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Other items, materials, equipment, goods and technology which could contribute to North Korea's nuclear-related, other weapons of mass destruction-related or ballistic missile-related programmes
N.B.: In judging whether the prohibited component or components are to be considered the principal element, it is necessary to weigh the factors of quantity, value and technological know-how involved and other special circumstances which might establish the prohibited component or components as the principal element of the goods being procured. U.K.
(To be read in conjunction with Part C.)
| No | Description | Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 |
|---|---|---|
| I.A1.001 | Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (HDEHP or D2HPA) Chemical Abstract Number (CAS): [CAS 298-07-7] solvent in any quantity, with a purity greater than 90 %. | |
| I.A1.002 | Fluorine gas CAS: [7782-41-4], with a purity of at least 95 %. | |
| I.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). | 1A001 |
| I.A1.004 | Personal equipment for detecting radiation of nuclear origin, other than that specified in 1A004.c., including personal dosimeters. | 1A004.c. |
| I.A1.005 | Electrolytic cells for fluorine production, other than those specified in 1B225, with an output capacity greater than 100 g of fluorine per hour. | 1B225 |
| I.A1.006 | Catalysts, other than those specified in 1A225 or 1B231, 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. | 1A225 1B231 |
| I.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 °C); or b. Having a tensile strength of 415 MPa or more at 298 K (25 °C). Technical note:The phrase alloys ‘ capable of ’ encompasses alloys before or after heat treatment . | 1C002.b.4. 1C202.a. |
| I.A1.008 | Magnetic metals, of all types and of whatever form, other than those specified in 1C003.a. having an ‘ initial relative permeability ’ of 120 000 or more and a thickness between 0,05 mm and 0,1 mm. Technical note:Measurement of ‘ initial relative permeability ’ must be performed on fully annealed materials . | 1C003.a. |
| I.A1.009 | ‘ Fibrous or filamentary materials ’ or prepregs, other than those specified in 1C010.a., 1C010.b., 1C210.a. or 1C210.b., as follows: a. Aramid ‘ fibrous or filamentary materials ’ having either of the following characteristics:
b. Glass ‘ fibrous or filamentary materials ’ having either of the following characteristics:
c. Thermoset resin-impregnated continuous ‘ yarns ’ , ‘ rovings ’ , ‘ tows ’ or ‘ tapes ’ with a width of 15 mm or less (once prepregs), made from glass ‘ fibrous or filamentary materials ’ other than those specified in I.A1.010.a. below; d. Carbon ‘ fibrous or filamentary materials ’ ; e. Thermoset resin-impregnated continuous ‘ yarns ’ , ‘ rovings ’ , ‘ tows ’ , or ‘ tapes ’ , made from carbon ‘ fibrous or filamentary materials ’ ; f. Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) continuous ‘ yarns ’ , ‘ rovings ’ , ‘ tows ’ or ‘ tapes ’ ; g. Para-aramid ‘ fibrous or filamentary materials ’ (Kevlar® and other Kevlar®-like fibres). | 1C010.a. 1C010.b. 1C210.a. 1C210.b. |
| I.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 I.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 °C) and a cure temperature lower than the glass transition temperature. | 1C010 1C210 |
| I.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 |
| I.A1.012 | Not used. | |
| I.A1.013 | Tantalum, tantalum carbide, tungsten, tungsten carbide and alloys thereof, other than those specified in 1C226, 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. | 1C226 |
| I.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. Technical note:‘ Elemental powder ’ means a high purity powder of one element . | |
| I.A1.015 | Pure tributyl phosphate (TBP) [CAS No 126-73-8] or any mixture having a TBP content of more than 5 % by weight. | |
| I.A1.016 | Maraging steel, other than those specified by 1C116 or 1C216. Technical notes:1. The phrase maraging steel ‘ capable of ’ encompasses maraging steel before or after heat treatment .2. 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 . | 1C116 1C216 |
| I.A1.017 | Metals, metal powders and material as follows: a. Tungsten and tungsten alloys, other than those specified in 1C117, in the form of uniform spherical or atomized particles of 500 μ m (micrometre) diameter or less with a tungsten content of 97 % by weight or more; b. Molybdenum and molybdenum alloys, other than those specified in 1C117, in the form of uniform spherical or atomized particles of 500 μ m diameter or less with a molybdenum content of 97 % by weight or more; c. Tungsten materials in the solid form, other than those specified in 1C226 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. | 1C117 1C226 |
| I.A1.018 | Soft magnetic alloys, other than those specified in 1C003, having a chemical composition as follows: a. Iron content between 30 % and 60 %; and b. Cobalt content between 40 % and 60 %. | 1C003 |
| I.A1.019 | Not used. | |
| I.A1.020 | Graphite, other than that specified in 0C004 or 1C107.a., designed or specified for use in Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) machines. | 0C004 1C107.a. |
| [F2I.A1.021 | 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 °C); 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 |
| I.A1.022 | Carbon-Carbon Composite material. | 1A002.b.1 |
| I.A1.023 | Nickel alloys in crude or semi-fabricated form, containing 60 % by weight or more nickel. | 1C002.c.1.a |
| I.A1.024 | Titanium alloys in sheet or plate form ‘ capable of ’ an ultimate tensile strength of 900 MPa or more at 293 K (20 °C). Note: the phrase alloys ‘ capable of ’ encompasses alloys before or after heat treatment. | 1C002.b.3] |
| [F3I.A1.025 | Titanium alloys, other than those specified in 1C002 and 1C202. | 1C002 |
| 1C202 | ||
| I.A1.026 | Zirconium and zirconium alloys, other than those specified in 1C011, 1C111 and 1C234. | 1C011 |
| 1C111 | ||
| 1C234 | ||
| I.A1.027 | Explosive materials other than those specified in 1C239, or materials or mixtures containing more than 2 % by weight of such explosive materials, with a crystalline density higher than 1,5 g/cm 3 and with a detonation speed higher than 5 000 m/s. | 1C239] |
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| a Manufacturers calculating positioning accuracy in accordance with ISO 230/2 (1997) should consult the competent authorities of the Member State in which they are established. | ||
| No | Description | Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 |
|---|---|---|
| I.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 control bandwidth ’ greater than 5 kHz designed for use with vibration test systems specified in 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 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 |
| [F4I.A2.002 | Machine tools, other than those specified in 2B001 or 2B201 and any combination thereof, for removing (or cutting) metals, ceramics, or ‘ composites ’ that, according to the manufacturer’s technical specification, can be equipped with electronic devices for ‘ numerical control ’ , having positioning accuracies of equal to or less (better) than 30 μm according to ISO 230/2 (1988) a or national equivalents along any linear axis. | 2B001 |
| 2B201] | ||
| I.A2.002a | Components and numerical controls, specially designed for machine tools specified in 2B001, 2B201 or I.A2.002 above. | |
| I.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 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 a. above. Technical note:‘ Indicator heads ’ are sometimes known as balancing instrumentation . | 2B119 |
| I.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). Technical note:Remote manipulators provide translation of human operator actions to a remote operating arm and terminal fixture. They may be of master/slave type or operated by joystick or keypad. | 2B225 |
| I.A2.005 | Controlled atmosphere heat treatment furnaces or oxidation furnaces capable of operation at temperatures above 400 °C. 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 |
| I.A2.006 | Not used. | |
| I.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 (UF 6 )’; 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. Technical note:For the purposes of 2B230 ‘ accuracy ’ includes non-linearity, hysteresis and repeatability at ambient temperature. | 2B230 |
| I.A2.008 | Liquid-liquid contacting equipment (mixer-settlers, pulsed columns, plate 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 any of the following materials: a. Alloys with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight; b. Fluoropolymers; c. Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coating or glass lining); d. Graphite or ‘ carbon graphite ’ ; e. Nickel or alloys with more than 40 % nickel by weight; f. Tantalum or tantalum alloys; g. Titanium or titanium alloys; h. Zirconium or zirconium alloys; or i. Stainless steel. 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. |
| I.A2.009 | Industrial equipment and components, other than those specified in 2B350.d., as follows: Heat exchangers or condensers with a heat transfer surface area greater than 0,05 m 2 , and less than 30 m 2 ; 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 any of the following materials: a. Alloys with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight; b. Fluoropolymers; c. Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coating or glass lining); d. Graphite or ‘ carbon graphite ’ ; e. Nickel or alloys with more than 40 % nickel by weight; f. Tantalum or tantalum alloys; g. Titanium or titanium alloys; h. Zirconium or zirconium alloys; i. Silicon carbide; j. Titanium carbide; or k. Stainless steel. 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. |
| I.A2.010 | Multiple-seal, and seal-less pumps, other than those specified in 2B350.i, suitable for corrosive fluids, or vacuum pumps 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 any of the following materials: a. Alloys with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight; b. Ceramics; c. Ferrosilicon; d. Fluoropolymers; e. Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining); f. Graphite or ‘ carbon graphite ’ ; g. Nickel or alloys with more than 40 % nickel by weight; h. Tantalum or tantalum alloys; i. Titanium or titanium alloys; j. Zirconium or zirconium alloys; k. Niobium (columbium) or niobium alloys; l. Stainless steel; m. Aluminium alloys; or n. Rubber. Technical notes:The materials used for gaskets and seals and other implementations of sealing functions do not determine the status of control of the pump. The term ‘ rubber ’ encompasses all kinds of natural and synthetic rubbers . | 2B350.i. |
| I.A2.011 | ‘ Centrifugal separators ’ , other than those specified in 2B352.c., capable of continuous separation without the propagation of aerosols and manufactured from: a. Alloys with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight; b. Fluoropolymers; c. Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coating or glass lining); d. Nickel or alloys with more than 40 % nickel by weight; e. Tantalum or tantalum alloys; f. Titanium or titanium alloys; or g. Zirconium or zirconium alloys. Technical note:‘ Centrifugal separators ’ include decanters . | 2B352.c. |
| I.A2.012 | Sintered metal filters, other than those specified in 2B352.d., made of nickel or nickel alloy with more than 40 % nickel by weight. | 2B352.d. |
| I.A2.013 | Spin-forming machines and flow-forming machines, other than those specified by 2B009, 2B109 or 2B209 and specially designed components therefor. Technical note:For the purpose of this item, machines combining the functions of spin-forming and flow-forming are regarded as flow-forming machines. | 2B009 2B109 2B209 |
| I.A2.014 | Equipment and reagents, other than those specified in 2B350 or 2B352, as follows: a. Fermenters capable of cultivation of pathogenic ‘ micro-organisms ’ or viruses, or capable of toxin production, without the propagation of aerosols, and having a total capacity of 10 l or more; b. Agitators for fermenters as mentioned in a.above; Technical Note:Fermenters include bioreactors, chemostats and continuous-flow systems . c. Laboratory equipment as follows: 1. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-equipment 2. Genetic sequencing equipment; 3. Genetic synthesizers; 4. Electroporation equipment; 5. Specific reagents associated with the equipment in I.A2.014.c. numbers 1. to 4. above; d. Filters, micro-filters, nano-filters or ultra-filters usable in industrial or laboratory biology for continuous filtering, except filters specially designed or modified for medical or clear water production purposes and to be used in the framework of EU or UN officially supported projects; e. Ultracentrifuges, rotors and adaptors for ultracentrifuges; f. Freeze drying equipment. | 2B350 2B352 |
| I.A2.015 | Equipment, other than that specified in 2B005, 2B105 or 3B001.d., for the deposition of metallic overlays as follows, and specially designed components and accessories therefor: a. Chemical vapour deposition (CVD) production equipment; b. Physical vapour deposition (PVD) production equipment; c. Production equipment for deposition by means of inductive or resistance heating. | 2B005 2B105 3B001.d. |
| I.A2.016 | Open tanks or containers, with or without agitators, with a total internal (geometric) volume greater than 0.5 m 3 (500 litres), where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed or contained are made from any of the following materials: a. Alloys with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight; b. Fluoropolymers; c. Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining); d. Nickel or alloys with more than 40 % nickel by weight; e. Tantalum or tantalum alloys; f. Titanium or titanium alloys; g. Zirconium or zirconium alloys; h. Niobium (columbium) or niobium alloys; i. Stainless steel; j. Wood; or k. Rubber. Technical note:The term ‘ rubber ’ encompasses all kinds of natural and synthetic rubbers . | 2B350 |
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| No | Description | Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 |
|---|---|---|
| I.A6.001 | Yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) rods. | |
| I.A6.002 | Optical equipment and components, other than those specified in 6A002 or 6A004.b. as follows: Infrared optics in the wavelength range 9 μ m– 17 μ m and components thereof, including cadmium telluride (CdTe) components. | 6A002 6A004.b. |
| I.A6.003 | Wave front corrector systems, other than mirrors specified in 6A004.a., 6A005.e. or 6A005.f., 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. | 6A004.a. 6A005.e. 6A005.f. |
| I.A6.004 | Argon ion ‘ lasers ’ , other than those specified in 0B001.g.5., 6A005.a.6. and/or 6A205.a., having an average output power equal to or greater than 5 W. | 0B001.g.5. 6A005.a.6. 6A205.a. |
| I.A6.005 | Semiconductor ‘ lasers ’ , other than those specified in 0B001.g.5., 0B001.h.6. or 6A005.b., 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 ‘ laser ’ diodes with a wavelength in the range 1,2 μm – 2,0 μm . | 0B001.g.5. 0B001.h.6. 6A005.b. |
| I.A6.006 | Tunable semiconductor ‘lasers’ and tunable semiconductor ‘laser’ arrays, other than those specified in 0B001.h.6. or 6A005.b., of a wavelength between 9 μ m and 17 μ m, as well as array stacks of semiconductor ‘lasers’ containing at least one tunable semiconductor ‘laser’ array of such wavelength. Note:Semiconductor ‘ lasers ’ are commonly called ‘ laser ’ diodes . | 0B001.h.6. 6A005.b. |
| I.A6.007 | Solid state ‘ tunable ’ ‘ lasers ’ , other than those specified in 0B001.g.5., 0B001.h.6. or 6A005.c.1., and specially designed components thereof, as follows: a. Titanium-sapphire lasers, b. Alexandrite lasers. | 0B001.g.5. 0B001.h.6. 6A005.c.1. |
| I.A6.008 | Neodymium-doped (other than glass) ‘lasers’, other than those specified in 6A005.c.2.b., having an output wavelength greater than 1,0 μ m but not exceeding 1,1 μ m and output energy exceeding 10 J per pulse. | 6A005.c.2.b. |
| I.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. |
| I.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 × 10 3 Gy (silicon) (5 × 10 6 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. |
| I.A6.011 | Tunable pulsed dye laser amplifiers and oscillators, other than those specified in 0B001.g.5., 6A005 and or 6A205.c., having all of the following characteristics: a. Operating at wavelengths between 300 nm and 800 nm; b. An average output power greater than 10 W but not exceeding 30 W; c. A repetition rate greater than 1 kHz; and d. Pulse width less than 100 ns. Note:This item does not cover single mode oscillators . | 0B001.g.5. 6A005 6A205.c. |
| I.A6.012 | Pulsed carbon dioxide ‘ lasers ’ , other than those specified in, 0B001.h.6., 6A005.d. or 6A205.d., having all of the following characteristics: a. Operating at wavelengths between 9 μ m and 11 μ m; b. A repetition rate greater than 250 Hz; c. An average output power greater than 100 W but not exceeding 500 W; and d. Pulse width less than 200 ns. | 0B001.h.6. 6A005.d. 6A205.d. |
| [F3I.A6.013 | Lasers, other than those specified in 6A005 or 6A205. | 6A005 |
| 6A205] |
| No | Description | Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 |
|---|---|---|
| I.B.001 | Software required for the development, production or use of the items in Part A. (Goods). |
| No | Description | Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 |
|---|---|---|
| I.C.001 | Technology required for the development, production or use of the items in Part A. (Goods). | ] |
[F1Council 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( OJ L 134, 29.5.2009, p. 1 ).]