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Commission Directive (EU) 2016/970 of 27 May 2016 amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.The Annex to Directive 2009/43/EC is replaced by the text...

  3. Article 2.(1) Member States shall adopt and publish, by 21 September...

  4. Article 3.This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day...

  5. Article 4.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

  6. Signature

    1. ANNEX

      1. List of Defence-related Products

        1. Note 1 Terms in "quotations" are defined terms. Refer to 'Definitions of...

        2. Note 2 In some instances chemicals are listed by name and CAS...

        3. Smooth-bore weapons with a calibre of less than 20 mm, other...

          1. Note ML1. does not apply to:

        4. Smooth-bore weapons with a calibre of 20 mm or more, other...

        5. Ammunition and fuze setting devices, as follows, and specially designed...

        6. Bombs, torpedoes, rockets, missiles, other explosive devices and charges and...

          1. N.B.1: For guidance and navigation equipment, see ML11.

          2. N.B.2: For Aircraft Missile Protection Systems (AMPS), see ML4.c.

        7. Fire control, and related alerting and warning equipment, and related...

        8. Ground vehicles and components, as follows:

          1. N.B. For guidance and navigation equipment, see ML11.

          2. N.B. See also ML13.a.

          3. Note 1 ML6.a. includes:

          4. Note 2 Modification of a ground vehicle for military use specified by...

          5. Note 3 ML6 does not apply to civil vehicles designed or modified...

          6. Note 4 ML6. does not apply to vehicles that meet all of...

        9. Chemical or biological toxic agents, "riot control agents", radioactive materials,...

          1. Note 1 ML7.b. and ML7.d. do not apply to the following:

          2. Note 2 The cultures of cells and biological systems specified by ML7.h....

        10. "Energetic materials", and related substances, as follows:

          1. N.B.1. See also entry 1C011 on the EU Dual-Use List.

          2. N.B.2. For charges and devices, see ML4 and entry 1A008 on...

          3. Technical Notes

          4. Note 1 ML8 does not apply to the following substances unless they...

          5. Note 2 ML8. does not apply to ammonium perchlorate (ML8.d.2.), NTO (ML8.a.18.)...

        11. Vessels of war (surface or underwater), special naval equipment, accessories,...

          1. N.B. For guidance and navigation equipment, see ML11.

        12. "Aircraft", "lighter-than-air vehicles", Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ("UAVs"), aero-engines and "aircraft"...

          1. N.B. For guidance and navigation equipment, see ML11.

        13. Electronic equipment, "spacecraft" and components, not specified elsewhere on the...

        14. High velocity kinetic energy weapon systems and related equipment, as...

          1. N.B. For weapon systems using sub-calibre ammunition or employing solely chemical...

          2. Note 1 ML12 includes the following when specially designed for kinetic energy...

          3. Note 2 ML12 applies to weapon systems using any of the following...

        15. Armoured or protective equipment, constructions and components, as follows:

          1. Note 1 ML13.b. includes materials specially designed to form explosive reactive armour...

          2. Note 2 ML13.c. does not apply to conventional steel helmets, neither modified...

          3. Note 3 ML13.c. and d. do not apply to helmets, body armour...

          4. Note 4 The only helmets specially designed for bomb disposal personnel that...

          5. N.B. 1 See also entry 1A005 on the EU Dual-Use List.

          6. N.B. 2 For "fibrous or filamentary materials" used in the manufacture of...

        16. 'Specialised equipment for military training' or for simulating military scenarios,...

          1. Technical Note

            2. Note 1 ML14 includes image generating and interactive environment systems for simulators,...

            3. Note 2 ML14 does not apply to equipment specially designed for training...

        17. Imaging or countermeasure equipment, as follows, specially designed for military...

          1. Note ML15.f. includes equipment designed to degrade the operation or effectiveness...

          2. Note 1 In ML15, the term specially designed components includes the following...

          3. Note 2 ML15 does not apply to "first generation image intensifier tubes"...

            1. N.B. For the classification of weapons sights incorporating "first generation image...

            2. N.B. See also entries 6A002.a.2. and 6A002.b. on the EU Dual-Use...

        18. Forgings, castings and other unfinished products, specially designed for items...

          1. Note ML16. applies to unfinished products when they are identifiable by...

        19. Miscellaneous equipment, materials and "libraries", as follows, and specially designed...

          1. Technical Notes

            1. 1. Not used since 2014.

            2. 2. For the purpose of ML17, 'modified' means any structural, electrical,...

        20. 'Production' equipment and components, as follows:

          1. Technical Note

            2. Note ML18.a. and ML18.b. include the following equipment:

        21. Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) systems, related or countermeasure equipment and...

          1. Note 1 DEW systems specified by ML19 include systems whose capability is...

          2. Note 2 ML19 includes the following when specially designed for DEW systems:...

        22. Cryogenic and "superconductive" equipment, as follows, and specially designed components...

        23. "Software" as follows:

        24. "Technology" as follows:

          1. Note 1 "Technology" "required" for the "development", "production", operation, installation, maintenance (checking),...

          2. Note 2 ML22 does not apply to:

      2. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THIS LIST

        1. Note 1 Definitions apply throughout the List. The references are purely advisory...

        2. Note 2 Words and terms contained in this List of Definitions only...

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