SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Goods and technology relating to chemical and biological weapons

Regulation 25(1)

PART 1Certain dual-use goods and dual-use technology

Dual-use goods

1.

Any thing which is specified in or by the following Dual-Use Codes—

(a)

1A004;

(b)

1C350;

(c)

1C351;

(d)

1C353;

(e)

1C354;

(f)

1C450;

(g)

2B350;

(h)

2B351;

(i)

2B352;

(j)

9A012;

(k)

9A350.

Software

2.

Any software which is specified in or by the following Dual-Use Codes—

(a)

1D003;

(b)

2D351;

(c)

9D001, provided that it is specially designed or modified for the development of any goods or technology specified in or by Dual-Use Code 9A012 (paragraph 1(j));

(d)

9D002, provided that it is specially designed or modified for the production of any thing specified in or by Dual-Use Code 9A012 (paragraph 1(j)).

Technology

3.

(1)

Any technology which is specified in or by the following Dual-Use Codes—

(a)

1E001, provided that it is for the development or production of any thing specified in or by any of the following Dual-Use Codes—

(i)

1A004 (paragraph 1(a));

(ii)

1C350 to 1C354 (paragraph 1(b) to (e));

(iii)

1C450 (paragraph 1(f));

(b)

2E001, provided that it is for the development of any thing specified in or by any of the following Dual-Use Codes—

(i)

2B350 (paragraph 1(g));

(ii)

2B351 (paragraph 1(h));

(iii)

2B352 (paragraph 1(i));

(iv)

2D351 (paragraph 2(a));

(c)

2E002, provided that it is for the production of any thing specified in or by any of the following Dual-Use Codes—

(i)

2B350 (paragraph 1(g));

(ii)

2B351 (paragraph 1(h));

(iii)

2B352 (paragraph 1(i));

(d)

2E301;

(e)

9E001, provided that it is for the development of any thing specified in or by either of the following Dual-Use Codes—

(i)

9A012 (paragraph 1(j));

(ii)

9A350 (paragraph 1(k));

(f)

9E002, provided that it is for the production of any thing specified in or by Dual-Use Code 9A350;

(g)

9E101(b), provided that it is for the production of UAVs with a range exceeding 300km specified in or by Dual-Use Code 9A012;

(h)

9E102, provided that it is for the production of UAVs with a range exceeding 300km specified in or by Dual-Use Code 9A012.

(2)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), “UAV” means unmanned aerial vehicle systems.

PART 2Weapons-related chemicals and technology

Chemicals

4.

Any of the following chemicals at 95% concentration or greater—

(a)

Aluminium chloride (F1CAS No 7446-70-0);

(b)

Arsenic (F1CAS No 7440-38-2);

(c)

Arsenic trioxide (F1CAS No 1327-53-3);

(d)

Bis(2-chloroethyl)ethylamine hydrochloride (F1CAS No 3590-07-6);

(e)

Bis(2-chloroethyl)methylamine hydrochloride (F1CAS No 55-86-7);

(f)

Ethylene dichloride (F1CAS No 107-06-2);

(g)

Picric acid (F1CAS No 88-89-1);

(h)

Nitromethane (F1CAS No 75-52-5);

(i)

Tris(2-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride (F1CAS No 817-09-4).

Software and technology

5.

Any technology or software required for the development, production or use of any of the chemicals listed in paragraph 4.

PART 3Materials, other chemicals and related-technology

Chemicals

6.

Any of the following chemicals at 95% concentration or greater—

(a)

Benzil (F1CAS No 134-81-6);

(b)

Butyrylcholinesterase;

(c)

2-bromochloroethane (F1CAS No 107-04-0);

(d)

Dichloromethane (F1CAS No 75-09-3);

(e)

Diethylamine (F1CAS No 109-89-7);

(f)

Diethylenetriamine (F1CAS No 111-40-0);

(g)

Diethyl ether (F1CAS No 60-29-7);

(h)

Dimethylanaline (F1CAS No 121-69-7);

(i)

Dimethyl ether (F1CAS No 115-10-6);

(j)

Dimethylaminoethanol (F1CAS No 108-01-0);

(k)

Ethyl bromide (F1CAS No 74-96-4);

(l)

Ethyl chloride (F1CAS No 75-00-3);

(m)

Ethylamine (F1CAS No 75-04-7);

(n)

Hexamine (F1CAS No 100-97-0);

(o)

Isocyanatomethane (F1CAS No 624-83-9);

(p)

Isopropanol (F1CAS No 67-63-0);

(q)

Isopropyl bromide (F1CAS No 75-26-3);

(r)

Isopropyl ether (F1CAS No 108-20-3);

(s)

2-methoxyethanol (F1CAS No 109-86-4);

(t)

Methylamine (F1CAS No 74-89-5);

(u)

Methyl bromide (F1CAS No 74-83-9);

(v)

Monoisopropylamine (F1CAS No 75-31-0);

(w)

Obidoxime chloride (F1CAS No 114-90-9);

(x)

Potassium bromide (F1CAS No 7758-02-3);

(y)

Pyridine (F1CAS No 110-86-1);

(z)

Pyridostigmine bromide (F1CAS No 101-26-8);

(aa)

Quinaldine (F1CAS No 91-63-4);

(bb)

Sodium bromide (F1CAS No 7647-15-6);

(cc)

Sodium metal (F1CAS No 7440-23-5);

(dd)

Tributylamine (F1CAS No 102-82-9);

(ee)

Tributylphosphite (F1CAS No 102-85-2);

(ff)

Triethylamine (F1CAS No 121-44-8);

(gg)

Trimethylamine (F1CAS No 75-50-3).

7.

Any of the following chemicals at 90% concentration or greater—

(a)

Acetone (F1CAS No 67-64-1);

(b)

Acetylene (F1CAS No 74-86-2);

(c)

Ammonia (F1CAS No 7664-41-7);

(d)

Antimony (F1CAS No 7440-36-0);

(e)

Benzaldehyde (F1CAS No 100-52-7);

(f)

Benzoin (F1CAS No 119-53-9);

(g)

1-Butanol (F1CAS No 71-36-3);

(h)

2-Butanol (F1CAS No 78-92-2);

(i)

Iso-Butanol (F1CAS No 78-83-1));

(j)

Tert-Butanol (F1CAS No 75-65-0);

(k)

Calcium carbide (F1CAS No 75-20-7);

(l)

Carbon monoxide (F1CAS No 630-08-0);

(m)

Chlorine (F1CAS No 7782-50-5);

(n)

Cyclohexanol (F1CAS No 108-93-0);

(o)

Dicyclohexylamine (F1CAS No 101-83-7);

(p)

Ethanol (F1CAS No 64-17-5);

(q)

Ethylene (F1CAS No 74-85-1);

(r)

Ethylene oxide (F1CAS No 75-21-8);

(s)

Fluoroapatite (F1CAS No 1306-05-4);

(t)

Hydrogen chloride (F1CAS No 7647-01-0);

(u)

Hydrogen sulfide (F1CAS No 7783-06-4);

(v)

Mandelic acid (F1CAS No 90-64-2);

(w)

Methanol (F1CAS No 67-56-1);

(x)

Methyl chloride (F1CAS No 74-87-3);

(y)

Methyl iodide (F1CAS No 74-88-4);

(z)

Methyl mercaptan (F1CAS No 74-93-1);

(aa)

Monoethyleneglycol (F1CAS No 107-21-1);

(bb)

Oxalyl chloride (F1CAS No 79-37-8);

(cc)

Potassium sulphide (F1CAS No 1312-73-8);

(dd)

Potassium thiocyanate (F1CAS No 333-20-0);

(ee)

Sodium hypochlorite (F1CAS No 7681-52-9);

(ff)

Sulphur (F1CAS No 7704-34-9);

(gg)

Sulphur dioxide (F1CAS No 7446-09-5);

(hh)

Sulphur trioxide (F1CAS No 7446-11-9);

(ii)

Thiophosphoryl chloride (F1CAS No 3982-91-0);

(jj)

Tri-isobutyl phosphite (F1CAS No 1606-96-8);

(kk)

White/yellow phosphorus (F1CAS No 12185-10-3).

Materials

8.

Floor-mounted fume hoods (walk-in-style) with a minimum nominal width of 2.5 metres.

9.

Full face-mask air-purifying and air-supplying respirators, other than any thing which is specified in or by any of the following Dual-Use Codes—

(a)

1A004;

(b)

2B352(f)(1).

10.

Class ⅠⅠ biological safety cabinets or isolators with similar performance standards.

11.

Batch centrifuges with a rotor capacity of 4 litres or greater, usable with biological materials.

12.

(1)

Fermenters capable of cultivation of pathogenic micro-organisms or viruses or for toxic production, without the propagation of aerosols, having a capacity of 5 litres or more but less than 20 litres.

(2)

For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1)—

  • “fermenters” include bioreactors, chemostats and continuous-flow systems;

  • “micro-organisms” has the same meaning that it has in the Dual-Use Regulation.

13.

(1)

Conventional or turbulent air-flow clean-air rooms and self-contained fan-HEPA or ULPA filter units that may be used for containment facilities at P3 or P4 (BSL 3, BSL 4, L3, L4) containment levels.

(2)

For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1), “P3 or P4 (BL3, BL4, L3, L4) containment levels” are the levels specified in the World Health Organisation Laboratory Biosafety manual M1.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I13Sch. 3 para. 13 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(3)

Marginal Citations

M1Third edition, Geneva 2004.

14.

(1)

Any of the following chemical manufacturing facilities, equipment and components, other than any thing which is specified in or by Dual-Use Code 2B350—

(a)

reaction vessels or reactors, with or without agitators, with total internal (geometric) volume greater than 0.1m3 (100 litres) and less than 20m3 (20,000 litres), provided that all surfaces that come in direct contact with the fluid being processed or contained is made from the relevant composition;

(b)

agitators for use in reaction vessels or reactors specified in paragraph (a), provided that all surfaces that come in direct contact with the fluid being processed or contained is made from the relevant composition;

(c)

storage tanks, containers or receivers with a total internal (geometric) volume greater than 0.1m3 (100 litres) where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical being processed or contained is made from the relevant composition;

(d)

heat exchangers or condensers with a heat transfer surface area greater than 0.05m2, and less than 30m2 and tubes, plates, coils or blocks (cores) designed for such heat exchangers or condensers, provided that all surfaces that come in direct contact with the fluid being processed is made from the relevant composition;

(e)

distillation or absorption columns of internal diameter greater than 0.1 metre , provided that all surfaces that come in direct contact with the fluid being processed is made from the relevant composition;

(f)

liquid distributors, vapour distributors or liquid collectors designed for distillation or absorption columns mentioned in sub-paragraph (e);

(g)

valves with a nominal size greater than 10mm and casings (valve bodies) designed for such valves, provided that all surfaces that come in direct contact with the fluid being processed or contained is made from the relevant composition;

(h)

multiple-seal and seal-less pumps, with manufacturer's specified maximum flow-rate greater than 0.6m3 per hour, in which all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical being processed is made from any of the following materials—

(i)

ceramics;

(ii)

ferrosilicon;

(iii)

stainless steel with either—

(aa)

more than or equal to 10.5% chromium and less than or equal to 1.2% carbon, or

(bb)

20% nickel and 19% chromium or more by weight;

(i)

casings (pump bodies), preformed casing liners, impellers, rotors or jet pump nozzles designed for pumps mentioned in paragraph (h)(i), (ii) and (iii)(bb);

(j)

vacuum pumps with a manufacturer's specified maximum flow-rate greater than 1m3 per hour (under standard temperature (0 degree Celsius) and pressure (101.3 kPa) conditions), and casings (pump bodies) and preformed casing-liners, impellers, rotors and jet pump nozzles designed for such pumps, in which all surfaces that come into direct contact with the chemical being processed is made from any of the following materials—

(i)

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

(ii)

ceramics;

(iii)

ferrosilicon;

(iv)

fluoropolymers (polymeric or elastomeric materials with more than 35% fluorine by weight);

(v)

glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining);

(vi)

graphite or carbon graphite;

(vii)

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

(viii)

stainless steel with 20% nickel and 19% chromium or more by weight;

(ix)

tantalum or tantalum alloys;

(x)

titanium or titanium alloys;

(xi)

zirconium or zirconium alloys;

(xii)

niobium (columbium) or niobium alloys.

(2)

For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1)—

  • “alloys”, when not accompanied by a specific elemental concentration, is understood as identifying those alloys where the identified metal is present in a higher percentage by weight than any other element;

  • carbon graphite” means a composition consisting of amorphous carbon and graphite, in which the graphite content is 8% or more by weight;

  • ferrosilicon” means silicon iron alloys with 8% silicon or more by weight;

  • nominal size” means the smaller of the inlet and outlet diameters;

  • the relevant composition” means stainless steel with either—

    1. (i)

      more than or equal to 10.5% chromium and less than or equal to 1.2% carbon, or

    2. (ii)

      20% nickel and 19% chromium or more by weight;

(3)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the materials used for diaphragms, gaskets, seals and other implementation of sealing functions—

(a)

in the case of paragraph (d), do not determine the control status of the heat exchanger,

(b)

in the case of paragraph (g), do not determine the control status of the valve, and

(c)

in the case of paragraph (j), do not determine the control status of the pump.

15.

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), laboratory equipment for the analysis or detection of chemical substances, including any part or accessory for such equipment.

(2)

Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to any equipment specially designed for medical use or any part or accessory for such equipment.

(3)

In this paragraph, the “analysis” of chemical substances can be using both destructive and non-destructive means.

Software and technology

16.

Any technology or software which is required to develop, produce or use any item mentioned in this Part.

PART 4Rules for interpretation

Principal element

17.

(1)

Any item (“A”) not listed in any of paragraphs 2 to 12 is included in this Schedule if—

(a)

an item listed in any of paragraphs 2 to 12 is a principal element of A, and

(b)

that principal element can be removed and used separately.

(2)

Whether an item is a principal element of any other item shall be determined having regard to quantity, value, technological know-how and any other relevant factors.

Definition of Dual-Use Codes

18.

For the purposes of this Schedule—

(a)

a thing is specified in or by a Dual-Use Code if it would be specified in or by that code in accordance with the Dual-Use Regulation;

(b)

a “Dual Use Code” means an alphanumeric code as it used in Annex Ⅰ of the Dual-Use Regulation.

Interpretation

19.

(1)

In this Schedule, a reference to any item includes that item whether it is new or used.

F2(2)

A reference in this Schedule to a “CAS No” followed by a numerical sequence is a reference to the CAS Registry Numbers (CAS numbers) assigned to chemicals by the Chemical Abstracts Service, a division of the American Chemical Society. In some instances chemicals are listed by name and CAS number. The list applies to chemicals of the same structural formula (including hydrates) regardless of name or CAS number. CAS numbers are shown to assist in identifying a particular chemical or mixture, irrespective of nomenclature. CAS numbers cannot be used as unique identifiers because some forms of the listed chemical have different CAS numbers, and mixtures containing a listed chemical may also have different CAS numbers.

(3)

For the purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have the meaning given to them in the Dual-Use Regulation—

  • “development”;

  • “production”;

  • “software”;

  • “technology”;

  • “use”.