Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 43)

ANNEX LIST OF DEFENCE-RELATED PRODUCTS

[ML17] Miscellaneous equipment, materials and libraries, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:

a.

Self-contained diving and underwater swimming apparatus, as follows:

1.

Closed or semi-closed circuit (rebreathing) apparatus specially designed for military use (i.e. specially designed to be non-magnetic);

2.

Specially designed components for use in the conversion of open-circuit apparatus to military use;

3.

Articles designed exclusively for military use with self-contained diving and underwater swimming apparatus;

b.

Construction equipment specially designed for military use;

c.

Fittings, coatings and treatments for signature suppression, specially designed for military use;

d.

Field engineer equipment specially designed for use in a combat zone;

e.

‘Robots’, ‘robot’ controllers and ‘robot’‘end-effectors’, having any of the following characteristics:

1.

Specially designed for military use;

2.

Incorporating means of protecting hydraulic lines against externally induced punctures caused by ballistic fragments (e.g. incorporating self-sealing lines) and designed to use hydraulic fluids with flash points higher than 839 K (566 °C); or

3.

Specially designed or rated for operating in an electro magnetic pulse (EMP) environment;

f.

Libraries (parametric technical databases) specially designed for military use with equipment controlled by the EU Common Military List;

g.

Nuclear power generating equipment or propulsion equipment, including ‘nuclear reactors’, specially designed for military use and components therefor specially designed or modified for military use;

h.

Equipment and material, coated or treated for signature suppression, specially designed for military use, other than those controlled elsewhere in the EU Common Military List;

i.

Simulators specially designed for military ‘nuclear reactors’;

j.

Mobile repair shops specially designed or modified to service military equipment;

k.

Field generators specially designed or modified for military use;

l.

Containers specially designed or modified for military use;

m.

Ferries, other than those controlled elsewhere in the EU Common Military List, bridges and pontoons, specially designed for military use;

n.

Test models specially designed for the ‘development’ of items controlled by ML4, ML6, ML9 or ML10;

o.

Laser protection equipment (e.g. eye and sensor protection) specially designed for military use.

Technical Note

1.

For the purpose of ML17, the term ‘library’ (parametric technical database) means a collection of technical information of a military nature, reference to which may enhance the performance of military equipment or systems.

2.

For the purpose of ML17, ‘modified’ means any structural, electrical, mechanical, or other change that provides a non-military item with military capabilities equivalent to an item which is specially designed for military use.