Amendment and insertion of Schedules22

1

Schedule 2A (critical-industry goods and critical-industry technology) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (8).

2

In Part 1A, at the end of the table insert—

Tungsten, tungsten carbide and alloys, not controlled by 1C117 or 1C226 of Annex 1 of the Dual-Use Regulation, containing more than 90 % tungsten by weight.

Note 1: For the purpose of this control, wire is excluded.

Note 2: For the purpose of this control, surgical or medical instruments are excluded.

3

Part 2 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (4) to (8).

4

At the end of entry 3A991, insert—

p. Ceramic frequency filters;

q. Cermet trimmers.

5

After entry 3B992 insert—

3B993 Equipment for the manufacture of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) and specially designed components and accessories therefor, as follows:

a. Film processing equipment;

b. Solder mask coating equipment;

c. Photo plotter equipment;

d. Plating or electroplating deposition equipment;

e. Vacuum chambers and presses;

f. Roll laminators;

g. Alignment equipment;

h. Etching equipment.

3B994 Automated optical inspection equipment for testing Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), based on optical or electrical sensors, and capable to detect any of the following quality defects:

a. Spacing, area, volume or height;

b. Bill boarding;

c. Components (presence, absence, flipped, offset, polarity, or skew);

d. Solder (bridging, insufficient solder joints);

e. Leads (insufficient paste, lifting);

f. Tombstoning; or

g. Electrical (shorts, opens, resistance, capacitance, power, grid performance).

6

After entry 3C992 insert—

3C993 Chemicals and materials of the type used in the production of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), as follows:

a. PCB composite substrates made of glass fibre or cotton (e.g. FR-4, FR-2, FR-6, CEM-1,G-10, etc.);

b. Multilayer PCB substrates, containing at least one layer of any of the following materials:

b.1. Aluminium;

b.2. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE); or

b.3. Ceramic materials (e.g. alumina, titanium oxide, etc.);

c. Etchant chemicals;

c.1. Ferric chloride (7705-08-0);

c.2. Cupric chloride (7447-39-4);

c.3. Ammonium persulphate (7727-54-0);

c.4. Sodium persulphate (7775-27-1);

c.5. Chemical preparations specially designed for etching and containing any of the chemicals included in c.1 to c.4.

Note: 3C993.c. does not control “chemical mixtures” containing one or more of the chemicals specified in entry c. in which no individually specified chemical constitutes more than 10 % by the weight of the mixture.

d. Copper foil with a minimum purity 95 % and of a thickness less than 100 μm;

e. Polymeric substances and films thereof of less than 0.5 mm of thickness, as follows:

e.1. Aromatic polyimides;

e.2. Parylenes;

e.3. Benzocyclobutenes (BCBs);

e.4. Polybenzoxazoles.

7

After entry 3D991 insert—

3D992 “Software” specially designed for the test, “development” or “production” of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs).

8

After entry 3E991 insert—

3E992 “Technology” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs).

9

In Schedule 3A (luxury goods)—

a

in paragraph 17, insert in the appropriate place in the table—

8527 12 00

Pocket-size radio cassette

b

in paragraph 18, insert in the appropriate places in the table—

8703 21

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, including station wagons and racing cars, with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine of a cylinder capacity <=1,000 cm³

8703 22

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, including station wagons and racing cars, with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine of a cylinder capacity >1,000 cm³ but <=1,500 cm³

8703 31

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, including station wagons and racing cars, with only diesel engine of a cylinder capacity <=1,500 cm³

10

In Schedule 3B (iron and steel products)—

a

in the heading to Part 2, for “Part 3” substitute “Part 2”;

b

after Part 3, insert the Part 4 which is set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

11

After Schedule 3B insert the Schedule 3BA which is set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

12

Schedule 3C (defence and security goods and defence and security technology) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (13) to (16).

13

In Part 3, after paragraph 3 insert—

Other related goods3A

1

Any goods within commodity codes 9303 and 9304 not covered by paragraphs 1 to 3 above.

2

Paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 applies for the purposes of interpreting sub-paragraph (1).

14

Part 4 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (15) and (16).

15

In entry 1C991—

a

in c.1—

i

for “1C351.d.3” substitute “1C351.d.1”;

ii

for “1C351.d.6” substitute “1C351.d.3”;

b

in c.2—

i

for “1C351.d.3” substitute “1C351.d.1”;

ii

for “1C351.d.6” substitute “1C351.d.3”;

c

in d.1, for “1C351.d.3” substitute “1C351.d.1”;

d

in d.2, for “1C351.d.6” substitute “1C351.d.3”;

e

in d.3—

i

for “1C351.d.3” substitute “1C351.d.1”;

ii

for “1C351.d.6” substitute “1C351.d.3”.

16

In entry 1C995—

a

in a.1, for “10” substitute “30”;

b

in a.2, for “less than 30 per cent.” substitute “30 per cent. or less”;

c

in the table in a.2.b, after “Ammonium hydrogen fluoride” insert “or ammonium bifluoride”;

d

in b.1, for “the following concentrations of CWC Schedule 2” substitute “30 per cent. or less, by weight, of any single CWC Schedule 2”;

e

omit b.1.a and b.1.b;

f

in b.2, for “less than 30 per cent.” substitute “30 per cent. or less”;

g

in c., for “precursor chemicals controlled by the following” substitute “the following precursor chemicals”;

h

in the table in c.—

i

after “Ammonium hydrogen fluoride” insert “or ammonium bifluoride”;

ii

insert in the appropriate places the precursor chemicals specified in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

17

Schedule 3E (G7 dependency and further goods) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (18) to (20).

18

In Part 2—

a

in paragraph 2, for “Any” substitute “Subject to paragraph 2A, any”;

b

after paragraph 2 but before the table insert—

2A

Goods coming within commodity codes 8703 23, 8703 24, 8703 32 and 8703 33 do not include ambulances.

c

in the table, insert in the appropriate places the commodity codes and goods which are set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations.

19

In Part 3, insert in the appropriate places the commodity codes and goods which are set out in Schedule 5 to these Regulations.

20

After Part 3, insert the Part 4 which is set out in Schedule 6 to these Regulations.

21

Schedule 5 (Treasury licences: purposes) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (22) and (23).

22

After Part 1 insert—

PART 1ZADivestment etc.

Interpretation of Part 1ZA9DA

In this Part—

  • “designated person”, “frozen account” and “relevant institution” have the respective meanings given in regulation 58(7);

  • “Government of Russia” has the same meaning as in regulation 6;

  • “non-UK country” means a country that is not the United Kingdom;

  • “non-UK credit or financial institution” has the same meaning as in regulation 17A;

  • “person concerned” means the Government of Russia or, as the case may be, a designated person;

  • “UK entity” means a person, other than an individual, incorporated or constituted under the law of any part of the United Kingdom.

Divestment9DB

1

To enable anything to be done by a UK entity to enable that entity to undertake a relevant transfer.

2

In sub-paragraph (1), a “relevant transfer” means a transfer of funds or economic resources located in Russia and owned, held or controlled by the UK entity, to a person concerned in order to enable that entity to divest itself, either wholly or partially, of those funds or economic resources.

3

Where sub-paragraph (4) applies, to enable anything to be done by a UK entity in order to allow that entity to acquire from a person concerned an interest in that entity held by that person.

4

This sub-paragraph applies where—

a

the sole consideration for that acquisition is a transfer of funds from the UK entity to the person concerned;

b

such funds are credited to—

i

a frozen account held by a relevant institution; or

ii

an account held by a non-UK credit or financial institution in a non-UK country; and

c

where paragraph (b)(ii) applies, the law of that non-UK country—

i

contains relevant and appropriate—

aa

prohibitions corresponding to those in Part 3 of these Regulations; and

bb

exceptions corresponding to those in Part 7 of these Regulations; and

ii

where relevant or appropriate, allows for licences to be granted on grounds corresponding to those in this Schedule.

Enabling others to divest themselves of funds or economic resources9DC

1

To enable anything to be done by a UK entity in order to enable another person (“B”) to undertake a relevant transfer.

2

In sub-paragraph (1), a “relevant transfer” means a transfer of funds or economic resources located in Russia and owned, held or controlled by B, to a person concerned, in order to enable B to divest itself, either wholly or partially, of those funds or economic resources.

3

Where sub-paragraph (4) applies, to enable anything to be done by a UK entity in order to enable B to acquire from a person concerned an interest in B held by the person concerned.

4

This sub-paragraph applies where—

a

the sole consideration for that acquisition is a transfer of funds from B to the person concerned;

b

such funds are credited to—

i

a frozen account held by a relevant institution; or

ii

an account held by a non-UK credit or financial institution in a non-UK country; and

c

where paragraph (b)(ii) applies, the law of that non-UK country—

i

contains relevant and appropriate—

aa

prohibitions corresponding to those in Part 3 of these Regulations; and

bb

exceptions corresponding to those in Part 7 of these Regulations; and

ii

where relevant or appropriate, allows for licences to be granted on grounds corresponding to those in this Schedule.

23

In Part 1C—

a

for the heading substitute “Processing payments”;

b

after paragraph 9T insert—

Other licensing purposes9TA

To enable anything to be done in connection with a licence which the Treasury has decided to issue for another purpose specified in this Schedule.

24

Schedule 7 omits commodity codes and the descriptions of items associated with those codes.