[F1ANNEX IA U.K.‘Goods and technology referred to in Article 2(1) point (a)(iii)’

Textual Amendments

INTRODUCTORY NOTES U.K.

1. Unless otherwise stated, reference numbers used in the column entitled ‘ Description ’ refer to the descriptions of dual-use items and technology set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000. U.K.

2. A reference number in the column entitled ‘ Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2007 ’ means that the characteristics of the item described in the column ‘ Description ’ lie outside the parameters set out in the description of the dual-use entry referred to. U.K.

3. Definitions of terms between ‘ single quotation marks ’ are given in a technical note to the relevant item. U.K.

4. Definitions of terms between ‘ double quotation marks ’ can be found in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2007. U.K.

General Notes U.K.

1. The object of the prohibitions contained in this Annex should not be defeated by the export of any non-prohibited goods (including plant) containing one or more prohibited components when the prohibited component or components are the principal element of the goods and can feasibly be removed or used for other purposes. U.K.

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.

2. Goods specified in this Annex include both new and used goods. U.K.

General Technology Note (GTN) U.K.

(To be read in conjunction with Section IA.B.)

1. The sale, supply, transfer or export of ‘ technology ’ which is ‘ required ’ for the ‘ development ’ , ‘ production ’ or ‘ use ’ of goods the sale, supply, transfer or export of which is prohibited in Part A (Goods) below, is prohibited in accordance with the provisions of Section IA.B. U.K.

2. The ‘ technology ’ ‘ required ’ for the ‘ development ’ , ‘ production ’ or ‘ use ’ of prohibited goods remains under prohibition even when applicable to non-prohibited goods. U.K.

3. Prohibitions do not apply to that ‘ technology ’ which is the minimum necessary for the installation, operation, maintenance (checking) and repair of those goods which are not prohibited or the export of which has been authorised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 423/2007. U.K.

4. Prohibitions on ‘ technology ’ transfer do not apply to information ‘ in the public domain ’ , to ‘ basic scientific research ’ or to the minimum necessary information for patent applications. U.K.

IA.A. GOODS U.K.

A0.

Nuclear Materials, Facilities, and Equipment

No Description Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2007
IA.A0.001

Hollow cathode lamps as follows:

a.

Iodine hollow cathode lamps with windows in pure silicon or quartz

b.

Uranium hollow cathode lamps

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IA.A0.005

Nuclear reactor vessel components and testing equipment, other than those specified in 0A001, as follows:

1.

Seals

2.

Internal components

3.

Sealing, testing and measurement equipment

0A001
IA.A0.006 Nuclear detection systems for detection, identification or quantification of radioactive materials and radiation of nuclear origin and specially designed components thereof other than those specified in 0A001.j. or 1A004.c.

0A001.j

1A004.c

IA.A0.007

Bellows-sealed valves made of aluminium alloy or stainless steel type 304, 304L or 316L.

Note: This item does not cover bellow valves defined in 0B001.c.6 and 2A226.

0B001.c.6

2A226

IA.A0.012 Shielded enclosures for the manipulation, storage and handling of radioactive substances (Hot cells). 0B006
IA.A0.013 ‘ Natural uranium ’ or ‘ depleted uranium ’ or thorium in the form of metal, alloy, chemical compound or concentrate and any other material containing one or more of the foregoing, other than those specified in 0C001. 0C001

A1.

Materials, chemicals, ‘microorganisms’ and ‘toxins’

No Description Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2007
IA.A1.001 Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (HDEHP or D2HPA) CAS 298-07-7 solvent in any quantity, with a purity greater than 90 %. –
IA.A1.002 Fluorine gas (Chemical Abstract Number (CAS): 7782-41-4), with a purity of at least 95 %. –
IA.A1.005

Electrolytic cells for fluorine production with an output capacity greater than 100 g of fluorine per hour.

Note: This item does not cover electrolytic cells defined in item 1B225.

1B225
IA.A1.008 Magnetic metals, of all types and of whatever form, having an initial relative permeability of 120 000 or more and a thickness between 0,05 and 0,1 mm. 1C003.a
IA.A1.009

‘ Fibrous or filamentary materials ’ or prepregs, as follows:

a.

Carbon or aramid ‘ fibrous or filamentary materials ’ having either of the following characteristics:

1.

A ‘specific modulus’ exceeding 10 × 10 6 m; or

2.

A ‘specific tensile strength’ exceeding 17 × 10 4 m;

b.

Glass ‘ fibrous or filamentary materials ’ having either of the following characteristics:

1.

A ‘specific modulus’ exceeding 3,18 × 10 6 m; or

2.

A ‘specific tensile strength’ exceeding 76,2 × 10 3 m;

c.

Thermoset resin-impregnated continuous ‘ yarns ’ , ‘ rovings ’ , ‘ tows ’ or ‘ tapes ’ with a width of 15 mm or less (once prepregs), made from carbon or glass ‘ fibrous or filamentary materials ’ other than those specified in II.A1.010.a. or b.

Note: This item does not cover fibrous or filamentary materials defined in items 1C010.a, 1C010.b, 1C210.a and 1C210.b.

1C010.a

1C010.b

1C210.a

1C210.b

IA.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 II.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.

Note: This item does not cover fibrous or filamentary materials defined in item 1C010.e.

1C010.e.

1C210

IA.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
IA.A1.012

Maraging steels, other than those specified in 1C116 or 1C216, ‘ capable of ’ an ultimate tensile strength of 2 050 MPa or more, at 293 K (20 °C).

Technical note: The phrase ‘ maraging steel capable of ’ encompasses maraging steel before or after heat treatment.

1C216
IA.A1.013

Tungsten, tantalum, tungsten carbide, tantalum carbide and alloys, 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.

Note: This item does not cover tungsten, tungsten carbide and alloys defined in item 1C226.

1C226

A2.

Materials Processing

No Description Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2007
IA.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 0,1g 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 bandwidth greater than 5 kHz designed for use with vibration test systems specified in a.;

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
IA.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
IA.A2.011

Centrifugal separators, capable of continuous separation without the propagation of aerosols and manufactured from:

1.

Alloys with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight;

2.

Fluoropolymers;

3.

Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coating or glass lining);

4.

Nickel or alloys with more than 40 % nickel by weight;

5.

Tantalum or tantalum alloys;

6.

Titanium or titanium alloys; or

7.

Zirconium or zirconium alloys.

Note: This item does not cover centrifugal separators defined in item 2B352.c.

2B352.c
IA.A2.012

Sintered metal filters made of nickel or nickel alloy with more than 40 % nickel by weight.

Note: This item does not cover filters defined in item 2B352.d.

2B352.d

A3.

Electronics

No Description Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2007
IA.A3.001

High voltage direct current power supplies having both of the following characteristics:

a.

Capable of continuously producing, over a time period of eight hours, 10 kV or more, with output power of 5 kW or more with or without sweeping; and

b.

Current or voltage stability better than 0,1 % over a time period of four hours.

Note: This item does not cover power supplies defined in items 0B001.j.5 and 3A227.

3A227
IA.A3.002

Mass spectrometers, other than those specified in 3A233 or 0B002.g, capable of measuring ions of 200 atomic mass units or more and having a resolution of better than 2 parts in 200, as follows, and ion sources thereof:

a.

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers (ICP/MS);

b.

Glow discharge mass spectrometers (GDMS);

c.

Thermal ionisation mass spectrometers (TIMS);

d.

Electron bombardment mass spectrometers which have a source chamber constructed from, lined with or plated with ‘materials resistant to corrosion by uranium hexafluoride UF 6 ’;

e.

Molecular beam mass spectrometers having either of the following characteristics:

1.

A source chamber constructed from, lined with or plated with stainless steel or molybdenum and equipped with a cold trap capable of cooling to 193 K (– 80°C) or less; or

2.

A source chamber constructed from, lined with or plated with ‘materials resistant to corrosion by uranium hexafluoride (UF 6 )’;

f.

Mass spectrometers equipped with a microfluorination ion source designed for actinides or actinide fluorides.

3A233

A6.

Sensors and Lasers

No Description Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2007
IA.A6.001 Yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) rods –
IA.A6.003

Wave front corrector systems 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.

Note: This item does not cover mirrors defined in 6A004.a, 6A005.e and 6A005.f.

6A003
IA.A6.004

Argon ion ‘ lasers ’ having an average output power equal to or greater than 5 W.

Note: This item does not cover argon ion ‘ lasers ’ defined in items 0B001.g.5, 6A005 and 6A205.a.

6A005.a.6

6A205.a

IA.A6.006

Tunable semiconductor ‘ lasers ’ and tunable semiconductor ‘ laser ’ arrays, of a wavelength between 9 μm and 17 μm, as well as array stacks of semiconductor ‘ lasers ’ containing at least one tunable semiconductor ‘ laser ’ array of such wavelength.

Notes:
1. Semiconductor ‘ lasers ’ are commonly called ‘ laser ’ diodes.
2. This item does not cover semiconductor ‘ lasers ’ defined in items 0B001.h.6 and 6A005.b
6A005.b
IA.A6.008

Neodymium-doped (other than glass) ‘ lasers ’ , having an output wavelength greater than 1 000 nm but not exceeding 1 100 nm and output energy exceeding 10 J per pulse.

Note: This item does not cover neodymium-doped (other than glass) ‘ lasers ’ defined in item 6A005.c.2.b.

6A005.c.2
IA.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
IA.A6.011

Tunable pulsed dye laser amplifiers and oscillators, having all of the following characteristics:

1.

Operating at wavelengths between 300 nm and 800 nm;

2.

An average output power greater than 10 W but not exceeding 30 W;

3.

A repetition rate greater than 1 kHz; and

4.

Pulse width less than 100 ns.

Notes:
1. This item does not cover single mode oscillators.
2. This item does not cover tunable pulsed dye laser amplifiers and oscillators defined in item 6A205.c, 0B001.g.5 and 6A005.
6A205.c
IA.A6.012

Pulsed carbon dioxide ‘ lasers ’ having all of the following characteristics:

1.

Operating at wavelengths between 9 000 nm and 11 000 nm;

2.

A repetition rate greater than 250 Hz;

3.

An average output power greater than 100 W but not exceeding 500 W; and

4.

Pulse width less than 200 ns.

Note: This item does not cover pulsed carbon dioxide laser amplifiers and oscillators defined in item 6A205.d., 0B001.h.6. and 6A005.d.

6A205.d

IA.B. TECHNOLOGY U.K.

No Description Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2007
IA.B.001 Technology required for the development, production, or use of the items in Part IA.A. (Goods) above. –]