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Council 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 (Recast)
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[7A001] Accelerometers as follows and specially designed components therefor:
Linear accelerometers having any of the following:
Specified to function at linear acceleration levels less than or equal to 15 g and having any of the following:
A "bias" "stability" of less (better) than 130 micro g with respect to a fixed calibration value over a period of one year; or
A "scale factor" "stability" of less (better) than 130 ppm with respect to a fixed calibration value over a period of one year;
Specified to function at linear acceleration levels exceeding 15 g but less than or equal to 100 g and having all of the following:
A "bias" "repeatability" of less (better) than 1 250 micro g over a period of one year; and
A "scale factor" "repeatability" of less (better) than 1 250 ppm over a period of one year; or
Designed for use in inertial navigation or guidance systems and specified to function at linear acceleration levels exceeding 100 g;
Angular or rotational accelerometers, specified to function at linear acceleration levels exceeding 100 g.
[7A002] Gyros or angular rate sensors, having any of the following and specially designed components therefor:
Specified to function at linear acceleration levels less than or equal to 100 g and having any of the following:
A rate range of less than 500 degrees per second and having any of the following:
A "bias" "stability" of less (better) than 0,5 degree per hour, when measured in a 1 g environment over a period of one month, and with respect to a fixed calibration value; or
An "angle random walk" of less (better) than or equal to 0,0035 degree per square root hour; or
A rate range greater than or equal to 500 degrees per second and having any of the following:
A "bias" "stability" of less (better) than 4 degrees per hour, when measured in a 1 g environment over a period of three minutes, and with respect to a fixed calibration value; or
An "angle random walk" of less (better) than or equal to 0,1 degree per square root hour; or
Specified to function at linear acceleration levels exceeding 100 g.
[7A003] 'Inertial measurement equipment or systems', having any of the following:
Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRSs);
Gyrocompasses;
Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs);
Inertial Navigation Systems (INSs);
Inertial Reference Systems (IRSs);
Inertial Reference Units (IRUs).
'Positional aiding references' independently provide position, and include:
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS);
"Data-Based Referenced Navigation" ("DBRN").
Designed for "aircraft", land vehicles or vessels, providing position without the use of 'positional aiding references', and having any of the following "accuracies" subsequent to normal alignment:
0,8 nautical miles per hour (nm/hr) "Circular Error Probable" ("CEP") rate or less (better);
0,5 % distanced travelled "CEP" or less (better); or
Total drift of 1 nautical mile "CEP" or less (better) in a 24 hr period;
The performance parameters in 7A003.a.1., 7A003.a.2. and 7A003.a.3. typically apply to 'inertial measurement equipment or systems' designed for "aircraft", vehicles and vessels, respectively. These parameters result from the utilisation of specialised non-positional aiding references (e.g., altimeter, odometer, velocity log). As a consequence, the specified performance values cannot be readily converted between these parameters. Equipment designed for multiple platforms are evaluated against each applicable entry 7A003.a.1., 7A003.a.2., or 7A003.a.3.
Designed for "aircraft", land vehicles or vessels, with an embedded 'positional aiding reference' and providing position after loss of all 'positional aiding references' for a period of up to 4 minutes, having an "accuracy" of less (better) than 10 meters "CEP";
7A003.b. refers to systems in which 'inertial measurement equipment or systems' and other independent 'positional aiding references' are built into a single unit (i.e., embedded) in order to achieve improved performance.
Designed for "aircraft", land vehicles or vessels, providing heading or True North determination and having any of the following:
A maximum operating angular rate less (lower) than 500 deg/s and a heading "accuracy" without the use of 'positional aiding references' equal to or less (better) than 0,07 deg sec(Lat) (equivalent to 6 arc minutes rms at 45 degrees latitude); or
A maximum operating angular rate equal to or greater (higher) than 500 deg/s and a heading "accuracy" without the use of 'positional aiding references' equal to or less (better) than 0,2 deg sec(Lat) (equivalent to 17 arc minutes rms at 45 degrees latitude); or
Providing acceleration measurements or angular rate measurements, in more than one dimension, and having any of the following:
Performance specified in 7A001 or 7A002 along any axis, without the use of any aiding references; or
Being "space-qualified" and providing angular rate measurements having an "angle random walk" along any axis of less (better) than or equal to 0,1 degree per square root hour.
[7A004] 'Star trackers' and components therefor, as follows:
'Star trackers' with a specified azimuth "accuracy" of equal to or less (better) than 20 seconds of arc throughout the specified lifetime of the equipment;
Components specially designed for equipment specified in 7A004.a. as follows:
Optical heads or baffles;
Data processing units.
'Star trackers' are also referred to as stellar attitude sensors or gyro-astro compasses.
[7A005] Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receiving equipment having any of the following and specially designed components therefor:
Employing a decryption algorithm specially designed or modified for government use to access the ranging code for position and time; or
Employing 'adaptive antenna systems'.
For the purposes of 7A005.b 'adaptive antenna systems' dynamically generate one or more spatial nulls in an antenna array pattern by signal processing in the time domain or frequency domain.
[7A006] Airborne altimeters operating at frequencies other than 4,2 to 4,4 GHz inclusive and having any of the following:
[7A008] Underwater sonar navigation systems using doppler velocity or correlation velocity logs integrated with a heading source and having a positioning "accuracy" of equal to or less (better) than 3 % of distance travelled "Circular Error Probable" ("CEP") and specially designed components therefor.
See 8A002 for other marine systems.
[7A101] Linear accelerometers, other than those specified in 7A001, designed for use in inertial navigation systems or in guidance systems of all types, usable in 'missiles', having all the following characteristics, and specially designed components therefor:
A "bias" "repeatability" of less (better) than 1 250 micro g; and
A "scale factor" "repeatability" of less (better) than 1 250 ppm;
[7A102] All types of gyros, other than those specified in 7A002, usable in 'missiles', with a rated "drift rate" 'stability' of less than 0,5° (1 sigma or rms) per hour in a 1 g environment and specially designed components therefor.
[7A103] Instrumentation, navigation equipment and systems, other than those specified in 7A003, as follows; and specially designed components therefor:
'Inertial measurement equipment or systems', using accelerometers or gyros as follows:
Accelerometers specified in 7A001.a.3., 7A001.b. or 7A101 or gyros specified in 7A002 or 7A102; or
Accelerometers specified in 7A001.a.1. or 7A001.a.2., designed for use in inertial navigation systems or in guidance systems of all types, and usable in 'missiles';
'Inertial measurement equipment or systems' specified in 7A103.a. incorporate accelerometers or gyros to measure changes in velocity and orientation in order to determine or maintain heading or position without requiring an external reference once aligned.
Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRSs);
Gyrocompasses;
Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs);
Inertial Navigation Systems (INSs);
Inertial Reference Systems (IRSs);
Inertial Reference Units (IRUs).
Integrated flight instrument systems which include gyrostabilisers or automatic pilots, designed or modified for use in 'missiles';
'Integrated navigation systems', designed or modified for 'missiles' and capable of providing a navigational accuracy of 200 m Circle of Equal Probability or less;
An 'integrated navigation system' typically incorporates the following components:
An inertial measurement device (e.g., an attitude and heading reference system, inertial reference unit, or inertial navigation system);
One or more external sensors used to update the position and/or velocity, either periodically or continuously throughout the flight (e.g., satellite navigation receiver, radar altimeter, and/or Doppler radar); and
Integration hardware and software;
Three axis magnetic heading sensors, designed or modified to be integrated with flight control and navigation systems, other than those specified in 6A006, having all the following characteristics, and specially designed components therefor;
Internal tilt compensation in pitch (± 90 degrees) and roll (± 180 degrees) axes;
Azimuthal accuracy better (less) than 0,5 degrees rms at latitude of ± 80 degrees, reference to local magnetic field.
In 7A103 'missile' means complete rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicle systems capable of a range exceeding 300 km.
[7A104] Gyro-astro compasses and other devices, other than those specified in 7A004, which derive position or orientation by means of automatically tracking celestial bodies or satellites and specially designed components therefor.
[7A105] Receiving equipment for 'navigation satellite systems', other than those specified in 7A005, having any of the following characteristics, and specially designed components therefor:
Designed or modified for use in space launch vehicles specified in 9A004, sounding rockets specified in 9A104 or unmanned aerial vehicles specified in 9A012 or 9A112.a; or
Designed or modified for airborne applications and having any of the following:
Capable of providing navigation information at speeds in excess of 600 m/s;
Employing decryption, designed or modified for military or governmental services, to gain access to a 'navigation satellite system' secured signal/data; or
Being specially designed to employ anti-jam features (e.g. null steering antenna or electronically steerable antenna) to function in an environment of active or passive countermeasures.
In 7A105, 'navigation satellite system' includes Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS; e.g. GPS, GLONASS, Galileo or BeiDou) and Regional Navigation Satellite Systems (RNSS; e.g. NavIC, QZSS).
[7A106] Altimeters, other than those specified in 7A006, of radar or laser radar type, designed or modified for use in space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 or sounding rockets specified in 9A104.
[7A115] Passive sensors for determining bearing to specific electromagnetic source (direction finding equipment) or terrain characteristics, designed or modified for use in space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 or sounding rockets specified in 9A104.
Terrain contour mapping equipment;
Scene mapping and correlation (both digital and analogue) equipment;
Doppler navigation radar equipment;
Passive interferometer equipment;
Imaging sensor equipment (both active and passive).
[7A116] Flight control systems and servo valves, as follows; designed or modified for use in space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 sounding rockets specified in 9A104 or "missiles".
Pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, electro-optical, or electro-mechanical flight control systems (including fly-by-wire and fly-by-light systems);
Attitude control equipment;
Flight control servo valves designed or modified for the systems specified in 7A116.a. or 7A116.b., and designed or modified to operate in a vibration environment greater than 10 g rms between 20 Hz and 2 kHz.
[7A117] "Guidance sets", usable in "missiles" capable of achieving system accuracy of 3,33 % or less of the range (e.g., a "CEP" of 10 km or less at a range of 300 km).
[7B001] Test, calibration or alignment equipment, specially designed for equipment specified in 7A.
The failure of an inertial navigation unit is detected on the "aircraft" by indications from the Control and Display Unit (CDU) or by the status message from the corresponding sub-system. By following the manufacturer's manual, the cause of the failure may be localised at the level of the malfunctioning Line Replaceable Unit (LRU). The operator then removes the LRU and replaces it with a spare.
The defective LRU is sent to the maintenance workshop (the manufacturer's or that of the operator responsible for level II maintenance). At the maintenance workshop, the malfunctioning LRU is tested by various appropriate means to verify and localise the defective Shop Replaceable Assembly (SRA) module responsible for the failure. This SRA is removed and replaced by an operative spare. The defective SRA (or possibly the complete LRU) is then shipped to the manufacturer. 'Maintenance Level II' does not include the disassembly or repair of controlled accelerometers or gyro sensors.
[7B002] Equipment specially designed to characterize mirrors for ring "laser" gyros, as follows:
Scatterometers having a measurement "accuracy" of 10 ppm or less (better);
Profilometers having a measurement "accuracy" of 0,5 nm (5 angstrom) or less (better).
[7B003] Equipment specially designed for the "production" of equipment specified in 7A.
Gyro tuning test stations;
Gyro dynamic balance stations;
Gyro run-in/motor test stations;
Gyro evacuation and fill stations;
Centrifuge fixtures for gyro bearings;
Accelerometer axis align stations;
Fibre optic gyro coil winding machines.
[7B102] Reflectometers specially designed to characterise mirrors, for "laser" gyros, having a measurement accuracy of 50 ppm or less (better).
[7B103] "Production facilities" and "production equipment" as follows:
"Production facilities" specially designed for equipment specified in 7A117;
"Production equipment", and other test, calibration and alignment equipment, other than that specified in 7B001 to 7B003, designed or modified to be used with equipment specified in 7A.
None.
[7D001] "Software" specially designed or modified for the "development" or "production" of equipment specified in 7A. or 7B.
[7D002] "Source code" for the operation or maintenance of any inertial navigation equipment, including inertial equipment not specified in 7A003 or 7A004, or Attitude and Heading Reference Systems ('AHRS').
'AHRS' generally differ from Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) in that an 'AHRS' provides attitude and heading information and normally does not provide the acceleration, velocity and position information associated with an INS.
[7D003] Other "software" as follows:
"Software" specially designed or modified to improve the operational performance or reduce the navigational error of systems to the levels specified in 7A003, 7A004 or 7A008;
"Source code" for hybrid integrated systems which improves the operational performance or reduces the navigational error of systems to the level specified in 7A003 or 7A008 by continuously combining heading data with any of the following:
Doppler radar or sonar velocity data;
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) reference data; or
Data from "Data-Based Referenced Navigation" ("DBRN") systems;
Not used;
Not used;
Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) "software" specially designed for the "development" of "active flight control systems", helicopter multi-axis fly-by-wire or fly-by-light controllers or helicopter "circulation controlled anti-torque or circulation-controlled direction control systems", whose "technology" is specified in 7E004.b.1., 7E004.b.3. to 7E004.b.5., 7E004.b.7., 7E004.b.8., 7E004.c.1. or 7E004.c.2.
[7D004] "Source code" incorporating "development" "technology" specified in 7E004.a.2, 7E004.a.3., 7E004.a.5., 7E004.a.6. or 7E004.b., for any of the following:
Digital flight management systems for "total control of flight";
Integrated propulsion and flight control systems;
"Fly-by-wire systems" or "fly-by-light systems";
Fault-tolerant or self-reconfiguring "active flight control systems";
Not used;
Air data systems based on surface static data; or
Three dimensional displays.
[7D005] "Software" specially designed to decrypt Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) ranging code designed for government use.
[7D101] "Software" specially designed or modified for the "use" of equipment specified in 7A001 to 7A006, 7A101 to 7A106, 7A115, 7A116.a., 7A116.b., 7B001, 7B002, 7B003, 7B102 or 7B103.
[7D102] Integration "software" as follows:
Integration "software" for the equipment specified in 7A103.b.;
Integration "software" specially designed for the equipment specified in 7A003 or 7A103.a.
Integration "software" designed or modified for the equipment specified in 7A103.c.
[7D103] "Software" specially designed for modelling or simulation of the "guidance sets" specified in 7A117 or for their design integration with the space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 or sounding rockets specified in 9A104.
[7D104] "Software" specially designed or modified for the operation or maintenance of "guidance sets" specified in 7A117.
[7E001] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development" of equipment or "software", specified in 7A, 7B, 7D001, 7D002, 7D003, 7D005 and 7D101 to 7D103.
[7E002] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "production" of equipment specified in 7A or 7B.
[7E003] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the repair, refurbishing or overhaul of equipment specified in 7A001 to 7A004.
[7E004] Other "technology" as follows:
"Technology" for the "development" or "production" of any of the following:
Not used;
Air data systems based on surface static data only, i.e., which dispense with conventional air data probes;
Three dimensional displays for "aircraft";
Not used;
Electric actuators (i.e., electromechanical, electrohydrostatic and integrated actuator package) specially designed for 'primary flight control';
'Primary flight control' is "aircraft" stability or manoeuvring control using force/moment generators, i.e. aerodynamic control surfaces or propulsive thrust vectoring.
'Flight control optical sensor array' specially designed for implementing "active flight control systems"; or
A 'flight control optical sensor array' is a network of distributed optical sensors, using "laser" beams, to provide real-time flight control data for on-board processing.
"DBRN" systems designed to navigate underwater, using sonar or gravity databases, that provide a positioning "accuracy" equal to or less (better) than 0,4 nautical miles;
"Development" "technology", as follows, for "active flight control systems" (including "fly-by-wire systems" or "fly-by-light systems"):
Photonic-based "technology" for sensing "aircraft" or flight control component state, transferring flight control data, or commanding actuator movement, "required" for "fly-by-light systems" "active flight control systems";
Not used;
Real-time algorithms to analyze component sensor information to predict and preemptively mitigate impending degradation and failures of components within an "active flight control system";
Real-time algorithms to identify component failures and reconfigure force and moment controls to mitigate "active flight control system" degradations and failures;
Integration of digital flight control, navigation and propulsion control data, into a digital flight management system for "total control of flight";
"Technology" for integration of digital flight control, navigation and propulsion control data, into a digital flight management system for 'flight path optimisation';
"Technology" for "aircraft" flight instrument systems integrated solely for VOR, DME, ILS or MLS navigation or approaches.
'Flight path optimisation' is a procedure that minimises deviations from a four-dimensional (space and time) desired trajectory based on maximising performance or effectiveness for mission tasks.
Not used;
"Technology" "required" for deriving the functional requirements for "fly-by-wire systems" having all of the following:
'Inner-loop' airframe stability controls requiring loop closure rates of 40 Hz or greater; and
'Inner-loop' refers to functions of "active flight control systems" that automate airframe stability controls.
Having any of the following:
Corrects an aerodynamically unstable airframe, measured at any point in the design flight envelope, that would lose recoverable control if not corrected within 0,5 seconds;
Couples controls in two or more axes while compensating for 'abnormal changes in aircraft state';
'Abnormal changes in aircraft state' include in-flight structural damage, loss of engine thrust, disabled control surface, or destabilizing shifts in cargo load.
Performs the functions specified in 7E004.b.5.; or
Enables "aircraft" to have stable controlled flight, other than during take-off or landing, at greater than 18 degrees angle of attack, 15 degrees side slip, 15 degrees/second pitch or yaw rate, or 90 degrees/second roll rate;
"Technology" "required" for deriving the functional requirements for "fly-by-wire systems" to achieve all of the following:
No loss of control of the "aircraft" in the event of a consecutive sequence of any two individual faults within the "fly-by-wire system"; and
Probability of loss of control of the "aircraft" being less (better) than 1 × 10 –9 failures per flight hour;
"Technology" for the "development" of helicopter systems, as follows:
Multi-axis fly-by-wire or fly-by-light controllers, which combine the functions of at least two of the following into one controlling element:
Collective controls;
Cyclic controls;
Yaw controls;
"Circulation-controlled anti-torque or circulation-controlled direction control systems";
[7E101] "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of equipment specified in 7A001 to 7A006, 7A101 to 7A106, 7A115 to 7A117, 7B001, 7B002, 7B003, 7B102, 7B103, 7D101 to 7D103.
[7E102] "Technology" for protection of avionics and electrical subsystems against electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) hazards, from external sources, as follows:
Design "technology" for shielding systems;
Design "technology" for the configuration of hardened electrical circuits and subsystems;
Design "technology" for the determination of hardening criteria of 7E102.a. and 7E102.b.
[7E104] "Technology" for the integration of the flight control, guidance, and propulsion data into a flight management system for optimization of rocket system trajectory.]
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