9B002] On-line (real time) control systems, instrumentation (including sensors) or automated...

          3. [9B003] Equipment specially designed for the "production" or test of gas...

          4. [9B004] Tools, dies or fixtures, for the solid state joining of...

          5. [9B005] On-line (real time) control systems, instrumentation (including sensors) or automated...

          6. [9B006] Acoustic vibration test equipment capable of producing sound pressure levels...

          7. [9B007] Equipment specially designed for inspecting the integrity of rocket motors...

          8. [9B008] Direct measurement wall skin friction transducers specially designed to operate...

          9. [9B009] Tooling specially designed for producing gas turbine engine powder metallurgy...

          10. [9B010] Equipment specially designed for the “production” of items specified in...

          11. [9B105] ‘Aerodynamic test facilities’ for speeds of Mach 0,9 or more,...

          12. [9B106] Environmental chambers and anechoic chambers, as follows:

          13. [9B107] ‘Aerothermodynamic test facilities’, usable for ‘missiles’, ‘missile’ rocket propulsion systems,...

          14. [9B115] Specially designed "production equipment" for the systems, sub-systems and components...

          15. [9B116] Specially designed "production facilities" for the space launch vehicles specified...

          16. [9B117] Test benches or test stands for solid or liquid propellant...

        3. [9C] Materials

          1. [9C108] "Insulation" material in bulk form and "interior lining", other than...

          2. [9C110] Resin impregnated fibre prepregs and metal coated fibre preforms therefor,...

        4. [9D] Software

          1. [9D001] "Software", not specified in 9D003 or 9D004, specially designed or...

          2. [9D002] "Software", not specified in 9D003 or 9D004, specially designed or...

          3. [9D003] "Software" incorporating "technology" specified in 9E003.h. and used in "FADEC...

          4. [9D004] Other "software" as follows:

          5. [9D005] "Software" specially designed or modified for the operation of items...

          6. [9D101] "Software" specially designed or modified for the "use" of goods...

          7. [9D103] "Software" specially designed for modelling, simulation or design integration of...

          8. [9D104] "Software" as follows:

          9. [9D105] "Software" specially designed or modified to coordinate the function of...

        5. [9E] Technology

          1. Note: "Development" or "production""technology" specified in 9E001 to 9E003 for gas...

          2. [9E001] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development"...

          3. [9E002] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "production"...

          4. [9E003] Other "technology" as follows:

          5. [9E101]

          6. [9E102] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use"...

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      ANNEX IIa

      RETAINED GENERAL EXPORT AUTHORISATION No 001

      1. Exports to Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, including...

        1. Issuing authority: the Secretary of State

          1. Part 1 This general export authorisation covers all dual-use items specified in...

          2. Part 2 This export authorisation is valid ... for exports to the...

          3. Conditions and requirements for use of this authorisation

            1. 1. Exporters that use this authorisation shall notify the Secretary of...

            2. 2. This authorisation may not be used if:

            3. 3. Reporting requirements attached to the use of this authorisation and...

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      ANNEX IIb

      RETAINED GENERAL EXPORT AUTHORISATION No 002

      1. Exports of certain dual-use items to certain destinations

        1. Issuing authority: the Secretary of State

          1. Part 1 –Items This general export authorisation covers the following dual-use items specified...

          2. Part 2 –Destinations This authorisation is valid throughout the Union for exports to...

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            Part 3 –Conditions and requirements for use 1. This authorisation does not authorise the export of items...

            1. 1. This authorisation does not authorise the export of items where:...

            2. 2. Exporters must mention the ... reference number X002 and specify...

            3. 3. Any exporter who uses this authorisation must notify the Secretary...

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      ANNEX IIc

      RETAINED GENERAL EXPORT AUTHORISATION No 003

      1. Export after repair/replacement

        1. Issuing authority: the Secretary of State

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            Part 1 —Items 1. This general export authorisation covers all dual-use items specified...

            1. 1. This general export authorisation covers all dual-use items specified in...

            2. 2. Items excluded:

          2. Part 2 —Destinations This authorisation is valid ... for exports to the following...

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            Part 3 —Conditions and requirements for use 1. This authorisation can only be used when the initial...

            1. 1. This authorisation can only be used when the initial export...

            2. 2. This authorisation does not authorise the export of items where:...

            3. 3. On exportation of any of the items pursuant to this...

            4. 4. Any exporter who uses this authorisation must notify the Secretary...

            5. 5. This authorisation covers items for ‘repair’, ‘replacement’ and ‘maintenance’. This...

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      ANNEX IId

      RETAINED GENERAL EXPORT AUTHORISATION No 004

      1. Temporary export for exhibition or fair

        1. Issuing authority: the Secretary of State

          1. Part 1 –Items This general export authorisation covers all dual-use items specified in...

          2. Part 2 –Destinations This authorisation is valid ... for exports to the following...

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            Part 3 –Conditions and requirements for use 1. This authorisation authorises the export of items listed in...

            1. 1. This authorisation authorises the export of items listed in Part...

            2. 2. The Secretary of State may , at the exporter’s request,...

            3. 3. This authorisation does not authorise the export of items where:...

            4. 4. Exporters must mention the ... reference number X002 and specify...

            5. 5. Any exporter who uses this authorisation must notify the Secretary...

            6. 6. For the purpose of this authorisation, ‘exhibition or fair’ means...

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      ANNEX IIe

      RETAINED GENERAL EXPORT AUTHORISATION No 005

      1. Telecommunications

        1. Issuing authority: the Secretary of State

          1. Part 1 –Items This general export authorisation covers the following dual-use items specified...

          2. Part 2 –Destinations This authorisation is valid ... for exports to the following...

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            Part 3 –Conditions and requirements for use 1. This authorisation does not authorise the export of items...

            1. 1. This authorisation does not authorise the export of items where:...

            2. 2. Exporters must mention the ... reference number X002 and specify...

            3. 3. Any exporter who uses this authorisation must notify the Secretary...

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      ANNEX IIf

      RETAINED GENERAL EXPORT AUTHORISATION No 006

      1. Chemicals

        1. Part 1 –Items This general export authorisation covers the following dual-use items specified...

        2. Part 2 –Destinations This authorisation is valid throughout the Union for exports to...

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          Part 3 –Conditions and requirements for use 1. This authorisation does not authorise the export of items...

          1. 1. This authorisation does not authorise the export of items where:...

          2. 2. Exporters must mention the ... reference number X002 and specify...

          3. 3. Any exporter who uses this authorisation must notify the Secretary...

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      ANNEX IIg

      (List referred to in Article 9(4)(a) of this Regulation and Annexes IIa, IIc and IId to this Regulation)

      1. The entries do not always provide a complete description of...

      2. The mention of an item in this Annex does not...

      3. all items specified in Annex IV, 0C001 ‘ Natural uranium...

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      ANNEX IIIa

      (model for individual or global export authorisation forms)

      1. When granting the export authorisations, Secretary of State will strive...

      2. This is an export authorisation valid in all Member States...

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      ANNEX IIIb

      (model for brokering services authorisation forms)

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      ANNEX IIIc

      COMMON ELEMENTS FOR PUBLICATION OF NATIONAL ... EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS ...

      1. Title of general export authorisation Authority issuing the authorisation ....

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      ANNEX IV

      ...

      1. The entries do not always cover the complete description of...

      2. The mention of an item in this Annex does not...

      3. The terms appearing in straight double quotes are defined terms...

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        PART I ...

        1. Items of stealth technology

        2. Items of ... strategic control

        3. Items of ... strategic control — Cryptanalysis — Category 5...

        4. Items of the MTCR technology

        5. Exemptions:

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        PART II ...

        1. Items of the CWC (Chemical Weapons Convention)

        2. Items of the NSG technology

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      ANNEX V

      Repealed Regulation with its successive amendments

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      ANNEX VI

      Correlation Table

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