[F1 [F2ANNEX III U.K.

CATEGORY 4 — COMPUTERS U.K.

4A Systems, Equipment and Components U.K.

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in 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 Missile Technology Control Regime (M.TCR): Equipment, software and technology annex
4A001

Electronic computers and related equipment, having any of the following and electronic assemblies and specially designed components therefor:

N.B.: SEE ALSO 4A101.
a.

Specially designed to have any of the following:

1.

Rated for operation at an ambient temperature below 228 K (–45 °C) or above 358 K (85 °C); or

Note: 4A001.a.1. does not control computers specially designed for civil automobile, railway train or civil aircraft applications.
2.

Radiation hardened to exceed any of the following specifications:

a.

Total Dose 5 × 10 3 Gy (silicon);

b.

Dose Rate Upset 5 × 10 6 Gy (silicon)/s; or

c.

Single Event Upset 1 × 10 –8 Error/bit/day;

Note: 4A001.a.2. does not control computers specially designed for civil aircraft applications.
b.

Not used.

M13A1

Analogue computers, digital computers or digital differential analysers, designed or modified for use in the systems specified in 1.A., having any of the following characteristics:

a)

Rated for continuous operation at temperatures from below –45 °C to above +55 °C; or

b)

Designed as ruggedised or radiation hardened .

4A003

Digital computers , electronic assemblies , and related equipment therefor, as follows and specially designed components therefor:

Note 1: 4A003 includes the following:
  • Vector processors ;

  • Array processors;

  • Digital signal processors;

  • Logic processors;

  • Equipment designed for image enhancement ;

  • Equipment designed for signal processing .

Note 2: The control status of the digital computers and related equipment described in 4A003 is determined by the control status of other equipment or systems provided:
a.

The digital computers or related equipment are essential for the operation of the other equipment or systems;

b.

The digital computers or related equipment are not a principal element of the other equipment or systems; and

N.B. 1: The control status of signal processing or image enhancement equipment specially designed for other equipment with functions limited to those required for the other equipment is determined by the control status of the other equipment even if it exceeds the principal element criterion.
N.B. 2: For the control status of digital computers or related equipment for telecommunications equipment, see Category 5, Part 1 (Telecommunications).
c.

The technology for the digital computers and related equipment is determined by 4E.

d. Not used
e. Equipment performing analogue-to-digital conversions exceeding the limits specified in 3A001.a.5.;
M14A1b2

Electrical input type analogue-to-digital converter printed circuit boards or modules, having all of the following characteristics:

a)

Rated for operation in the temperature range from below –45 °C to above +80 °C; and

b)

Incorporating microcircuits specified in 14.A.1.b.1.

4A101 Analogue computers, digital computers or digital differential analysers, other than those specified in 4A001.a.1., which are ruggedized and designed or modified for use in space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 or sounding rockets specified in 9A104. M13A1b Designed as ruggedised or radiation hardened .
4A102

Hybrid computers specially designed for modelling, simulation or design integration of space launch vehicles specified in 9A004 or sounding rockets specified in 9A104.

Note: This control only applies when the equipment is supplied with software specified in 7D103 or 9D103.
M16A1

Specially designed hybrid (combined analogue/digital) computers for modelling, simulation or design integration of systems specified in 1.A. or the subsystems specified in 2.A.

Note: This control only applies when the equipment is supplied with software specified in 16.D.1.

4E Technology U.K.

The corresponding systems, equipment and components as identified in 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 Missile Technology Control Regime (M.TCR): Equipment, software and technology annex
4E001
a.

Technology according to the General Technology Note, for the development , production or use of equipment or software specified in 4A or 4D.

b.

Technology , other than that specified in 4E001.a., specially designed or modified for the development or production of equipment as follows:

1.

Digital computers having an Adjusted Peak Performance ( APP ) exceeding 1,0 Weighted TeraFLOPS (WT);

2.

Electronic assemblies specially designed or modified for enhancing performance by aggregation of processors so that the APP of the aggregation exceeds the limit in 4E001.b.1.

c.

Technology for the development of intrusion software .

M Means specific information which is required for the development , production or use of a product. The information may take the form of technical data or technical assistance .] ]