The Export of Goods (Control) Order 1994

Equipment, Assemblies and Components

2D  Software

2D001 Software specially designed or modified for the development, production or use of goods specified in entries 2A001 to 2A006 or 2B001 to 2B009.

2D002 Specific software, as follows:

a. Software to provide adaptive control and having both of the following characteristics:

1. For flexible manufacturing units (FMUs) which consist at least of equipment described in sub-heads b.1. and b.2. of the definition of flexible manufacturing unit; and

2. Capable of generating or modifying, in real time processing, programmes or data by using the signals obtained simultaneously by means of at least two detection techniques, such as:

a. Machine vision (optical ranging);

b. Infrared imaging;

c. Acoustical imaging (acoustical ranging);

d. Tactile measurement;

e. Inertial positioning;

f. Force measurement;

g. Torque measurement;

• Note: Head a. of this entry does not specify software which only provides rescheduling of functionally identical equipment within flexible manufacturing units using pre-stored part programmes and a pre-stored strategy for the distribution of the part programmes.

b. Software for electronic devices other than those described in heads a. or b. of entry 2B001, which provides the numerical control capability of the goods specified in entry 2B001.

• Note: Entry 2B001 and this entry specify any combination of electronic devices or systems that collectively contain software enabling such devices or systems to function as a numerical control unit capable of coordinating simultaneously more than 4 axes for contouring control.

2D101 Software specially designed for the use of goods specified in entries 2B104, 2B115 or 2B116(1).

2D201 Software specially designed for the use of goods specified in entries 2B204, 2B207, 2B215, 2B227 or 2B229.

(1)

See also entry 9D004.a.