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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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[F1ANNEX IV U.K. List referred to in Article 22(1) of this Regulation

Textual Amendments

F1Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1749 of 7 October 2020 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items.

The entries do not always cover the complete description of the item and the related notes in Annex I (1) . Only Annex I provides for the complete description of the items.

The mention of an item in this Annex does not affect the application of the provisions concerning mass-market products in Annex I.

The terms appearing in straight double quotes are defined terms in the global definitions list of Annex I

PART I U.K. (possibility of National General Authorisation for intra-Community trade)

Items of stealth technology U.K.

1C001

Materials specially designed for use as absorbers of electromagnetic waves, or intrinsically conductive polymers.

N.B. SEE ALSO 1C101
1C101

Materials or devices for reduced observables such as radar reflectivity, ultraviolet/infrared signatures and acoustic signatures; other than those specified in 1C001, usable in missiles , "missile" subsystems or unmanned aerial vehicles specified in 9A012.

Note: 1C101 does not control materials if such goods are formulated solely for civil applications.
Technical Note:

In 1C101 missiles means complete rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicle systems capable of a range exceeding 300 km.

1D103 "Software" specially designed for analysis of reduced observables such as radar reflectivity, ultraviolet/infrared signatures and acoustic signatures.
1E101 "Technology" according to the GTN for the "use" of goods specified in 1C101 or 1D103.
1E102 "Technology" according to the GTN for the "development" of "software" specified in 1D103.
6B008

Pulse radar cross-section measurement systems having transmit pulse widths of 100 ns or less and specially designed components therefor.

N.B. SEE ALSO 6B108
6B108 Systems specially designed for radar cross section measurement usable for "missiles" and their subsystems.

Items of the Community strategic control U.K.

1A007

Equipment and devices, specially designed to initiate charges and devices containing energetic materials, by electrical means, as follows:

N.B. SEE ALSO MILITARY GOODS CONTROLS, 3A229 AND 3A232.
a.

Explosive detonator firing sets designed to drive multiple controlled detonators specified in 1A007.b. below ;

b.

Electrically driven explosive detonators as follows:

1.

Exploding bridge (EB);

2.

Exploding bridge wire (EBW);

3.

Slapper;

4.

Exploding foil initiators (EFI).

Note: 1A007.b. does not control detonators using only primary explosives, such as lead azide.
1C239 High explosives, other than those specified in the Military Goods Controls, or substances or mixtures containing more than 2 % by weight thereof, with a crystal density greater than 1,8 g/cm 3 and having a detonation velocity greater than 8 000 m/s.
1E201 "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of goods specified in 1C239.
3A229

High-current pulse generators, as follows …

N.B. SEE ALSO MILITARY GOODS CONTROLS
3A232

Multipoint initiation systems, other than those specified in 1A007 above , as follows…

N.B. SEE ALSO MILITARY GOODS CONTROLS
3E201 "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the use of equipment specified in 3A229 or 3A232.
6A001 Acoustics, limited to the following:
6A001.a.1.b.

Object detection or location systems having any of the following:

1.

A transmitting frequency below 5 kHz ;

6.

Designed to withstand …;

6A001.a.2.a.2. Hydrophones … Incorporating …
6A001.a.2.a.3. Hydrophones … Having any …
6A001.a.2.a.6. Hydrophones … Designed for …
6A001.a.2.b. Towed acoustic hydrophone arrays …
6A001.a.2.c. Processing equipment, specially designed for real time application with towed acoustic hydrophone arrays, having "user-accessible programmability" and time or frequency domain processing and correlation, including spectral analysis, digital filtering and beamforming using Fast Fourier or other transforms or processes;
6A001.a.2.e.

Bottom or bay cable systems having any of the following:

1.

Incorporating hydrophones …, or

2.

Incorporating multiplexed hydrophone group signal modules …;

6A001.a.2.f. Processing equipment, specially designed for real time application with bottom or bay cable systems, having "user-accessible programmability" and time or frequency domain processing and correlation, including spectral analysis, digital filtering and beamforming using Fast Fourier or other transforms or processes;
6D003.a. "Software" for the "real-time processing" of acoustic data;
8A002.o.3.

Noise reduction systems designed for use on vessels of 1 000 tonnes displacement or more, as follows:

b.

Active noise reduction or cancellation systems, or magnetic bearings, specially designed for power transmission systems, and incorporating electronic control systems capable of actively reducing equipment vibration by the generation of anti-noise or anti-vibration signals directly to the source;

8E002.a. "Technology" for the "development", "production", repair, overhaul or refurbishing (re-machining) of propellers specially designed for underwater noise reduction.

Items of the Community strategic control — Cryptography — Category 5 Part 2 U.K.

5A004

Equipment designed or modified to perform 'cryptanalytic functions'.

Note: 5A004 includes systems or equipment, designed or modified to perform 'cryptanalytic functions' by means of reverse engineering.
Technical Note:

'Cryptanalytic functions' are functions designed to defeat cryptographic mechanisms in order to derive confidential variables or sensitive data, including clear text, passwords or cryptographic keys.

5D002.c

"Software" having the characteristics of, or performing or simulating the functions of, any of the following:

3.

Equipment specified in 5A004;

5E002.a. Only "technology" for the "development", "production" or "use" of the goods specified in 5A004 or 5D002.c. above.

Items of the MTCR technology U.K.

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), except "guidance sets" designed for missiles with a range under 300 km or manned aircraft .
7B001

Test, calibration or alignment equipment specially designed for equipment specified in 7A117 above .

Note: 7B001 does not control test, calibration or alignment equipment for Maintenance Level I or Maintenance Level II.
7B003 Equipment specially designed for the "production" of equipment specified in 7A117 above .
7B103 "Production facilities" specially designed for equipment specified in 7A117 above .
7D101 "Software" specially designed for the "use" of equipment specified in 7B003 or 7B103 above .
7E001 "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development" of equipment or "software" specified in 7A117, 7B003, 7B103 or 7D101 above .
7E002 "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "production" of equipment specified in 7A117, 7B003 and 7B103 above .
7E101 "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of equipment specified in 7A117, 7B003, 7B103 and 7D101 above .
9A004

Space launch vehicles capable of delivering at least a 500 kg payload to a range of at least 300 km .

N.B. SEE ALSO 9A104.
Note 1: 9A004 does not control payloads.
9A005

Liquid rocket propulsion systems containing any of the systems or components specified in 9A006 usable for space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 above or sounding rockets specified in 9A104 below .

N.B. SEE ALSO 9A105 and 9A119.
9A007.a.

Solid rocket propulsion systems, usable for space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 above or sounding rockets specified in 9A104 below , with any of the following:

N.B. SEE ALSO 9A119.
a.

Total impulse capacity exceeding 1,1 MNs;

9A008.d.

Components, as follows, specially designed for solid rocket propulsion systems:

N.B. SEE ALSO 9A108.c.
d.

Movable nozzle or secondary fluid injection thrust vector control systems, usable for space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 above or sounding rockets specified in 9A104 below , capable of any of the following:

1.

Omni-axial movement exceeding ± 5 o ;

2.

Angular vector rotations of 20 o /s or more; or

3.

Angular vector accelerations of 40 o /s 2 or more.

9A104

Sounding rockets, capable of delivering at least a 500 kg payload to a range of at least 300 km.

N.B. SEE ALSO 9A004.
9A105.a.

Liquid propellant rocket engines, as follows:

N.B. SEE ALSO 9A119.
a.

Liquid propellant rocket engines usable in missiles, other than those specified in 9A005, integrated, or designed or modified to be integrated, into a liquid propellant propulsion system which has a total impulse capacity equal to or greater than 1,1 MNs having a total impulse capacity equal to or greater than 1,1 MNs; except liquid propellant apogee engines designed or modified for satellite applications and having all of the following :

1.

nozzle throat diameter of 20 mm or less; and

2.

combustion chamber pressure of 15 bar or less.

9A106.c.

Systems or components, other than those specified in 9A006, usable in "missiles", as follows, specially designed for liquid rocket propulsion systems:

c.

Thrust vector control sub-systems, except those designed for rocket systems that are not capable of delivering at least a 500 kg payload to a range of at least 300 km .

Technical Note:

Examples of methods of achieving thrust vector control specified in 9A106.c. are:

1.

Flexible nozzle;

2.

Fluid or secondary gas injection;

3.

Movable engine or nozzle;

4.

Deflection of exhaust gas stream (jet vanes or probes); or

5.

Thrust tabs.

9A108.c.

Components, other than those specified in 9A008, usable in missiles as follows, specially designed for solid rocket propulsion systems:

c.

Thrust vector control sub-systems, except those designed for rocket systems that are not capable of delivering at least a 500 kg payload to a range of at least 300 km .

Technical Note:

Examples of methods of achieving thrust vector control specified in 9A108.c. are:

1.

Flexible nozzle;

2.

Fluid or secondary gas injection;

3.

Movable engine or nozzle;

4.

Deflection of exhaust gas stream (jet vanes or probes); or

5.

Thrust tabs.

9A116

Reentry vehicles, usable in "missiles", and equipment designed or modified therefor, as follows, except for reentry vehicles designed for non-weapon payloads :

a.

Reentry vehicles;

b.

Heat shields and components therefor fabricated of ceramic or ablative materials;

c.

Heat sinks and components therefor fabricated of light-weight, high heat capacity materials;

d.

Electronic equipment specially designed for reentry vehicles.

9A119 Individual rocket stages, usable in complete rocket systems or unmanned aerial vehicles, capable of delivering at least a 500 kg payload to a range of 300 km, other than those specified in 9A005 or 9A007.a. above
9B115 Specially designed "production equipment" for the systems, sub-systems and components specified in 9A005, 9A007.a., 9A008.d., 9A105.a., 9A106.c., 9A108.c., 9A116 or 9A119 above .
9B116 Specially designed "production facilities" for the space launch vehicles specified in 9A004, or systems, sub-systems, and components specified in 9A005, 9A007.a., 9A008.d., 9A104, 9A105.a., 9A106.c., 9A108.c., 9A116 or 9A119 above .
9D101Software specially designed for the use of goods specified in 9B116 above .
9E001 "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development" of equipment or "software" specified in 9A004, 9A005, 9A007.a., 9A008.d., 9B115, 9B116 or 9D101 above .
9E002

"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "production" of equipment specified in 9A004, 9A005, 9A007.a., 9A008.d., 9B115 or 9B116 above .

Note: For "technology" for the repair of controlled structures, laminates or materials, see 1E002.f.
9E101 "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development" or "production" of goods specified in 9A104, 9A105.a., 9A106.c., 9A108.c., 9A116 or 9A119 above .
9E102 "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of space launch vehicles specified in 9A004, 9A005, 9A007.a., 9A008.d., 9A104, 9A105.a., 9A106.c., 9A108.c., 9A116, 9A119, 9B115, 9B116 or 9D101 above .

Exemptions U.K.

Annex IV does not control the following items of the MTCR technology:

1.

that are transferred on the basis of orders pursuant to a contractual relationship placed by the European Space Agency (ESA) or that are transferred by ESA to accomplish its official tasks;

2.

that are transferred on the basis of orders pursuant to a contractual relationship placed by a Member State's national space organisation or that are transferred by it to accomplish its official tasks;

3.

that are transferred on the basis of orders pursuant to a contractual relationship placed in connection with a Community space launch development and production programme signed by two or more European governments;

4.

that are transferred to a State-controlled space launching site in the territory of a Member State, unless that Member State controls such transfers within the terms of this Regulation.

PART II U.K. (no National General Authorisation for intra-Community trade)

Items of the CWC (Chemical Weapons Convention) U.K.

1C351.d.4. Ricin
1C351.d.5. Saxitoxin

Items of the NSG technology U.K.

All Category 0 of Annex I is included in Annex IV, subject to the following:

  • 0C001: this item is not included in Annex IV.

  • 0C002: this item is not included in Annex IV, with the exception of special fissile materials as follows:

    (a)

    separated plutonium;

    (b)

    uranium enriched in the isotopes 235 or 233 to more than 20 %.

  • 0C003 only if for use in a "nuclear reactor" (within 0A001.a)

  • 0D001 (software) is included in Annex IV except insofar as it relates to 0C001 or to those items of 0C002 that are excluded from Annex IV.

  • 0E001 (technology) is included in Annex IV except insofar as these related to 0C001 or to those items of 0C002 that are excluded from Annex IV.

1B226

Electromagnetic isotope separators designed for, or equipped with, single or multiple ion sources capable of providing a total ion beam current of 50 mA or greater.

Note: 1B226 includes separators:
a.

Capable of enriching stable isotopes;

b.

With the ion sources and collectors both in the magnetic field and those configurations in which they are external to the field.

1C012

Materials as follows:

Technical Note:

These materials are typically used for nuclear heat sources.

b.

Previously separated neptunium-237 in any form.

Note: 1C012.b. does not control shipments with a neptunium-237 content of 1 g or less.
1B231

Tritium facilities or plants, and equipment therefor, as follows:

a.

Facilities or plants for the production, recovery, extraction, concentration, or handling of tritium;

b.

Equipment for tritium facilities or plants, as follows:

1.

Hydrogen or helium refrigeration units capable of cooling to 23 K (– 250 °C) or less, with heat removal capacity greater than 150 W;

2.

Hydrogen isotope storage or purification systems using metal hydrides as the storage or purification medium.

1B233

Lithium isotope separation facilities or plants, and equipment therefor, as follows:

a.

Facilities or plants for the separation of lithium isotopes;

b.

Equipment for the separation of lithium isotopes, as follows:

1.

Packed liquid-liquid exchange columns specially designed for lithium amalgams;

2.

Mercury or lithium amalgam pumps;

3.

Lithium amalgam electrolysis cells;

4.

Evaporators for concentrated lithium hydroxide solution.

1C233

Lithium enriched in the lithium-6 (6Li) isotope to greater than its natural isotopic abundance, and products or devices containing enriched lithium, as follows: elemental lithium, alloys, compounds, mixtures containing lithium, manufactures thereof, waste or scrap of any of the foregoing.

Note: 1C233 does not control thermoluminescent dosimeters.
Technical Note:

The natural isotopic abundance of lithium-6 is approximately 6,5 weight % (7,5 atom %).

1C235

Tritium, tritium compounds, mixtures containing tritium in which the ratio of tritium to hydrogen atoms exceeds 1 part in 1 000 , and products or devices containing any of the foregoing.

Note:1 C235 does not control a product or device containing less than 1,48 × 10 3 GBq (40 Ci) of tritium.
1E001 "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development" or "production" of equipment or materials specified in 1C012.b.
1E201 "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of goods specified in 1B226, 1B231, 1B233, 1C233 or 1C235.
3A228

Switching devices, as follows:

a.

Cold-cathode tubes, whether gas filled or not, operating similarly to a spark gap, having all of the following characteristics:

1.

Containing three or more electrodes;

2.

Anode peak voltage rating of 2,5 kV or more;

3.

Anode peak current rating of 100 A or more; and

4.

Anode delay time of 10 μs or less;

Note: 3A228 includes gas krytron tubes and vacuum sprytron tubes.
b.

Triggered spark-gaps having both of the following characteristics:

1.

An anode delay time of 15 μs or less; and

2.

Rated for a peak current of 500 A or more;

3A231

Neutron generator systems, including tubes, having both of the following characteristics:

a.

Designed for operation without an external vacuum system; and

b.

Utilizing electrostatic acceleration to induce a tritium-deuterium nuclear reaction

3E201 "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of equipment specified in3A229 or 3A232.
6A203

Cameras and components, other than those specified in 6A003, as follows:

a.

Mechanical rotating mirror streak cameras, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:

1.

Streak cameras with writing speeds greater than 0,5 mm per microsecond;

b.

Mechanical rotating mirror framing cameras, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:

1.

Framing cameras with recording rates greater than 225 000 frames per second;

Note: In 6A203.a. components of such cameras include their synchronizing electronics units and rotor assemblies consisting of turbines, mirrors and bearings.
6A225

Velocity interferometers for measuring velocities exceeding 1 km/s during time intervals of less than 10 microseconds.

Note: 6A225 includes velocity interferometers such as VISARs (Velocity interferometer systems for any reflector) and DLIs (Doppler laser interferometers).
6A226

Pressure sensors, as follows:

a.

Manganin gauges for pressures greater than 10 GPa;

b.

Quartz pressure transducers for pressures greater than 10 GPa.]

(1)

[F1The differences in the wordings/scopes between Annex I and Annex IV are indicated with bold italic text.]

Textual Amendments

F1Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1749 of 7 October 2020 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items.

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