Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012Show full title

[F1 [F2 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 ” .] ]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1861 of 18 October 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran.

F2 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1375 of 29 July 2016 amending Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran.