IMPORT AND EXPORT (STRATEGIC COMMODITIES) REGULATIONS - CHAPTER 60G IMPORT AND EXPORT (STRATEGIC COMMODITIES) REGULATIONS - LONG TITLE Empowering section VerDate:30/06/1997 IMPORT AND EXPORT (STRATEGIC COMMODITIES) REGULATIONS* (Cap 60, section 31) [24 December 1965] (L.N. 154 of 1965) ___________________________________________________________________ Note: * These regulations were formerly cited as the Importation and Exportation (Strategic Commodities) Regulations. IMPORT AND EXPORT (STRATEGIC COMMODITIES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 1 Citation VerDate:30/06/1997 This regulation may be cited as the Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations. IMPORT AND EXPORT (STRATEGIC COMMODITIES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 2 Prohibition of import or export of articles in Schedules except under licence VerDate:26/05/2000 (1) A person shall not import or export an article specified in Schedule 1 except under and in accordance with an import or export licence issued by the Director. (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to- (a) an article in transit except an article specified in Schedule 2; (b) an article of air transhipment cargo, except an article specified in Schedule 2, which is imported or exported by a person to whom an exemption has been granted under regulation 2A with respect to the transhipment of that article. (29 of 2000 s. 2) (3) A person shall not import or export an article specified in Schedule 3, or any technological document containing information relating to an article specified in Schedule 3, except under and in accordance with an import or export licence issued by the Director- (a) if he knows that the article or document is intended or likely to be used in an activity specified in Schedule 4; or (b) if there are reasonable grounds for him to believe that the article or document may be used in such an activity. (L.N. 299 of 1993) IMPORT AND EXPORT (STRATEGIC COMMODITIES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 2 Prohibition of import or export of articles in Schedules except under licence VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) A person shall not import or export an article specified in Schedule 1 except under and in accordance with an import or export licence issued by the Director. (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an article in transit except an article specified in Schedule 2. (3) A person shall not import or export an article specified in Schedule 3, or any technological document containing information relating to an article specified in Schedule 3, except under and in accordance with an import or export licence issued by the Director- (a) if he knows that the article or document is intended or likely to be used in an activity specified in Schedule 4; or (b) if there are reasonable grounds for him to believe that the article or document may be used in such an activity. (L.N. 299 of 1993) IMPORT AND EXPORT (STRATEGIC COMMODITIES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 2A Exemption in relation to air transhipment cargo VerDate:26/05/2000 (1) If the Director is satisfied that a person is engaged in the business of dealing in air transhipment cargo he may exempt in writing, with respect to the transhipment of any article specified in that exemption that is air transhipment cargo, that person from the licensing requirements under section 6A(2) of the Ordinance and regulation 2(1). (2) The Director may, whether at the time of making the exemption or subsequently, impose such conditions as he thinks fit in relation to an exemption made under paragraph (1), and any person exempted under that paragraph shall comply with any condition imposed under this paragraph. (3) If a person contravenes or fails to comply with any condition imposed under this regulation- (a) he commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $500000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; (b) the Director may by notice in writing revoke or suspend any exemption granted to that person or may amend any condition. (29 of 2000 s. 2) IMPORT AND EXPORT (STRATEGIC COMMODITIES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 3 (Repealed L.N. 299 of 1993) VerDate:30/06/1997 IMPORT AND EXPORT (STRATEGIC COMMODITIES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 4 (Repealed L.N. 299 of 1993) VerDate:30/06/1997 IMPORT AND EXPORT (STRATEGIC COMMODITIES) REGULATIONS - SCHEDULE 1 STRATEGIC COMMODITIES VerDate:18/07/2006 Notes: 1. Terms in "quotations" are defined terms. Refer to 'Definitions of Terms' annexed to these Lists. 2. Chemicals are listed by name and CAS number. Chemicals of the same structural formula (including hydrates) are controlled regardless of name or CAS number. CAS numbers are shown to assist in identifying whether a particular chemical or mixture is controlled, 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. (L.N. 65 of 2004) (L.N. 132 of 2001) MUNITIONS LIST (L.N. 95 of 2006) ML1 Smooth-bore weapons with a calibre of less than 20 mm, other arms and automatic weapons with a calibre of 12.7 mm (calibre 0.50 inches) or less and accessories, as follows, and specially designed components therefor: (L.N. 65 of 2004) (a) Rifles, carbines, revolvers, pistols, machine pistols and machine guns; Note: ML1(a) does not control the following: (1) Muskets, rifles and carbines manufactured earlier than 1938; (2) Reproductions of muskets, rifles and carbines the originals of which were manufactured earlier than 1890; (3) Revolvers, pistols and machine guns manufactured earlier than 1890, and their reproductions; (b) Smooth-bore weapons, as follows: (1) Smooth-bore weapons specially designed for military use; (2) Other smooth-bore weapons, as follows: (a) Of the fully automatic type; (b) Of the semi-automatic or pump-action type; (L.N. 65 of 2004) (c) Weapons using caseless ammunition; (d) Silencers, special gun-mountings, clips, weapons sights and flash suppressers for arms controlled by sub-item ML1(a), ML1(b) or ML1(c); (L.N. 132 of 2001) Notes: 1. ML1 does not control smooth-bore weapons used for hunting or sporting purposes. These weapons must not be specially designed for military use or of the fully automatic firing type. 2. ML1 does not control firearms specially designed for dummy ammunition and which are incapable of firing any controlled ammunition. 3. ML1 does not control weapons using non-centre fire cased ammunition and which are not of the fully automatic firing type. 4. ML1(d) does not control optical weapons sights without electronic image processing, with a magnification of 4 times or less, provided they are not specially designed or modified for military use. (L.N. 95 of 2006) (L.N. 65 of 2004) ML2 Smooth-bore weapons with a calibre of 20 mm or more, other weapons or armament with a calibre greater than 12.7 mm (calibre 0.50 inches), projectors and accessories, as follows, and specially designed components therefor: (L.N. 65 of 2004) (a) Guns, howitzers, cannon, mortars, anti-tank weapons, projectile launchers, military flame throwers, recoilless rifles and signature reduction devices therefor; Note: ML2(a) includes injectors, metering devices, storage tanks and other specially designed components for use with liquid propelling charges for any of the equipment controlled by ML2(a). (b) Military smoke, gas and pyrotechnic projectors or generators; Note: ML2(b) does not control signal pistols. (c) Weapons sights; (L.N. 132 of 2001) ML3 Ammunition and fuze setting devices, as follows, and specially designed components therefor: (a) Ammunition for the weapons controlled by ML1, ML2 or ML12; (b) Fuze setting devices specially designed for ammunition controlled by ML3(a); (L.N. 65 of 2004) Notes: 1. Specially designed components include: (a) Metal or plastic fabrications such as primer anvils, bullet cups, cartridge links, rotating bands and munitions metal parts; (b) Safing and arming devices, fuses, sensors and initiation devices; (c) Power supplies with high one-time operational output; (d) Combustible cases for charges; (e) Submunitions including bomblets, minelets and terminally guided projectiles. 2. ML3(a) does not control ammunition crimped without a projectile (blank star) and dummy ammunition with a pierced powder chamber. (L.N. 65 of 2004) 3. ML3(a) does not control cartridges specially designed for any of the following purposes: (L.N. 65 of 2004) (a) Signalling; (b) Bird scaring; or (c) Lighting of gas flares at oil wells. (L.N. 132 of 2001) ML4 Bombs, torpedoes, rockets, missiles, other explosive devices and charges and related equipment and accessories, as follows, specially designed for military use, and specially designed components therefor: (L.N. 65 of 2004) N.B.: For guidance and navigation equipment, see Note 7 to ML11. (L.N. 65 of 2004; L.N. 95 of 2006) (a) Bombs, torpedoes, grenades, smoke canisters, rockets, mines, missiles, depth charges, demolition-charges, demolition-devices and demolition-kits, "pyrotechnic" devices, cartridges and simulators (i.e. equipment simulating the characteristics of any of these items); (L.N. 132 of 2001; L.N. 65 of 2004) Note: ML4(a) includes: (1) Smoke grenades, fire bombs, incendiary bombs and explosive devices; (2) Missile rocket nozzles and re-entry vehicle nosetips. (b) Equipment specially designed for the handling, control, activation, powering with one-time operational output, launching, laying, sweeping, discharging, decoying, jamming, detonation or detection of items controlled by ML4(a); Note: ML4(b) includes: (1) Mobile gas liquefying equipment capable of producing 1000 kg or more per day of gas in liquid form; (2) Buoyant electric conducting cable suitable for sweeping magnetic mines. Technical Note: Hand-held devices, limited by design solely to the detection of metal objects and incapable of distinguishing between mines and other metal objects, are not considered to be specially designed for the detection of items controlled by ML4(a). (L.N. 132 of 2001) ML5 Fire control, and related alerting and warning equipment, and related systems, test and alignment and countermeasure equipment, as follows, specially designed for military use, and specially designed components and accessories therefor: (L.N. 132 of 2001) (a) Weapon sights, bombing computers, gun laying equipment and weapon control systems; (b) Target acquisition, designation, range-finding, surveillance or tracking systems; detection, data fusion, recognition or identification equipment; and sensor integration equipment; (c) Countermeasure equipment for items controlled by ML5(a) and ML5(b); (d) Field test or alignment equipment, specially designed for items controlled by ML5(a) or ML5(b); (L.N. 132 of 2001) ML6 Ground vehicles and components, as follows: N.B.: For guidance and navigation equipment, see Note 7 to ML11. (L.N. 95 of 2006) (a) Ground vehicles and components therefor, specially designed or modified for military use; Technical Note: For the purposes of ML6(a), the term ground vehicles includes trailers. (b) All-wheel drive vehicles capable of off-road use which have been manufactured or fitted with materials to provide ballistic protection to level III (NIJ 0108.01, September 1985, or comparable national standard) or better; (L.N. 95 of 2006) N.B.: See also ML13(a). (L.N. 65 of 2004) Notes: 1. ML6(a) includes: (L.N. 65 of 2004) (a) Tanks and other military armed vehicles and military vehicles fitted with mountings for arms or equipment for mine laying or the launching of munitions controlled under ML4; (b) Armoured vehicles; (c) Amphibious and deep water fording vehicles; (d) Recovery vehicles and vehicles for towing or transporting ammunition or weapon systems and associated load handling equipment. 2. Modification of a ground vehicle for military use controlled by ML6(a) entails a structural, electrical or mechanical change involving one or more specially designed military components. Such components include: (L.N. 65 of 2004) (a) Pneumatic tyre casings of a kind specially designed to be bullet-proof or to run when deflated; (b) Tyre inflation pressure control systems, operated from inside a moving vehicle; (c) Armoured protection of vital parts, (e.g. fuel tanks or vehicle cabs); (d) Special reinforcements or mountings for weapons; (L.N. 65 of 2004) (e) Black-out lighting. (L.N. 65 of 2004) 3. ML6 does not control civil automobiles, or trucks designed or modified for transporting money or valuables, having armoured or ballistic protection. (L.N. 65 of 2004) ML7 Chemical or biological toxic agents, "riot control agents", radioactive materials, related equipment, components and materials, as follows: (L.N. 95 of 2006) (a) Biological agents and radioactive materials "adapted for use in war" to produce casualties in humans or animals, degrade equipment or damage crops or the environment; (L.N. 95 of 2006) (b) Chemical warfare (CW) agents including: (1) CW nerve agents: (a) O-Alkyl (equal to or less than C10, including cycloalkyl) alkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl)-phosphonofluoridates, such as: Sarin (GB): O-Isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate (CAS 107-44-8); and Soman (GD): O-Pinacolyl methylphosphonofluoridate (CAS 96-64-0); (b) O-Alkyl (equal to or less than C10, including cycloalkyl) N,N-dialkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl) phosphoramidocyanidates, such as: Tabun (GA):O-Ethyl N,N-dimethylphosphoramidocyanidate (CAS 77-81-6); (c) O-Alkyl (H or equal to or less than C10, including cycloalkyl) S-2-dialkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl)-aminoethyl alkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl) phosphonothiolates and corresponding alkylated and protonated salts, such as: VX: O-Ethyl S-2-di-isopropylaminoethyl methyl phosphonothiolate (CAS 50782-69-9); (2) CW vesicant agents: (a) Sulphur mustards, such as: (1) 2-Chloroethylchloromethylsulphide (CAS 2625-76-5); (2) Bis (2-chloroethyl) sulphide (CAS 505-60-2); (3) Bis (2-chloroethylthio) methane (CAS 63869-13-6); (4) 1,2-bis (2-chloroethylthio) ethane (CAS 3563-36-8); (5) 1,3-bis (2-chloroethylthio)-n-propane (CAS 63905-10-2); (6) 1,4-bis (2-chloroethylthio)-n-butane (CAS 142868-93-7); (7) 1,5-bis (2-chloroethylthio)-n-pentane (CAS 142868-94-8); (8) Bis (2-chloroethylthiomethyl) ether (CAS 63918-90-1); (9) Bis (2-chloroethylthioethyl) ether (CAS 63918-89-8); (b) Lewisites, such as: (1) 2-chlorovinyldichloroarsine (CAS 541-25-3); (2) Tris (2-chlorovinyl) arsine (CAS 40334-70-1); (3) Bis (2-chlorovinyl) chloroarsine (CAS 40334-69-8); (c) Nitrogen mustards, such as: (1) HN1: bis (2-chloroethyl) ethylamine (CAS 538-07-8); (2) HN2: bis (2-chloroethyl) methylamine (CAS 51-75-2); (3) HN3: tris (2-chloroethyl) amine (CAS 555-77-1); (3) CW incapacitating agents, such as: 3-Quinuclidinyl benzilate (BZ) (CAS 6581-06-2); (4) CW defoliants, such as: (a) Butyl 2-chloro-4-fluorophenoxyacetate (LNF); (b) 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid mixed with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (Agent Orange); (L.N. 95 of 2006) (c) CW binary precursors and key precursors, as follows: (L.N. 95 of 2006) (1) Alkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl) Phosphonyl Difluorides, such as: DF: Methyl Phosphonyldifluoride (CAS 676-99-3); (2) O-Alkyl (H or equal to or less than C10, including cycloalkyl) O-2-dialkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl) aminoethyl alkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl) phosphonites and corresponding alkylated and protonated salts, such as: QL: O-Ethyl-2-di-isopropylaminoethyl methylphosphonite (CAS 57856-11-8); (3) Chlorosarin: O-Isopropyl methylphosphonochloridate (CAS 1445-76-7); (4) Chlorosoman: O-Pinacolyl methylphosphonochloridate (CAS 7040-57-5); (d) "Riot control agents", active constituent chemicals and combinations thereof including: (1) α-Bromobenzeneacetonitrile (Bromobenzyl cyanide) (CA) (CAS 5798-79-8); (2) [(2-chlorophenyl) methylene] propanedinitrile (o- Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile) (CS) (CAS 2698-41-1); (3) 2-Chloro-1-phenylethanone, Phenylacyl chloride (ω -chloroacetophenone) (CN) (CAS 532-27-4); (4) Dibenz-(b,f)-1,4-oxazephine (CR) (CAS 257-07-8); (5) 10-Chloro-5, 10-dihydrophenarsazine (Phenarsazine chloride) (Adamsite) (DM) (CAS 578-94-9); (6) N-Nonanoylmorpholine (MPA) (CAS 5299-64-9); Notes: 1. ML7(d) does not control "riot control agents" individually packaged for personal self defence purposes. 2. ML7(d) does not control active constituent chemicals, and combinations thereof identified and packaged for food production or medical purposes. (L.N. 95 of 2006) (e) Equipment specially designed or modified for military use, for the dissemination of any of the following, and specially designed components therefor: (L.N. 95 of 2006) (1) Materials or agents controlled by ML7(a), ML7(b) or ML7(d); or (2) CW made up of precursors controlled by ML7(c); (L.N. 95 of 2006) (f) Protective and decontamination equipment, specially designed components therefor, and specially formulated chemical mixtures, as follows: (L.N. 95 of 2006) (1) Equipment, specially designed or modified for military use, for defence against materials controlled by ML7(a), ML7(b) or ML7(d), and specially designed components therefor; (2) Equipment, specially designed or modified for military use, for the decontamination of objects contaminated with materials controlled by ML7(a) or ML7(b), and specially designed components therefor; (3) Chemical mixtures specially developed/formulated for the decontamination of objects contaminated with materials controlled by ML7(a) or ML7(b); (L.N. 95 of 2006) Note: ML7(f)(1) includes: (L.N. 95 of 2006) 1. Air conditioning units specially designed or modified for nuclear, biological or chemical filtration; 2. Protective clothing. N.B.: For civil gas masks, protective and decontamination equipment, see also 1A004 of the Dual-use Goods List. (g) Equipment, specially designed or modified for military use, for the detection or identification of materials controlled by ML7(a), ML7(b) or ML7(d), and specially designed components therefor; (L.N. 95 of 2006) Note: ML7(g) does not control personal radiation monitoring dosimeters. (L.N. 95 of 2006) N.B.: See also 1A004 of the Dual-use Goods List. (h) "Biopolymers" specially designed or processed for the detection or identification of CW agents controlled by ML7(b), and the cultures of specific cells used to produce them; (L.N. 95 of 2006) (i) "Biocatalysts" for the decontamination or degradation of CW agents, and biological systems therefor, as follows: (L.N. 95 of 2006) (1) "Biocatalysts" specially designed for the decontamination or degradation of CW agents controlled by ML7(b) resulting from directed laboratory selection or genetic manipulation of biological systems; (2) Biological systems, as follows: "expression vectors", viruses or cultures of cells containing the genetic information specific to the production of "biocatalysts" controlled by ML7(i)(1); (L.N. 95 of 2006) (j) (Repealed L.N. 95 of 2006) Notes: 1. ML7(a), ML7(b) and ML7(d) do not control: (L.N. 95 of 2006) (a) Cyanogen chloride (CAS 506-77-4); (b) Hydrocyanic acid (CAS 74-90-8); (c) Chlorine (CAS 7782-50-5); (d) Carbonyl chloride (phosgene) (CAS 75-44-5); (e) Diphosgene (trichloromethyl-chloroformate) (CAS 503-38-8); (f) (Repealed L.N. 95 of 2006) (g) Xylyl bromide, ortho: (CAS 89-92-9), meta: (CAS 620-13-3), para: (CAS 104-81-4); (h) Benzyl bromide (CAS 100-39-0); (i) Benzyl iodide (CAS 620-05-3); (j) Bromo acetone (CAS 598-31-2); (k) Cyanogen bromide (CAS 506-68-3); (l) Bromo methylethylketone (CAS 816-40-0); (m) Chloro acetone (CAS 78-95-5); (n) Ethyl iodoacetate (CAS 623-48-3); (o) Iodo acetone (CAS 3019-04-3); (p) Chloropicrin (CAS 76-06-2). 2. The cultures of cells and biological systems listed in ML7(h) and ML7(i)(2) are exclusive and these sub-items do not control cells or biological systems for civil purposes, such as agricultural, pharmaceutical, medical, veterinary, environmental, waste management, or in the food industry. (L.N. 95 of 2006) (L.N. 65 of 2004) ML8 "Energetic materials", and related substances, as follows: N.B.: See also 1C011 of the Dual-use Goods List. Technical Notes: 1. For the purposes of this entry, 'mixture' refers to a composition of two or more substances with at least one substance being listed in the ML8 sub-items. 2. Any substance listed in the ML8 sub-items is controlled by this list, even when utilized in an application other than that indicated. (e.g. TAGN is predominantly used as an explosive but can also be used either as a fuel or an oxidizer.) (a) "Explosives", as follows, and mixtures thereof: (1) ADNBF (aminodinitrobenzofuroxan or 7-amino-4, 6-dinitrobenzofurazane-1-oxide) (CAS 97096-78-1); (2) BNCP (cis-bis (5-nitrotetrazolato) tetra amine-cobalt (III) perchlorate) (CAS 117412-28-9); (3) CL-14 (diamino dinitrobenzofuroxan or 5, 7-diamino-4, 6-dinitrobenzofurazane-1-oxide) (CAS 117907-74-1); (4) CL-20 (HNIW or Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane) (CAS 135285-90-4); chlathrates of CL-20 (see also ML8(g)(3) and ML8(g)(4) for its "precursors"); (5) CP (2-(5-cyanotetrazolato) penta amine-cobalt (III) perchlorate) (CAS 70247-32-4); (6) DADE (1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene, FOX7); (7) DATB (diaminotrinitrobenzene) (CAS 1630-08-6); (8) DDFP (1,4-dinitrodifurazanopiperazine); (9) DDPO (2,6-diamino-3,5-dinitropyrazine-1-oxide, PZO) (CAS 194486-77-6); (10) DIPAM (3,3'-diamino-2,2',4,4',6,6'-hexanitrobiphenyl or dipicramide) (CAS 17215-44-0); (11) DNGU (DINGU or dinitroglycoluril) (CAS 55510-04-8); (12) Furazans, as follows: (a) DAAOF (diaminoazoxyfurazan); (b) DAAzF (diaminoazofurazan) (CAS 78644-90-3); (13) HMX and derivatives (see also ML8(g)(5) for its "precursors"), as follows: (a) HMX (Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine, octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazine, 1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraza-cyclooctane, octogen or octogene) (CAS 2691-41-0); (b) difluoroaminated analogs of HMX; (c) K-55 (2,4,6,8-tetranitro-2,4,6,8-tetraazabicyclo [3,3,0]-octanone-3, tetranitrosemiglycouril or keto-bicyclic HMX) (CAS 130256-72-3); (14) HNAD (hexanitroadamantane) (CAS 143850-71-9); (15) HNS (hexanitrostilbene) (CAS 20062-22-0); (16) Imidazoles, as follows: (a) BNNII (Octahydro-2,5-bis(nitroimino) imidazo [4,5-d]imidazole); (b) DNI (2,4-dinitroimidazole) (CAS 5213-49-0); (c) FDIA (1-fluoro-2,4-dinitroimidazole); (d) NTDNIA (N-(2-nitrotriazolo)-2,4-dinitroimidazole); (e) PTIA (1-picryl-2,4,5-trinitroimidazole); (17) NTNMH (1-(2-nitrotriazolo)-2-dinitromethylene hydrazine); (18) NTO (ONTA or 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one) (CAS 932-64-9); (19) Polynitrocubanes with more than four nitro groups; (20) PYX (2,6-Bis (picrylamino)-3,5-dinitropyridine) (CAS 38082-89-2); (21) RDX and derivatives, as follows: (a) RDX (cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, cyclonite, T4, hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine, 1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triaza-cyclohexane, hexogen or hexogene) (CAS 121-82-4); (b) Keto-RDX (K-6 or 2,4,6-trinitro-2,4,6-triazacyclohexanone) (CAS 115029-35-1); (22) TAGN (triaminoguanidinenitrate) (CAS 4000-16-2); (23) TATB (triaminotrinitrobenzene) (CAS 3058-38-6) (see also ML8(g)(7) for its "precursors"); (24) TEDDZ (3,3,7,7-tetrabis (difluoroamine) octahydro-1,5-dinitro-1,5-diazocine); (25) Tetrazoles, as follows: (a) NTAT (nitrotriazol aminotetrazole); (b) NTNT (1-N-(2-nitrotriazolo)-4-nitrotetrazole); (26) Tetryl (trinitrophenylmethylnitramine) (CAS 479-45-8); (27) TNAD (1,4,5,8-tetranitro-1,4,5,8-tetraazadecalin) (CAS 135877-16-6) (see also ML8(g)(6) for its "precursors"); (28) TNAZ (1,3,3-trinitroazetidine) (CAS 97645-24-4) (see also ML8(g)(2) for its "precursors"); (29) TNGU (SORGUYL or tetranitroglycoluril) (CAS 55510-03-7); (30) TNP (1,4,5,8-tetranitro-pyridazino [4,5-d] pyridazine) (CAS 229176-04-9); (31) Triazines, as follows: (a) DNAM (2-oxy-4,6-dinitroamino-s-triazine) (CAS 19899-80-0); (b) NNHT (2-nitroimino-5-nitro-hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine) (CAS 130400-13-4); (32) Triazoles, as follows: (a) 5-azido-2-nitrotriazole; (b) ADHTDN (4-amino-3,5-dihydrazino-1,2,4-triazole dinitramide) (CAS 1614-08-0); (c) ADNT (1-amino-3,5-dinitro-1,2,4-triazole); (d) BDNTA ([bis-dinitrotriazole] amine); (e) DBT (3,3'-dinitro-5,5-bi-1,2,4-triazole) (CAS 30003-46-4); (f) DNBT (dinitrobistriazole) (CAS 70890-46-9); (g) NTDNA (2-nitrotriazole 5-dinitramide) (CAS 75393-84-9); (h) NTDNT (1-N-(2-nitrotriazolo) 3,5-dinitrotriazole); (i) PDNT (1-picryl-3,5-dinitrotriazole); (j) TACOT (tetranitrobenzotriazolobe nzotriazole) (CAS 25243-36-1); (33) Any explosive not listed elsewhere in ML8(a) with a detonation velocity exceeding 8700 m/s at maximum density or a detonation pressure exceeding 34 GPa (340 kbar); (34) Other organic explosives not listed elsewhere in ML8(a) yielding detonation pressures of 25 GPa (250 kbar) or more that will remain stable at temperatures of 532 K (2500C) or higher for periods of 5 minutes or longer; (b) "Propellants", as follows: (1) Any United Nations (UN) Class 1.1 solid "propellant" with a theoretical specific impulse (under standard conditions) of more than 250 seconds for non-metallized compositions, or more than 270 seconds for aluminized compositions; (2) Any UN Class 1.3 solid "propellant" with a theoretical specific impulse (under standard conditions) of more than 230 seconds for non-halogenized compositions, 250 seconds for non-metallized compositions and 266 seconds for metallized compositions; (3) "Propellants" having a force constant of more than 1200 kJ/kg; (4) "Propellants" that can sustain a steady-state linear burning rate of more than 38 mm/s under standard conditions (as measured in the form of an inhibited single strand) of 6.89 MPa (68.9 bar) pressure and 294 K (210C); (5) Elastomer modified cast double base (EMCDB) "propellants" with extensibility at maximum stress of more than 5% at 233 K (-400C); (6) Any "propellant" containing substances listed in ML8(a); (c) "Pyrotechnics", fuels and related substances, as follows, and mixtures thereof: (1) Aircraft fuels specially formulated for military purposes; (2) Alane (aluminum hydride) (CAS 7784-21-6); (3) Carboranes; decaborane (CAS 17702-41-9); pentaboranes (CAS 19624-22-7 and 18433-84-6) and their derivatives; (4) Hydrazine and derivatives, as follows (see also ML8(d)(8) and ML8(d)(9) for oxidizing hydrazine derivatives): (a) Hydrazine (CAS 302-01-2) in concentrations of 70% or more; (b) Monomethyl hydrazine (CAS 60-34-4); (c) Symmetrical dimethyl hydrazine (CAS 540-73-8); (d) Unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine (CAS 57-14-7); (5) Metal fuels in particle form whether spherical, atomized, spheroidal, flaked or ground, manufactured from material consisting of 99% or more of any of the following: (a) Metals and mixtures thereof, as follows: (1) Beryllium (CAS 7440-41-7) in particle sizes of less than 60 mm; (2) Iron powder (CAS 7439-89-6) with particle size of 3 mm or less produced by reduction of iron oxide with hydrogen; (b) Mixtures, which contain any of the following: (1) Zirconium (CAS 7440-67-7), magnesium (CAS 7439-95-4) or alloys of these in particle sizes of less than 60 mm; (2) Boron (CAS 7440-42-8) or boron carbide (CAS 12069-32-8) fuels of 85% purity or higher and particle sizes of less than 60 mm; (6) Military materials containing thickeners for hydrocarbon fuels specially formulated for use in flame throwers or incendiary munitions, such as metal stearates or palmates (e.g. octal (CAS 637-12-7)) and M1, M2 and M3 thickeners; (7) Perchlorates, chlorates and chromates composited with powdered metal or other high energy fuel components; (8) Spherical aluminum powder (CAS 7429-90-5) with a particle size of 60 mm or less, manufactured from material with an aluminum content of 99% or more; (9) Titanium subhydride (TiHn) of stoichiometry equivalent to n=0.65-1.68; (d) Oxidizers, as follows, and mixtures thereof: (1) ADN (ammonium dinitramide or SR 12) (CAS 140456-78-6); (2) AP (ammonium perchlorate) (CAS 7790-98-9); (3) Compounds composed of fluorine and any of the following: (a) Other halogens; (b) Oxygen; or (c) Nitrogen; Notes: 1. ML8(d)(3) does not control Chlorine Trifluoride. 2. ML8(d)(3) does not control Nitrogen Trifluoride in its gaseous state. (L.N. 95 of 2006) (4) DNAD (1,3-dinitro-1,3-diazetidine) (CAS 78246-06-7); (5) HAN (hydroxylammonium nitrate) (CAS 13465-08-2); (6) HAP (hydroxylammonium perchlorate) (CAS 15588-62-2); (7) HNF (hydrazinium nitroformate) (CAS 20773-28-8); (8) Hydrazine nitrate (CAS 37836-27-4); (9) Hydrazine perchlorate (CAS 27978-54-7); (10) Liquid oxidizers comprised of or containing inhibited red fuming nitric acid (IRFNA) (CAS 8007-58-7); Note: ML8(d)(10) does not control non-inhibited fuming nitric acid. (e) Binders, plasticizers, monomers, polymers, as follows: (1) AMMO (azidomethylmethyloxetane and its polymers) (CAS 90683-29-7) (see also ML8(g)(1) for its "precursors"); (2) BAMO (bisazidomethyloxetane and its polymers) (CAS 17607-20-4) (see also ML8(g)(1) for its "precursors"); (3) BDNPA (bis (2,2-dinitropropyl) acetal) (CAS 5108-69-0); (4) BDNPF (bis (2,2-dinitropropyl) formal) (CAS 5917-61-3); (5) BTTN (butanetrioltrinitrate) (CAS 6659-60-5) (see also ML8(g)(8) for its "precursors"); (6) Energetic monomers, plasticizers and polymers containing nitro, azido, nitrate, nitraza or difluoroamino groups specially formulated for military use; (7) FAMAO (3-difluoroaminomethyl-3-azidomethyl oxetane) and its polymers; (8) FEFO (bis-(2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethyl) formal) (CAS 17003-79-1); (9) FPF-1 (poly-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexafluoropentane-1,5-diol formal) (CAS 376-90-9); (10) FPF-3 (poly-2,4,4,5,5,6,6-heptafluoro-2-tri-fluoromethyl-3-oxaheptane-1,7-diol formal); (11) GAP (glycidylazide polymer) (CAS 143178-24-9) and its derivatives; (12) HTPB (hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene) with a hydroxyl functionality equal to or greater than 2.2 and less than or equal to 2.4, a hydroxyl value of less than 0.77 meq/g, and a viscosity at 30°C of less than 47 poise (CAS 69102-90-5); (13) Low (less than 10000) molecular weight, alcohol functionalized, poly (epichlorohydrin); poly (epichlorohydrindiol) and triol; (14) NENAs (nitratoethylnitramine compounds) (CAS 17096-47-8, 85068-73-1, 82486-83-7, 82486-82-6 and 85954-06-9); (15) PGN (poly-GLYN, polyglycidylnitrate) or poly (nitratomethyl oxirane) (CAS 27814-48-8); (16) Poly-NIMMO (poly nitratomethylmethyloxetane) or poly-NMMO (poly [3-Nitratomethyl-3-methyloxetane]) (CAS 84051-81-0); (17) Polynitroorthocarbonates; (18) TVOPA (1,2,3-tris [1,2-bis (difluoroamino) ethoxy] propane or tris vinoxy propane adduct) (CAS 53159-39-0); (f) "Additives", as follows: (1) Basic copper salicylate (CAS 62320-94-9); (2) BHEGA (bis-(2-hydroxyethyl) glycolamide) (CAS 17409-41-5); (3) BNO (butadienenitrileoxide) (CAS 9003-18-3); (4) Ferrocene derivatives, as follows: (a) Butacene (CAS 125856-62-4); (b) Catocene (2,2-bis-ethylferrocenyl propane) (CAS 37206-42-1); (c) Ferrocene carboxylic acids; (d) n-butyl-ferrocene (CAS 31904-29-7); (L.N. 95 of 2006) (e) Other adducted polymer ferrocene derivatives; (5) Lead beta-resorcylate (CAS 20936-32-7); (6) Lead citrate (CAS 14450-60-3); (7) Lead-copper chelates of beta-resorcylate or salicylates (CAS 68411-07-4); (8) Lead maleate (CAS 19136-34-6); (9) Lead salicylate (CAS 15748-73-9); (10) Lead stannate (CAS 12036-31-6); (11) MAPO (tris-1-(2-methyl) aziridinyl phosphine oxide) (CAS 57-39-6); BOBBA 8 (bis (2-methyl aziridinyl) 2-(2-hydroxypropanoxy) propylamino phosphine oxide); and other MAPO derivatives; (12) Methyl BAPO (bis (2-methyl aziridinyl) methylamino phosphine oxide) (CAS 85068-72-0); (13) N-methyl-p-nitroaniline (CAS 100-15-2); (14) 3-Nitraza-1,5-pentane diisocyanate (CAS 7406-61-9); (15) Organo-metallic coupling agents, as follows: (a) Neopentyl[diallyl]oxy, tri [dioctyl] phosphato-titanate (CAS 103850-22-2); also known as titanium IV, 2,2 [bis 2-propenolato-methyl, butanolato, tris (dioctyl) phosphato] (CAS 110438-25-0); or LICA 12 (CAS 103850-22-2); (b) Titanium IV, [(2-propenolato-1) methyl, n-propanolatomethyl] butanolato-1, tris [dioctyl] pyrophosphate or KR3538; (c) Titanium IV, [(2-propenolato-1)methyl, n-propanolatomethyl] butanolato-1, tris (dioctyl) phosphate; (16) Polycyanodifluoroamin oethyleneoxide; (17) Polyfunctional aziridine amides with isophthalic, trimesic (BITA or butylene imine trimesamide), isocyanuric or trimethyladipic backbone structures and 2-methyl or 2-ethyl substitutions on the aziridine ring; (18) Propyleneimine (2-methylaziridine) (CAS 75-55-8); (19) Superfine iron oxide (Fe2O3) with a specific surface area more than 250 m2/g and an average particle size of 3.0 nm or less; (20) TEPAN (tetraethylenepentaamineacrylonitrile) (CAS 68412-45-3); cyanoethylated polyamines and their salts; (21) TEPANOL (tetraethylenepentaamineacrylonitrileglycidol) (CAS 68412-46-4); cyanoethylated polyamines adducted with glycidol and their salts; (22) TPB (triphenyl bismuth) (CAS 603-33-8); (g) "Precursors", as follows: N.B.: In ML8(g) the references are to controlled "energetic materials" manufactured from these substances. (1) BCMO (bischloromethyloxetane) (CAS 142173-26-0) (see also ML8(e)(1) and ML8(e)(2)); (2) Dinitroazetidine-t-butyl salt (CAS 125735-38-8) (see also ML8(a)(28)); (3) HBIW (hexabenzylhexaazaisowurtzitane) (CAS 124782-15-6) (see also ML8(a)(4)); (4) TAIW (tetraacetyldibenzylhexaazaisowurtzitane) (see also ML8(a)(4)); (5) TAT (1,3,5,7 tetraacetyl-1,3,5,7,-tetraaza cyclo-octane) (CAS 41378-98-7) (see also ML8(a)(13)); (6) 1,4,5,8-tetraazadecalin (CAS 5409-42-7) (see also ML8(a)(27)); (7) 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene (CAS 108-70-3) (see also ML8(a)(23)); (8) 1,2,4-trihydroxybutane (1,2,4-butanetriol) (CAS 3068-00-6) (see also ML8(e)(5)); Notes: 1. Aircraft fuels controlled by ML8(c)(1) are finished products not their constituents. 2. ML8(c)(4)(a) does not control hydrazine mixtures specially formulated for corrosion control. 3. Explosives and fuels containing the metals or alloys listed in ML8(c)(5) are controlled whether or not the metals or alloys are encapsulated in aluminium, magnesium, zirconium, or beryllium. 4. ML8(c)(5)(b)(2) does not control boron and boron carbide enriched with boron-10 (20% or more of total boron-10 content). 5. For charges and devices, see ML4. 6. ML8 does not control the following substances unless they are compounded or mixed with the "energetic materials" mentioned in ML8(a) or powdered metals in ML8(c): (a) Ammonium picrate; (b) Black powder; (c) Hexanitrodiphenylamine; (d) Difluoroamine; (e) Nitrostarch; (f) Potassium nitrate; (g) Tetranitronaphthalene; (h) Trinitroanisol; (i) Trinitronaphthalene; (j) Trinitroxylene; (k) N-pyrrolidinone; 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone; (l) Dioctylmaleate; (m) Ethylhexylacrylate; (n) Triethylaluminium (TEA), trimethylaluminium (TMA), and other pyrophoric metal alkyls and aryls of lithium, sodium, magnesium, zinc or boron; (o) Nitrocelluose; (p) Nitroglycerin (or glyceroltrinitrate, trinitroglycerine) (NG); (q) 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT); (r) Ethylenediaminedinitrate (EDDN); (s) Pentaerythritoltetranitrate (PETN); (t) Lead azide, normal and basic lead styphnate, and primary explosives or priming compositions containing azides or azide complexes; (u) Triethyleneglycoldinitrate (TEGDN); (v) 2,4,6-trinitroresorcinol (styphnic acid); (w) Diethyldiphenyl urea; dimethylidiphenyl urea; methylethyldiphenyl urea [Centralites]; (x) N,N-diphenylurea (unsymmetrical diphenylurea); (y) Methyl-N,N-diphenylurea (methyl unsymmetrical diphenylurea); (z) Ethyl-N,N-diphenylurea (ethyl unsymmetrical diphenylurea); (aa) 2-Nitrodiphenylamine (2-NDPA); (bb) 4-Nitrodiphenylamine (4-NDPA); (cc) 2,2-dinitropropanol; (dd) Nitroguanidine (see also 1C011(d) of the Dual-use Goods List). (L.N. 65 of 2004) ML9 Vessels of war, special naval equipment and accessories, as follows, and components therefor, specially designed for military use: N.B.: For guidance and navigation equipment, see Note 7 to ML11. (L.N. 65 of 2004; L.N. 95 of 2006) (a) Combatant vessels and vessels (surface or underwater) specially designed or modified for offensive or defensive action, whether or not converted to non-military use, regardless of current state of repair or operating condition, and whether or not they contain weapon delivery systems or armour, and hulls or parts of hulls for such vessels; (L.N. 132 of 2001) (b) Engines, as follows: (1) Diesel engines specially designed for submarines with both of the following characteristics: (a) A power output of 1.12 MW (1500 hp.) or more; and (b) A rotary speed of 700 rpm or more; (2) Electric motors specially designed for submarines having all of the following characteristics: (a) A power output of more than 0.75 MW (1000 hp.); (b) Quick reversing; (c) Liquid cooled; and (d) Totally enclosed; (3) Non-magnetic diesel engines specially designed for military use with a power output of 37.3 kW (50 hp.) or more and with a non-magnetic content in excess of 75% of total mass; (c) Underwater detection devices specially designed for military use and controls thereof; (d) Submarine and torpedo nets; (e) Deleted; (L.N. 65 of 2004) (f) Hull penetrators and connectors specially designed for military use that enable interaction with equipment external to a vessel; Note: ML9(f) includes connectors for vessels which are of the single-conductor, multi-conductor, coaxial or waveguide type, and hull penetrators for vessels, both of which are capable of remaining impervious to leakage from without and of retaining required characteristics at marine depths exceeding 100 m; and fibre-optic connectors and optical hull penetrators specially designed for "laser" beam transmission regardless of depth. It does not include ordinary propulsive shaft and hydrodynamic control-rod hull penetrators. (g) Silent bearings, with gas or magnetic suspension, active signature or vibration suppression controls, and equipment containing those bearings, specially designed for military use; ML10 "Aircraft", "lighter-than-air vehicles", unmanned airborne vehicles, aero-engines and "aircraft" equipment, related equipment and components, specially designed or modified for military use, as follows: (L.N. 95 of 2006) N.B.: For guidance and navigation equipment, see Note 7 to ML11. (L.N. 65 of 2004; L.N. 95 of 2006) (a) Combat "aircraft" and specially designed components therefor; (L.N. 183 of 1999; L.N. 65 of 2004) (b) Other "aircraft" and "lighter-than-air vehicles" specially designed or modified for military use, including military reconnaissance, assault, military training, transporting and airdropping troops or military equipment, logistics support, and specially designed components therefor; (L.N. 183 of 1999; L.N. 65 of 2004; L.N. 95 of 2006) (c) Unmanned airborne vehicles and related equipment, specially designed or modified for military use, as follows, and specially designed components therefor: (L.N. 65 of 2004) (1) Unmanned airborne vehicles including remotely piloted air vehicles (RPVs), autonomous programmable vehicles and "lighter-than-air vehicles"; (L.N. 95 of 2006) (2) Associated launchers and ground support equipment; (3) Related equipment for command and control; (L.N. 183 of 1999) (d) Aero-engines specially designed or modified for military use, and specially designed components therefor; (L.N. 183 of 1999; L.N. 65 of 2004) (e) Airborne equipment, including airborne refuelling equipment, specially designed for use with the "aircraft" controlled by ML10(a) or ML10(b) or the aero-engines controlled by ML10(d), and specially designed components therefor; (L.N. 183 of 1999; L.N. 65 of 2004) (f) Pressure refuellers, pressure refuelling equipment, equipment specially designed to facilitate operations in confined areas and ground equipment, developed specially for "aircraft" controlled by ML10(a) or ML10(b), or for aero-engines controlled by ML10(d); (L.N. 65 of 2004) (g) Military crash helmets and protective masks and specially designed components therefor, pressurised breathing equipment and partial pressure suits for use in "aircraft", anti-g suits, liquid oxygen converters used for "aircraft" or missiles, and catapults and cartridge actuated devices for emergency escape of personnel from "aircraft"; (L.N. 65 of 2004) (h) Parachutes and related equipment, used for combat personnel, cargo dropping or "aircraft" deceleration, as follows, and specially designed components therefor: (L.N. 65 of 2004; L.N. 95 of 2006) (1) Parachutes for: (a) Pin point dropping of rangers; (L.N. 132 of 2001) (b) Dropping of paratroopers; (2) Cargo parachutes; (3) Paragliders, drag parachutes, drogue parachutes for stabilisation and attitude control of dropping bodies, (e.g., recovery capsules, ejection seats, bombs); (4) Drogue parachutes for use with ejection seat systems for deployment and inflation sequence regulation of emergency parachutes; (5) Recovery parachutes for guided missiles, drones or space vehicles; (6) Approach parachutes and landing deceleration parachutes; (7) Other military parachutes; (8) Equipment specially designed for high altitude parachutists (e.g. suits, special helmets, breathing systems, navigation equipment); (L.N. 65 of 2004) (i) Automatic piloting systems for parachuted loads; equipment specially designed or modified for military use for controlled opening jumps at any height, including oxygen equipment; Notes: 1. ML10(b) does not control "aircraft" or variants of those "aircraft" specially designed for military use which: (a) Are not configured for military use and are not fitted with equipment or attachments specially designed or modified for military use; and (b) Have been certified for civil use by the civil aviation authority in a "participating state". 2. ML10(d) does not control: (L.N. 65 of 2004) (a) Aero-engines designed or modified for military use which have been certified by the civil aviation authority in a "participating state' for use in "civil aircraft", or specially designed components therefor; (b) Reciprocating engines or specially designed components therefor, except those specially designed for unmanned airborne vehicles. (L.N. 65 of 2004) 3. The control in ML10(b) and ML10(d) on specially designed components and related equipment for non-military "aircraft" or aero-engines modified for military use applies only to those military components and to military related equipment required for the modification to military use. (L.N. 65 of 2004) ML11 Electronic equipment, not controlled elsewhere in the Munitions List, as follows, and specially designed components therefor: (a) Electronic equipment specially designed for military use; Note: ML11(a) includes: 1. Electronic countermeasure and electronic counter-countermeasure equipment (i.e., equipment designed to introduce extraneous or erroneous signals into radar or radio communication receivers or otherwise hinder the reception, operation or effectiveness of adversary electronic receivers including their countermeasure equipment), including jamming and counter-jamming equipment; 2. Frequency agile tubes; 3. Electronic systems or equipment designed either for surveillance and monitoring of the electro-magnetic spectrum for military intelligence or security purposes, or for counteracting such surveillance and monitoring; 4. Underwater countermeasures, including acoustic and magnetic jamming and decoy equipment designed to introduce extraneous or erroneous signals into sonar receivers; 5. Data processing security equipment, data security equipment and transmission and signalling line security equipment, using ciphering processes; 6. Identification, authentification and keyloader equipment and key management, manufacturing and distribution equipment; 7. Guidance and navigation equipment. (b) Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) jamming equipment; (L.N. 95 of 2006) ML12 High velocity kinetic energy weapon systems and related equipment, as follows, and specially designed components therefor: (a) Kinetic energy weapon systems specially designed for destruction or effecting mission-abort of a target; (b) Specially designed test and evaluation facilities and test models, including diagnostic instrumentation and targets, for dynamic testing of kinetic energy projectiles and systems; N.B.: For weapon systems using sub-calibre ammunition or employing solely chemical propulsion, and ammunition therefor, see ML1, ML2, ML3 and ML4. Notes: 1. ML12 includes the following when specially designed for kinetic energy weapon systems: (a) Launch propulsion systems capable of accelerating masses larger than 0.1 g to velocities in excess of 1.6 km/s, in single or rapid fire modes; (b) Prime power generation, electric armour, energy storage, thermal management, conditioning, switching or fuel-handling equipment; and electrical interfaces between power supply, gun and other turret electric drive functions; (c) Target acquisition, tracking, fire control or damage assessment systems; (d) Homing seeker, guidance or divert propulsion (lateral acceleration) systems for projectiles. 2. ML12 controls weapon systems using any of the following methods of propulsion: (a) Electromagnetic; (b) Electrothermal; (c) Plasma; (d) Light gas; or (e) Chemical (when used in combination with any of the above). 3. (Repealed L.N. 95 of 2006) ML13 Armoured or protective equipment and constructions and components, as follows: (a) Armoured plate as follows: (1) Manufactured to comply with a military standard or specification; or (2) Suitable for military use; (b) Constructions of metallic or non-metallic materials or combinations thereof specially designed to provide ballistic protection for military systems, and specially designed components therefor; (L.N. 132 of 2001) (c) Military helmets; (d) Body armour and protective garments manufactured according to military standards or specifications, or equivalent, and specially designed components therefor; (L.N. 65 of 2004) N.B.: For "fibrous or filamentary materials" used in the manufacture of body armour, see 1C010 of the Dual-use Goods List. (L.N. 65 of 2004) Notes: 1. ML13(b) includes materials specially designed to form explosive reactive armour or to construct military shelters. 2. ML13(c) does not control conventional steel helmets, neither modified or designed to accept, nor equipped with any type of accessory device. 3. ML13(d) does not control body armour or protective garments when accompanying their user for the user's own personal protection. (L.N. 65 of 2004) N.B.: See also 1A005 of the Dual-use Goods List. ML14 Specialised equipment for military training or for simulating military scenarios, simulators specially designed for training in the use of any firearm or weapon controlled by ML1 or ML2, and specially designed components and accessories therefor; (L.N. 65 of 2004) Technical Note: The term "specialised equipment for military training" includes military types of attack trainers, operational flight trainers, radar target trainers, radar target generators, gunnery training devices, anti-submarine warfare trainers, flight simulators (including human-rated centrifuges for pilot/astronaut training), radar trainers, instrument flight trainers, navigation trainers, missile launch trainers, target equipment, drone "aircraft", armament trainers, pilotless "aircraft" trainers, mobile training units and training equipment for ground military operations. (L.N. 65 of 2004) Notes: 1. ML14 includes image generating and interactive environment systems for simulators when specially designed or modified for military use. 2. ML14 does not control equipment specially designed for training in the use of hunting or sporting weapons. (L.N. 65 of 2004) ML15 Imaging or countermeasure equipment, as follows, specially designed for military use, and specially designed components and accessories therefor: (a) Recorders and image processing equipment; (b) Cameras, photographic equipment and film processing equipment; (c) Image intensifier equipment; (d) Infrared or thermal imaging equipment; (e) Imaging radar sensor equipment; (f) Countermeasure or counter-countermeasure equipment for the equipment controlled by ML15(a) to ML15(e); Note: ML15(f) includes equipment designed to degrade the operation or effectiveness of military imaging systems or to minimize such degrading effects. Notes: 1. The term "specially designed components" includes the following when specially designed for military use: (a) Infrared image converter tubes; (b) Image intensifier tubes (other than first generation); (c) Microchannel plates; (d) Low-light-level television camera tubes; (e) Detector arrays (including electronic interconnection or read out systems); (f) Pyroelectric television camera tubes; (g) Cooling systems for imaging systems; (h) Electrically triggered shutters of the photochromic or electro-optical type having a shutter speed of less than 100 us, except in the case of shutters which are an essential part of a high speed camera; (i) Fibre optic image inverters; (j) Compound semiconductor photocathodes. 2. ML15 does not control "first generation image intensifier tubes" or equipment specially designed to incorporate "first generation image intensifier tubes". (L.N. 183 of 1999) N.B.: For the status of weapons sights incorporating "first generation image intensifier tubes" see ML1, ML2 and ML5(a). (L.N. 183 of 1999; L.N. 65 of 2004) N.B.: See also 6A002(a)(2) and 6A002(b) of the Dual-use Goods List. ML16 Forgings, castings and other unfinished products the use of which in a controlled product is identifiable by material composition, geometry or function, and which are specially designed for any products controlled by ML1, ML2, ML3, ML4, ML6, ML9, ML10, ML12, or ML19; ML17 Miscellaneous equipment, materials and libraries, as follows, and specially designed components therefor: (a) Self-contained diving and underwater swimming apparatus, as follows: (1) Closed or semi-closed circuit (rebreathing) apparatus specially designed for military use (i.e. specially designed to be non-magnetic); (2) Specially designed components for use in the conversion of open-circuit apparatus to military use; (3) Articles designed exclusively for military use with self-contained diving and underwater swimming apparatus; (b) Construction equipment specially designed for military use; (c) Fittings, coatings and treatments for signature suppression, specially designed for military use; (d) Field engineer equipment specially designed for use in a combat zone; (e) "Robots", "robot" controllers and "robot" "end-effectors", having any of the following characteristics: (1) Specially designed for military use; (2) Incorporating means of protecting hydraulic lines against externally induced punctures caused by ballistic fragments (e.g., incorporating self-sealing lines) and designed to use hydraulic fluids with flash points higher than 839 K (566 0C); or (3) Specially designed or rated for operating in an electro-magnetic pulse (EMP) environment; (f) Libraries (parametric technical databases) specially designed for military use with equipment controlled by the Munitions List; (g) Nuclear power generating equipment or propulsion equipment, including "nuclear reactors", specially designed for military use and components therefor specially designed or modified for military use; (h) Equipment and material, coated or treated for signature suppression, specially designed for military use, other than those controlled elsewhere in the Munitions List; (i) Simulators specially designed for military "nuclear reactors"; (j) Mobile repair shops specially designed or modified to service military equipment; (L.N. 65 of 2004) (k) Field generators specially designed or modified for military use; (L.N. 132 of 2001; L.N. 65 of 2004) (l) Containers specially designed or modified for military use; (L.N. 65 of 2004) (m) Ferries, other than those controlled elsewhere in the Munitions List, bridges and pontoons, specially designed for military use; (L.N. 65 of 2004; L.N. 95 of 2006) (n) Test models specially designed for the "development" of items controlled by ML4, ML6, ML9 or ML10; and (L.N. 132 of 2001; L.N. 95 of 2006) (o) Laser protection equipment (e.g., eye and sensor protection) specially designed for military use; (L.N. 95 of 2006) Technical Notes: (L.N. 65 of 2004) 1. For the purpose of ML17, the term 'library' (parametric technical database) means a collection of technical information of a military nature, reference to which may enhance the performance of military equipment or systems. (L.N. 65 of 2004) 2. For the purpose of ML17, 'modified' means any structural, electrical, mechanical, or other change that provides a non-military item with military capabilities equivalent to an item which is specially designed for military use. (L.N. 65 of 2004) ML18 Equipment for the production of products referred to in the Munitions List, as follows: (L.N. 65 of 2004) (a) Specially designed or modified production equipment for the production of products controlled by the Munitions List, and specially designed components therefor; (b) Specially designed environmental test facilities and specially designed equipment therefor, for the certification, qualification, or testing of products controlled by the Munitions List; Technical Note: For the purposes of ML18, the term 'production' includes design, examination, manufacture, testing and checking. (L.N. 65 of 2004) (c)-(d) (Repealed L.N. 65 of 2004) Notes: 1. ML18(a) and ML18(b) include the following equipment: (a) Continuous nitrators; (b) Centrifugal testing apparatus or equipment having any of the following characteristics: (1) Driven by a motor or motors having a total rated horsepower of more than 298 kW (400 hp); (2) Capable of carrying a payload of 113 kg or more; or (3) Capable of exerting a centrifugal acceleration of 8 g or more on a payload of 91 kg or more; (c) Dehydration presses; (d) Screw extruders specially designed or modified for military explosive extrusion; (e) Cutting machines for the sizing of extruded propellants; (f) Sweetie barrels (tumblers) 1.85 m or more in diameter and having over 227 kg product capacity; (g) Continuous mixers for solid propellants; (h) Fluid energy mills for grinding or milling the ingredients of military explosives; (i) Equipment to achieve both sphericity and uniform particle size in metal powder listed in ML8(c)(8); (L.N. 65 of 2004) (j) Convection current converters for the conversion of materials listed in ML8(c)(3); (L.N. 65 of 2004) 2. (a) The term "Products referred to in the Munitions List" includes: (1) Products not controlled if inferior to specified concentrations as follows: (a) Hydrazine (see ML8(c)(4)); (L.N. 65 of 2004) (b) "Explosives" (see ML8); (L.N. 65 of 2004) (2) Products not controlled if inferior to technical limits, (i.e., "superconductive" materials not controlled by 1C005 of the Dual-use Goods List; "superconductive" electromagnets not controlled by 3A001(e)(3) of the Dual-use Goods List; "superconductive" electrical equipment excluded from control under ML20(b)); (3) Metal fuels and oxidants deposited in laminar form from the vapour phase (see ML8(c)(5)); (L.N. 65 of 2004) (b) The term "Products referred to in the Munitions List" does not include: (1) Signal pistols (see ML2(b)); (2) The substances excluded from control under Note 1 to ML7; (L.N. 95 of 2006) (3) Personal radiation monitoring dosimeters (see ML7(g)) and masks for protection against specific industrial hazards (see also Dual-use Goods List); (L.N. 95 of 2006) (4) Difluoroamine and potassium nitrate powder (see Note 6 to ML8); (L.N. 65 of 2004) (5) Aero-engines excluded from control under ML10; (6) Conventional steel helmets not equipped with, or modified or designed to accept, any type of accessory device (see Note 2 to ML13); (7) Equipment fitted with industrial machinery, which is not controlled such as coating machinery not elsewhere specified and equipment for the casting of plastics; (8) Muskets, rifles and carbines dated earlier than 1938, reproductions of muskets, rifles and carbines dated earlier than 1890, revolvers, pistols and machine guns dated earlier than 1890, and their reproductions; (L.N. 132 of 2001) 3. Note 2(b)(8) to ML18 does not release from controls production equipment for non-antique small arms, even if used to produce reproductions of antique small arms. (L.N. 132 of 2001; L.N. 65 of 2004) 4. (Repealed L.N. 65 of 2004) (L.N. 65 of 2004) ML19 Directed energy weapon systems (DEW), related or countermeasure equipment and test models, as follows, and specially designed components therefor: (a) "Laser" systems specially designed for destruction or effecting mission-abort of a target; (b) Particle beam systems capable of destruction or effecting mission-abort of a target; (c) High power radio-frequency (RF) systems capable of destruction or effecting mission-abort of a target; (d) Equipment specially designed for the detection or identification of, or defence against, systems controlled by ML19(a), ML19(b) or ML19(c); (e) Physical test models and related test results for the systems, equipment and components controlled by this Item; (f) Continuous wave or pulsed "laser" systems specially designed to cause permanent blindness to unenhanced vision, i.e. to the naked eye or to the eye with corrective eyesight devices; (L.N. 132 of 2001) Notes: 1. Directed energy weapon systems controlled by ML19 include systems whose capability is derived from the controlled application of: (a) "Lasers" of sufficient continuous wave or pulsed power to effect destruction similar to the manner of conventional ammunition; (b) Particle accelerators which project a charged or neutral particle beam with destructive power; (c) High pulsed power or high average power radio frequency beam transmitters which produce fields sufficiently intense to disable electronic circuitry at a distant target. 2. ML19 includes the following when specially designed for directed energy weapon systems: (a) Prime power generation, energy storage, switching, power conditioning or fuel-handling equipment; (b) Target acquisition or tracking systems; (c) Systems capable of assessing target damage, destruction or mission-abort; (d) Beam-handling, propagation or pointing equipment; (e) Equipment with rapid beam slew capability for rapid multiple target operations; (f) Adaptive optics and phase conjugators; (g) Current injectors for negative hydrogen ion beams; (h) "Space qualified" accelerator components; (i) Negative ion beam funnelling equipment; (j) Equipment for controlling and slewing a high energy ion beam; (k) "Space qualified" foils for neutralising negative hydrogen isotope beams. ML20 Cryogenic and "superconductive" equipment, as follows, and specially designed components and accessories therefor: (a) Equipment specially designed or configured to be installed in a vehicle for military ground, marine, airborne or space applications, capable of operating while in motion and of producing or maintaining temperatures below 103K (-1700C); Note: ML20(a) includes mobile systems incorporating or employing accessories or components manufactured from non-metallic or non-electrical conductive materials, such as plastics or epoxy-impregnated materials. (b) "Superconductive" electrical equipment (rotating machinery and transformers) specially designed or configured to be installed in a vehicle for military ground, marine, airborne or space applications, capable of operating while in motion; Note: ML20(b) does not control direct-current hybrid homopolar generators that have single-pole normal metal armatures which rotate in a magnetic field produced by superconducting windings, provided those windings are the only superconducting component in the generator. ML21 "Software", as follows: (a) "Software" specially designed or modified for the "development", "production" or "use' of equipment or materials controlled by the Munitions List; (b) Specific "Software", as follows: (1) "Software" specially designed for: (a) Modelling, simulation or evaluation of military weapon systems; (b) "Development", monitoring, maintenance or up-dating of "software" embedded in military weapon systems; (c) Modelling or simulating military operation scenarios, not controlled by ML14; (d) Command, Communications, Control and Intelligence (C3I) or Command, Communications, Control, Computer and Intelligence (C4I) applications; (L.N. 132 of 2001) (2) "Software" for determining the effects of conventional, nuclear, chemical or biological warfare weapons; (3) "Software", not controlled by ML21(a), ML21(b)(1) or ML21(b)(2), specially designed or modified to enable equipment not controlled by the Munitions List to perform the military functions of equipment controlled by ML5, ML7(g), ML9(c), ML9(e), ML10(e), ML11, ML14, ML15, ML17(i) or ML18; (L.N. 132 of 2001; L.N. 95 of 2006) ML22"Technology" as follows: (a) "Technology", other than that specified in ML22(b), which is "required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of items controlled in the Munitions List; (b) "Technology" as follows: (1) "Technology" "required" for the design of, the assembly of components into, and the operation, maintenance and repair of complete production installations for items controlled in the Munitions List, even if the components of such production installations are not controlled; (2) "Technology" "required" for the "development" and "production" of small arms even if used to produce reproductions of antique small arms; (3) "Technology" "required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of toxicological agents, related equipment or components controlled by ML7(a) to ML7(g); (4) "Technology" "required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of "biopolymers" or cultures of specific cells controlled by ML7(h); (5) "Technology" "required" exclusively for the incorporation of "biocatalysts", controlled by ML7(i)(1), into military carrier substances or military material; Notes: 1. "Technology" "required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of items controlled in the Munitions List remains under control even when applicable to any uncontrolled item. 2. ML22 does not control "technology" as follows: (a) Which is the minimum necessary for the installation, operation, maintenance (checking) and repair of those items which are not controlled or whose export has been authorized; (b) Which is "in the public domain", "basic scientific research" or the minimum necessary information for patent applications; (c) For magnetic induction for continuous propulsion of civil transport devices. (L.N. 95 of 2006) DUAL-USE GOODS LIST NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY NOTE (NTN) (To be read in conjunction with section E of Category 0) The "technology" directly associated with any goods controlled in Category 0 is controlled according to the provisions of Category 0. (L.N. 183 of 1999) "Technology" for the "development", "production" or "use" of goods under control remains under control even when applicable to non-controlled goods. The approval of goods for export also authorizes the export to the same end-user of the minimum "technology" required for the installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of the goods. Controls on "technology" transfer do not apply to information "in the public domain" or to "basic scientific research". GENERAL TECHNOLOGY NOTE (GTN) (To be read in conjunction with section E of Categories 1 to 9) The export of "technology" which is "required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of goods controlled in Categories 1 to 9, is controlled according to the provisions of Categories 1 to 9. "Technology" "required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of goods under control remains under control even when applicable to non-controlled goods. Controls do not apply to that "technology" which is the minimum necessary for the installation, operation, maintenance (checking) and repair of those goods which are not controlled or whose export has been authorized. N.B.: This does not release such "technology" controlled by 1E002(e) and 1E002(f) and 8E002(a) and 8E002(b). Controls on "technology" transfer do not apply to information "in the public domain", to "basic scientific research" or to the minimum necessary information for patent applications. GENERAL SOFTWARE NOTE (GSN) The Lists do not control "software" which is either: (1) Generally available to the public by being: (a) Sold from stock at retail selling points without restriction, by means of: (1) Over-the-counter transactions; (2) Mail order transactions; (L.N. 65 of 2004) (3) Electronic transactions; or (L.N. 65 of 2004) (4) Telephone call transactions; and (L.N. 65 of 2004) (b) Designed for installation by the user without further substantial support by the supplier; or N.B.: Entry (1) of the General Software Note does not release "software" controlled by Category 5-Part 2. (2) "In the public domain". (L.N. 183 of 1999) CATEGORY 0-NUCLEAR MATERIALS, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT 0A SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS 0A001 "Nuclear reactors" and specially designed or prepared equipment and components therefor, as follows: (a) "Nuclear reactors" capable of operation so as to maintain a controlled self-sustaining fission chain reaction; (b) Metal vessels, or major shop-fabricated parts therefor, specially designed or prepared to contain the core of a "nuclear reactor", including the reactor vessel head for a reactor pressure vessel; (c) Manipulative equipment specially designed or prepared for inserting or removing fuel in a "nuclear reactor"; (d) Control rods specially designed or prepared for the control of the fission process in a "nuclear reactor", support or suspension structures therefor, rod drive mechanisms and rod guide tubes; (e) Pressure tubes specially designed or prepared to contain fuel elements and the primary coolant in a "nuclear reactor" at an operating pressure in excess of 5.1 MPa; (f) Zirconium metal and alloys in the form of tubes or assemblies of tubes in which the ratio of hafnium to zirconium is less than 1:500 parts by weight, specially designed or prepared for use in a "nuclear reactor"; (g) Coolant pumps specially designed or prepared for circulating the primary coolant of "nuclear reactors"; (h) 'Nuclear reactor internals' specially designed or prepared for use in a "nuclear reactor", including support columns for the core, fuel channels, thermal shields, baffles, core grid plates, and diffuser plates; Note: In 0A001(h), 'nuclear reactor internals' means any major structure within a reactor vessel which has one or more functions such as supporting the core, maintaining fuel alignment, directing primary coolant flow, providing radiation shields for the reactor vessel, and guiding in-core instrumentations. (i) Heat exchangers (steam generators) specially designed or prepared for use in the primary coolant circuit of a "nuclear reactor"; (j) Neutron detection and measuring instruments specially designed or prepared for determining neutron flux levels within the core of a "nuclear reactor"; 0B TEST INSPECTION AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT 0B001 Plant for the separation of isotopes of "natural uranium", "depleted uranium" and "special fissile materials", and specially designed or prepared equipment and components therefor, as follows: (a) Plant specially designed for separating isotopes of "natural uranium", "depleted uranium", and "special fissile materials", as follows: (1) Gas centrifuge separation plant; (2) Gaseous diffusion separation plant; (3) Aerodynamic separation plant; (4) Chemical exchange separation plant; (5) Ion-exchange separation plant; (6) Atomic vapour "laser" isotope separation (AVLIS) plant; (7) Molecular "laser" isotope separation (MLIS) plant; (8) Plasma separation plant; (9) Electro magnetic separation plant; (b) Gas centrifuges and assemblies and components, specially designed or prepared for gas centrifuge separation process, as follows: (1) Gas centrifuges; (2) Complete rotor assemblies; (3) Rotor tube cylinders with a wall thickness of 12 mm or less, a diameter of between 75 mm and 400 mm, made from 'high strength-to-density ratio materials'; (4) Rings or bellows with a wall thickness of 3 mm or less and a diameter of between 75 mm and 400 mm and designed to give local support to a rotor tube or to join a number together, made from 'high strength-to-density ratio materials'; (5) Baffles of between 75 mm and 400 mm diameter for mounting inside a rotor tube, made from 'high strength-to-density ratio materials'; (6) Top or bottom caps of between 75 mm and 400 mm diameter to fit the ends of a rotor tube, made from 'high strength-to-density ratio materials'; (7) Magnetic suspension bearings consisting of an annular magnet suspended within a housing made of or protected by "materials resistant to corrosion by UF6" containing a damping medium and having the magnet coupling with a pole piece or second magnet fitted to the top cap of the rotor; (8) Specially prepared bearings comprising a pivot-cup assembly mounted on a damper; (9) Molecular pumps comprised of cylinders having internally machined or extruded helical grooves and internally machined bores; (10) Ring-shaped motor stators for multiphase AC hysteresis (or reluctance) motors for synchronous operation within a vacuum in the frequency range of 600 to 2000 Hz and a power range of 50 to 1000 Volt-Amps; (11) Centrifuge housing/recipients to contain the rotor tube assembly of a gas centrifuge, consisting of a rigid cylinder of wall thickness up to 30 mm with precision machined ends and made of or protected by "materials resistant to corrosion by UF6"; (12) Scoops consisting of tubes of up to 12 mm internal diameter for the extraction of UF6 gas from within a centrifuge rotor tube by a Pitot tube action, made of or protected by "materials resistant to corrosion by UF6"; (13) Frequency changers (converters or inverters) specially designed or prepared to supply motor stators for gas centrifuge enrichment, having all of the following characteristics, and specially designed components therefor: (a) Multiphase output of 600 to 2000 Hz; (b) Frequency control better than 0.1%; (c) Harmonic distortion of less than 2%; and (d) An efficiency greater than 80%; Note: In 0B001(b), 'high strength-to-density ratio material' means any of the following: (a) Maraging steel capable of an ultimate tensile strength of 2050 MPa or more; (b) Aluminium alloys capable of an ultimate tensile strength of 460 MPa or more; or (c) "Fibrous or filamentary materials" with a "specific modulus" of more than 3.18×106 m and a "specific tensile strength" greater than 76.2× 103 m. (c) Equipment and components, specially designed or prepared for gaseous diffusion separation process, as follows: (1) Gaseous diffusion barriers made of porous metallic, polymer or ceramic "materials resistant to corrosion by UF6" with a pore size of 10 to 100 nm, a thickness of 5 mm or less, and, for tubular forms, a diameter of 25 mm or less; (2) Gaseous diffuser housings made of or protected by "materials resistant to corrosion by UF6"; (3) Compressors (positive displacement, centrifugal and axial flow types) or gas blowers with a suction volume capacity of 1 m3/min or more of UF6, and discharge pressure up to 666.7 kPa, made of or protected by "materials resistant to corrosion by UF6"; (4) Rotary shaft seals for compressors or blowers controlled by 0B001(c)(3) and designed for a buffer gas in-leakage rate of less than 1000 cm3/min; (5) Heat exchangers made of aluminium, copper, nickel, or alloys containing more than 60 weight percent nickel, or combinations of these metals as clad tubes, designed to operate at sub-atmospheric pressure with a leak rate that limits the pressure rise to less than 10 Pa per hour under a pressure differential of 100 kPa; (6) Bellow valves made of or protected by "materials resistant to corrosion by UF6", with a diameter of 40 mm to 1500 mm; (d) Equipment and components, specially designed or prepared for aerodynamic separation process, as follows: (1) Separation nozzles consisting of slit-shaped, curved channels having a radius of curvature less than 1 mm, resistant to corrosion by UF6 , and having a knife-edge contained within the nozzle which separates the gas flowing through the nozzle into two streams; (2) Tangential inlet flow-driven cylindrical or conical tubes (vortex tubes), made of or protected by "materials resistant to corrosion by UF6", with a diameter of between 0.5 cm and 4 cm and a length to diameter ratio of 20:1 or less and with one or more tangential inlets; (3) Compressors (positive displacement, centrifugal and axial flow types) or gas blowers with a suction volume capacity of 2 m3/min, made of or protected by "materials resistant to corrosion by UF6", and rotary shaft seals therefor; (4) Heat exchangers made of or protected by "materials resistant to corrosion by UF6"; (5) Aerodynamic separation element housings, made of or protected by "materials resistant to corrosion by UF6" to contain vortex tubes or separation nozzles; (6) Bellows valves made of or protected by "materials resistant to corrosion by UF6", with a diameter of 40 to 1500 mm; (7) Process systems for separating UF6 from carrier gas (hydrogen or helium) to 1 ppm UF6 content or less, including: (a) Cryogenic heat exchangers and cryoseparators capable of temperatures of 153 K (-1200C) or less; (b) Cryogenic refrigeration units capable of temperatures of 153 K (-1200C) or less; (c) Separation nozzle or vortex tube units for the separation of UF6 from carrier gas; (d) UF6 cold traps capable of temperatures of 253 K (-200C) or less; (e) Equipment and components, specially designed or prepared for chemical exchange separation process, as follows: (1) Fast-exchange liquid-liquid pulse columns with stage residence time of 30 seconds or less and resistant to concentrated hydrochloric acid (e.g. made of or protected by suitable plastic materials such as fluorocarbon polymers or glass); (2) Fast-exchange liquid-liquid centrifugal contactors with stage residence time of 30 seconds or less and resistant to concentrated hydrochloric acid (e.g. made of or protected by suitable plastic materials such as fluorocarbon polymers or glass); (3) Electrochemical reduction cells resistant to concentrated hydrochloric acid solutions, for reduction of uranium from one valence state to another; (4) Electrochemical reduction cells feed equipment to take U+4 from the organic stream and, for those parts in contact with the process stream, made of or protected by suitable material (e.g. glass, fluorocarbon polymers, polyphenyl sulphate, polyether sulfone and resin-impregnated graphite); (5) Feed preparation systems for producing high purity uranium chloride solution consisting of dissolution, solvent extraction and/or ion exchange equipment for purification and electrolytic cells for reducing the uranium U+6 or U+4 to U+3; (6) Uranium oxidation systems for oxidation of U+3 to U+4; (f) Equipment and components, specially designed or prepared for ion-exchange separation process, as follows: (1) Fast reacting ion-exchange resins, pellicular or porous macro-reticulated resins in which the active chemical exchange groups are limited to a coating on the surface of an inactive porous support structure, and other composite structures in any suitable form, including particles or fibres, with diameters of 0.2 mm or less, resistant to concentrated hydrochloric acid and designed to have an exchange rate half-time of less than 10 seconds and capable of operating at temperatures in the range of 373 K (1000C) to 473 K (2000C); (2) Ion exchange columns (cylindrical) with a diameter greater than 1000 mm, made of or protected by materials resistant to concentrated hydrochloric acid (e.g. titanium or fluorocarbon plastics) and capable of operating at temperatures in the range of 373 K (1000C) to 473 K (2000C) and pressures above 0.7 MPa; (3) Ion exchange reflux systems (chemical or electrochemical oxidation or reduction systems) for regeneration of the chemical reducing or oxidizing agents used in ion exchange enrichment cascades; (g) Equipment and components, specially designed or prepared for atomic vapour "laser" isotope separation process (AVLIS), as follows: (1) High power strip or scanning electron beam guns with a delivered power of more than 2.5 kW/cm for use in uranium vaporization systems; (2) Liquid uranium metal handling systems for molten uranium or uranium alloys, consisting of crucibles, made of or protected by suitable corrosion and heat resistant materials (e.g. tantalum, yttria-coated graphite, graphite coated with other rare earth oxides or mixtures thereof), and cooling equipment for the crucibles; N.B.: See also 2A225. (3) Product and tails collector systems made of or lined with materials resistant to the heat and corrosion of uranium metal vapour or liquid, such as yttria-coated graphite or tantalum; (4) Separator module housings (cylindrical or rectangular vessels) for containing the uranium metal vapour source, the electron beam gun and the product and tails collectors; (5) "Lasers" or "laser" systems for the separation of uranium isotopes with a spectrum frequency stabilizer for operation over extended periods of time; N.B.: See also 6A005 and 6A205. (h) Equipment and components, specially designed or prepared for molecular "laser" isotope separation process (MLIS) or chemical reaction by isotope selective laser activation (CRISLA), as follows: (1) Supersonic expansion nozzles for cooling mixtures of UF6 and carrier gas to 150 K (-1230C) or less and made from "materials resistant to corrosion by UF6"; (2) Uranium pentafluoride (UF5) product collectors consisting of filter, impact, or cyclone-type collectors or combinations thereof, and made of "materials resistant to corrosion by UF5/UF6"; (3) Compressors made of or protected by "materials resistant to corrosion by UF6", and rotary shaft seals therefor; (4) Equipment for fluorinating UF5 (solid) to UF6 (gas); (5) Process systems for separating UF6 from carrier gas (e.g. nitrogen or argon) including: (a) Cryogenic heat exchangers and cryoseparators capable of temperatures of 153 K (-1200C) or less; (b) Cryogenic refrigeration units capable of temperatures of 153 K (-1200C) or less; (c) UF6 cold traps capable of temperatures of 253 K (-200C) or less; (6) "Lasers" or "laser" systems for the separation of uranium isotopes with a spectrum frequency stabilizer for operation over extended periods of time; N.B.: See also 6A005 and 6A205. (i) Equipment and components, specially designed or prepared for plasma separation process, as follows: (1) Microwave power sources and antennae for producing or accelerating ions, with an output frequency greater than 30 GHz and mean power output greater than 50 kW; (2) Radio frequency ion excitation coils for frequencies of more than 100 kHz and capable of handling more than 40 kW mean power; (3) Uranium plasma-generation systems; (4) Liquid metal handling systems for molten uranium or uranium alloys, consisting of crucibles, made of or protected by suitable corrosion and heat resistant materials (e.g. tantalum, yttria-coated graphite, graphite coated with other rare earth oxides or mixtures thereof), and cooling equipment for the crucibles; N.B.: See also 2A225. (5) Product and tails collectors made of or protected by materials resistant to the heat and corrosion of uranium vapour such as yttria-coated graphite or tantalum; (6) Separator module housings (cylindrical) for containing the uranium plasma source, radio-frequency drive coil and the product and tails collectors and made of a suitable non-magnetic material (e.g. stainless steel); (j) Equipment and components, specially designed or prepared for electromagnetic separation process, as follows: (1) Ion sources, single or multiple, consisting of a vapour source, ionizer, and beam accelerator made of suitable non-magnetic materials (e.g. graphite, stainless steel, or copper) and capable of providing a total ion beam current of 50 mA or greater; (2) Ion collector plates for collection of enriched or depleted uranium ion beams, consisting of two or more slits and pockets and made of suitable non-magnetic materials (e.g. graphite or stainless steel); (3) Vacuum housings for uranium electromagnetic separators made of non-magnetic materials (e.g. stainless steel) and designed to operate at pressures of 0.1 Pa or lower; (4) Magnet pole pieces with a diameter greater than 2 m; (5) High voltage power supplies for ion sources, having all of the following characteristics: (a) Capable of continuous operation; (b) Output voltage of 20000 V or greater; (c) Output current of 1 A or greater; and (d) Voltage regulation of better than 0.01% over a period of 8 hours; N.B.: See also 3A227. (6) Magnet power supplies (high power, direct current) having all of the following characteristics: (a) Capable of continuous operation with a current output of 500 A or greater at a voltage of 100 V or greater; and (b) Current or voltage regulation better than 0.01% over a period of 8 hours; N.B.: See also 3A226. 0B002 Specially designed or prepared auxiliary systems, equipment and components, as follows, for isotope separation plant controlled by 0B001, made of or protected by "materials resistant to corrosion by UF6": (a) Feed autoclaves, ovens or systems used for passing UF6 to the enrichment process; (b) Desublimers or cold traps, used to remove UF6 from the enrichment process for subsequent transfer upon heating; (c) Product and tails stations for transferring UF6 into containers; (d) Liquefaction or solidification stations used to remove UF6 from the enrichment process by compressing, cooling and converting UF6 to a liquid or solid form; (e) Piping systems and header systems specially designed for handling UF6 within gaseous diffusion, centrifuge or aerodynamic cascades; (f) (1) Vacuum manifolds or vacuum headers having a suction capacity of 5 m3/minute or more; or (2) Vacuum pumps specially designed for use in UF6 bearing atmospheres; (g) UF6 mass spectrometers/ion sources specially designed or prepared for taking on-line samples of feed, product or tails from UF6 gas streams and having all of the following characteristics: (1) Unit resolution for mass of more than 320 amu; (2) Ion sources constructed of or lined with nichrome or monel, or nickel plated; (3) Electron bombardment ionization sources; and (4) Collector system suitable for isotopic analysis; 0B003 Plant for the conversion of uranium and equipment specially designed or prepared therefor, as follows: (a) Systems for the conversion of uranium ore concentrates to UO3; (b) Systems for the conversion of UO3 to UF6; (c) Systems for the conversion of UO3 to UO2; (d) Systems for the conversion of UO2 to UF4; (e) Systems for the conversion of UF4 to UF6; (f) Systems for the conversion of UF4 to uranium metal; (g) Systems for the conversion of UF6 to UO2; (h) Systems for the conversion of UF6 to UF4; (i) Systems for the conversion of UO2 to UC14; (L.N. 132 of 2001) 0B004 Plant for the production or concentration of heavy water, deuterium and deuterium compounds and specially designed or prepared equipment and components therefor, as follows: (a) Plant for the production of heavy water, deuterium or deuterium compounds, as follows: (1) Water-hydrogen sulphide exchange plants; (2) Ammonia-hydrogen exchange plants; (b) Equipment and components, as follows: (1) Water-hydrogen sulphide exchange towers fabricated from fine carbon steel (e.g. ASTM A516) with diameters of 6 m to 9 m, capable of operating at pressures greater than or equal to 2 MPa and with a corrosion allowance of 6 mm or greater; (2) Single stage, low head (i.e. 0.2 MPa) centrifugal blowers or compressors for hydrogen sulphide gas circulation (i.e. gas containing more than 70% H2S) with a throughput capacity greater than or equal to 56 m3/second when operating at pressures greater than or equal to 1.8 MPa suction and having seals designed for wet H2S service; (3) Ammonia-hydrogen exchange towers greater than or equal to 35 m in height with diameters of 1.5 m to 2.5 m capable of operating at pressures greater than 15 MPa; (4) Tower internals, including stage contactors, and stage pumps, including those which are submersible, for heavy water production utilizing the ammonia-hydrogen exchange process; (5) Ammonia crackers with operating pressures greater than or equal to 3 MPa for heavy water production utilizing the ammonia-hydrogen exchange process; (6) Infrared absorption analysers capable of on-line hydrogen/deuterium ratio analysis where deuterium concentrations are equal to or greater than 90%; (7) Catalytic burners for the conversion of enriched deuterium gas into heavy water utilizing the ammonia-hydrogen exchange process; (8) Complete heavy water upgrade systems, or columns therefor, for the upgrade of heavy water to reactor-grade deuterium concentration; 0B005 Plant specially designed for the fabrication of "nuclear reactor" fuel elements and specially designed or prepared equipment therefor; Note: A plant for the fabrication of "nuclear reactor" fuel elements includes equipment which: (a) Normally comes into direct contact with or directly processes or controls the production flow of nuclear materials; (b) Seals the nuclear materials within the cladding; (c) Checks the integrity of the cladding or the seal; or (d) Checks the finish treatment of the solid fuel. 0B006 Plant for the reprocessing of irradiated "nuclear reactor" fuel elements, and specially designed or prepared equipment and components therefor; Note: 0B006 includes: (a) Plant for the reprocessing of irradiated "nuclear reactor" fuel elements including equipment and components which normally come into direct contact with and directly control the irradiated fuel and the major nuclear material and fission product processing streams; (b) Fuel element chopping or shredding machines, i.e. remotely operated equipment to cut, chop, shred or shear irradiated "nuclear reactor" fuel assemblies, bundles or rods; (c) Dissolvers, critically safe tanks (e.g. small diameter, annular or slab tanks) specially designed or prepared for the dissolution of irradiated "nuclear reactor" fuel, which are capable of withstanding hot, highly corrosive liquids, and which can be remotely loaded and maintained; (d) Counter-current solvent extractors and ion-exchange processing equipment specially designed or prepared for use in a plant for the reprocessing of irradiated "natural uranium", "depleted uranium" or "special fissile materials"; (e) Holding or storage vessels specially designed to be critically safe and resistant to the corrosive effects of nitric acid; Note: Holding or storage vessels may have the following features: 1. Walls or internal structures with a boron equivalent (calculated for all constituent elements as defined in the Note to 0C004) of at least two percent; 2. A maximum diameter of 175 mm for cylindrical vessels; or 3. A maximum width of 75 mm for either a slab or annular vessel. (f) Process control instrumentation specially designed or prepared for monitoring or controlling the reprocessing of irradiated "natural uranium", "depleted uranium" or "special fissile materials". (L.N. 132 of 2001) 0B007 Plant for the conversion of plutonium and equipment specially designed or prepared therefor, as follows: (a) Systems for the conversion of plutonium nitrate to oxide; (b) Systems for plutonium metal production; (L.N. 132 of 2001) 0C MATERIALS 0C001 "Natural uranium" or "depleted uranium" or thorium in the form of metal, alloy, chemical compound or concentrate and any other material containing one or more of the foregoing; Note: 0C001 does not control the following: (a) Four grammes or less of "natural uranium" or "depleted uranium" when contained in a sensing component in instruments; (b) "Depleted uranium" specially fabricated for the following civil non-nuclear applications: (1) Shielding; (2) Packaging; (3) Ballasts having a mass not greater than 100 kg; (4) Counter-weights having a mass not greater than 100 kg; (c) Alloys containing less than 5% thorium; (d) Ceramic products containing thorium, which have been manufactured for non-nuclear use. 0C002 "Special fissile materials"; Note: 0C002 does not control four "effective grammes" or less when contained in a sensing component in instruments. 0C003 Deuterium, heavy water (deuterium oxide) and other compounds of deuterium, and mixtures and solutions containing deuterium, in which the isotopic ratio of deuterium to hydrogen exceeds 1:5000; 0C004 Graphite, nuclear grade, having a purity level of less than 5 parts per million 'boron equivalent' and with a density greater than 1.5 g/cm3; N.B.: See also 1C107. Notes: 1. 0C004 does not control the following: (a) Manufactures of graphite having a mass less than 1 kg, other than those specially designed or prepared for use in a nuclear reactor; (b) Graphite powder. 2. In 0C004, 'boron equivalent' (BE) is defined as the sum of BEZ for impurities (excluding BEcarbon since carbon is not considered an impurity) including boron, where: BEZ(ppm) = CF x concentration of element Z in ppm; and σB andσz are the thermal neutron capture cross sections (in barns) for naturally occurring boron and element Z respectively; and AB and AZ are the atomic masses of naturally occurring boron and element Z respectively. (L.N. 132 of 2001) 0C005 Specially prepared compounds or powders for the manufacture of gaseous diffusion barriers, resistant to corrosion by UF6 (e.g. nickel or alloy containing 60 weight percent or more nickel, aluminium oxide and fully fluorinated hydrocarbon polymers), having a purity of 99.9 weight percent or more and a mean particle size of less than 10 micrometres measured by American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) B330 standard and a high degree of particle size uniformity; 0D SOFTWARE 0D001 "Software" specially designed or modified for the "development", "production" or "use" of goods controlled by this Category; 0E TECHNOLOGY 0E001 "Technology" according to the Nuclear Technology Note for the "development", "production" or "use" of goods controlled by this Category; (L.N. 183 of 1999) CATEGORY 1-MATERIALS, CHEMICALS,"MICROORGANISMS" AND "TOXINS" 1A SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS 1A001 Components made from fluorinated compounds, as follows: (L.N. 65 of 2004) (a) Seals, gaskets, sealants or fuel bladders specially designed for "aircraft" or aerospace use made from more than 50% by weight of any of the materials controlled by 1C009(b) or 1C009(c); (b) Piezoelectric polymers and copolymers made from vinylidene fluoride materials controlled by 1C009(a): (1) In sheet or film form; and (2) With a thickness exceeding 200 mm; (c) Seals, gaskets, valve seats, bladders or diaphragms made from fluoroelastomers containing at least one vinylether group as a constitutional unit, specially designed for "aircraft", aerospace or ‘m issile’ use; (L.N. 132 of 2001) Note: ‘Missile’ in 1A001(c) means complete rocket systems and unmanned air vehicle systems. 1A002 "Composite" structures or laminates, having any of the following: N.B.: See also 1A202, 9A010 and 9A110. (a) An organic "matrix" and made from materials controlled by 1C010(c), 1C010(d) or 1C010(e); or Note: 1A002(a) does not control finished or semi-finished items specially designed for purely civilian applications as follows: (a) Sporting goods; (b) Automotive industry; (c) Machine tool industry; (d) Medical applications. (L.N. 132 of 2001) (b) A metal or carbon "matrix" and made from: (1) Carbon "fibrous or filamentary materials" with: (a) A "specific modulus" exceeding 10.15 x 106 m; and (b) A "specific tensile strength" exceeding 17.7 x 104 m; or (2) Materials controlled by 1C010(c); Note: 1A002(b) does not control finished or semi-finished items specially designed for purely civilian applications as follows: (a) Sporting goods; (b) Automotive industry; (c) Machine tool industry; (d) Medical applications. (L.N. 65 of 2004) Note: 1A002 does not control composite structures or laminates made from epoxy resin impregnated carbon "fibrous or filamentary materials" for the repair of aircraft structures or laminates, provided the size does not exceed 1 m2. (L.N. 65 of 2004) 1A003 Manufactures of non-fluorinated polymeric substances controlled by 1C008(a)(3) in film, sheet, tape or ribbon form: (L.N. 132 of 2001) (a) With a thickness exceeding 0.254 mm; or (b) Coated or laminated with carbon, graphite, metals or magnetic substances; Note: 1A003 does not control manufactures when coated or laminated with copper and designed for the production of electronic printed circuit boards. 1A004 Protective and detection equipment and components not specially designed for military use, as follows: (L.N. 132 of 2001) N.B.: See also 2B351 and 2B352. (a) Gas masks, filter canisters and decontamination equipment therefor designed or modified for defence against biological agents or radioactive materials "adapted for use in war" or chemical warfare (CW) agents and specially designed components therefor; (b) Protective suits, gloves and shoes specially designed or modified for defence against biological agents or radioactive materials "adapted for use in war" or chemical warfare (CW) agents; (c) Nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) detection systems specially designed or modified for detection or identification of biological agents or radioactive materials "adapted for use in war" or chemical warfare (CW) agents and specially designed components therefor; Note: 1A004 does not control: (a) Personal radiation monitoring dosimeters; (b) Equipment limited by design or function to protect against hazards specific to civil industries, such as mining, quarrying, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, medical, veterinary, environmental, waste management, or to the food industry. 1A005 Body armour, and specially designed components therefor, not manufactured to military standards or specifications, nor to their equivalents in performance; (L.N. 132 of 2001) N.B.: See also the Munitions List. For "fibrous or filamentary materials" used in the manufacture of body armour, see 1C010. (L.N. 65 of 2004) Notes: 1. 1A005 does not control body armour or protective garments when accompanying their user for the user's own personal protection. (L.N. 65 of 2004) 2. 1A005 does not control body armour designed to provide frontal protection only from both fragment and blast from non-military explosive devices. 1A102 Resaturated pyrolized carbon-carbon components designed for space launch vehicles controlled by 9A004 or sounding rockets controlled by 9A104; (L.N. 132 of 2001; L.N. 95 of 2006) 1A202 Composite structures, other than those controlled by 1A002, in the form of tubes and having both of the following characteristics: (L.N. 95 of 2006) N.B.: See also 9A010 and 9A110. (a) An inside diameter of between 75 mm and 400 mm; and (b) Made with any of the "fibrous or filamentary materials" controlled by 1C010(a) or 1C010(b) or 1C210(a) or with carbon prepreg materials controlled by 1C210(c); (L.N. 95 of 2006) (L.N. 65 of 2004) 1A225 Platinized catalysts specially designed or prepared for promoting the hydrogen isotope exchange reaction between hydrogen and water for the recovery of tritium from heavy water or for the production of heavy water; 1A226 Specialized packings which may be used in separating heavy water from ordinary water, having both of the following characteristics: (a) Made of phosphor bronze mesh chemically treated to improve wettability; and (b) Designed to be used in vacuum distillation towers; (L.N. 132 of 2001) 1A227 High-density (lead glass or other) radiation shielding windows, having all of the following characteristics, and specially designed frames therefor: (a) A 'cold area' greater than 0.09 m2; (b) A density greater than 3 g/cm3; and (c) A thickness of 100 mm or greater; Technical Note: In 1A227, the term 'cold area' means the viewing area of the window exposed to the lowest level of radiation in the design application. (L.N. 132 of 2001) 1B TEST, INSPECTION AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT 1B001 Equipment for the production of fibres, prepregs, preforms or "composites" controlled by 1A002 or 1C010, as follows, and specially designed components and accessories therefor: N.B.: See also 1B101 and 1B201. (a) Filament winding machines of which the motions for positioning, wrapping and winding fibres are coordinated and programmed in three or more axes, specially designed for the manufacture of "composite" structures or laminates from fibrous or filamentary materials"; (b) Tape-laying or tow-placement machines of which the motions for positioning and laying tape, tows or sheets are coordinated and programmed in two or more axes, specially designed for the manufacture of "composite" airframe or ‘missile’ structures; Note: In 1B001(b), ‘missile’ means complete rocket systems and unmanned air vehicle systems. (c) Multidirectional, multidimensional weaving machines or interlacing machines, including adapters and modification kits, for weaving, interlacing or braiding fibres to manufacture "composite" structures; Technical Note: For the purpose of 1B001(c) the technique of interlacing includes knitting. (L.N. 65 of 2004) Note: 1B001(c) does not control textile machinery not modified for the above end-uses. (d) Equipment specially designed or adapted for the production of reinforcement fibres, as follows: (1) Equipment for converting polymeric fibres (such as polyacrylonitrile, rayon, pitch or polycarbosilane) into carbon fibres or silicon carbide fibres, including special equipment to strain the fibre during heating; (2) Equipment for the chemical vapour deposition of elements or compounds on heated filamentary substrates to manufacture silicon carbide fibres; (3) Equipment for the wet-spinning of refractory ceramics (such as aluminium oxide); (4) Equipment for converting aluminium containing precursor fibres into alumina fibres by heat treatment; (e) Equipment for producing prepregs controlled by 1C010(e) by the hot melt method; (f) Non-destructive inspection equipment capable of inspecting defects three dimensionally, using ultrasonic or X-ray tomography and specially designed for "composite" materials; 1B002 Equipment for producing metal alloys, metal alloy powder or alloyed materials, specially designed to avoid contamination and specially designed for use in one of the processes specified in 1C002(c)(2); (L.N. 132 of 2001) N.B.: See also 1B102. (L.N. 65 of 2004) 1B003 Tools, dies, moulds or fixtures, for "superplastic forming" or "diffusion bonding" titanium or aluminium or their alloys, specially designed for the manufacture of: (a) Airframe or aerospace structures; (b) "Aircraft" or aerospace engines; or (c) Specially designed components for those structures or engines; 1B101 Equipment, other than that controlled by 1B001, for the "production" of structural composites as follows; and specially designed components and accessories therefor: N.B.: See also 1B201. Note: Components and accessories controlled by 1B101 include moulds, mandrels, dies, fixtures and tooling for the preform pressing, curing, casting, sintering or bonding of composite structures, laminates and manufactures thereof. (a) Filament winding machines of which the motions for positioning, wrapping and winding fibres can be coordinated and programmed in three or more axes, designed to fabricate composite structures or laminates from fibrous or filamentary materials, and coordinating and programming controls; (b) Tape-laying machines of which the motions for positioning and laying tape and sheets can be coordinated and programmed in two or more axes, designed for the manufacture of composite airframe and "missile" structures; (c) Equipment designed or modified for the "production" of "fibrous or filamentary materials" as follows: (1) Equipment for converting polymeric fibres (such as polyacrylonitrile, rayon or polycarbosilane) including special provision to strain the fibre during heating; (2) Equipment for the vapour deposition of elements or compounds on heated filament substrates; and (3) Equipment for the wet-spinning of refractory ceramics (such as aluminium oxide); (d) Equipment designed or modified for special fibre surface treatment or for producing prepregs and preforms controlled by 9C110; (L.N. 65 of 2004) Note: Equipment covered in 1B101(d) includes rollers, tension stretchers, coating equipment, cutting equipment and clicker dies. 1B102 Metal powder "production equipment", other than that controlled by 1B002, and components as follows: (L.N. 95 of 2006) N.B.: See also 1B115(b). (a) Metal powder "production equipment" usable for the "production", in a controlled environment, of spherical or atomized materials controlled by 1C011(a), 1C011(b), 1C111(a)(1), 1C111(a)(2) or in the Munitions List; (b) Specially designed components for "production equipment" controlled by 1B002 or 1B102(a); (L.N. 95 of 2006) Note: 1B102 includes: (a) Plasma generators (high frequency ar-cjet) usable for obtaining sputtered or spherical metallic powders with organization of the process in an argon-water environment; (b) Electroburst equipment usable for obtaining sputtered or spherical metallic powders with organization of the process in an argon-water environment; (c) Equipment usable for the "production" of spherical aluminium powders by powdering a melt in an inert medium (e.g. nitrogen). (L.N. 65 of 2004) 1B115 Equipment, other than that controlled by 1B002 or 1B102, for the "production" of propellants or propellant constituents, as follows, and specially designed components therefor: (L.N. 95 of 2006) (a) "Production equipment" for the "production", handling or acceptance testing of liquid propellants or propellant constituents controlled by 1C011(a), 1C011(b), 1C111 or in the Munitions List; (b) "Production equipment" for the "production", handling, mixing, curing, casting, pressing, machining, extruding or acceptance testing of solid propellants or propellant constituents controlled by 1C011(a), 1C011(b), 1C111 or in the Munitions List; (L.N. 95 of 2006) Note: 1B115(b) does not control batch mixers, continuous mixers or fluid energy mills. For the control of batch mixers, continuous mixers and fluid energy mills, see 1B117, 1B118 and 1B119. Notes: 1. For equipment specially designed for the production of military goods, see the Munitions List. 2. 1B115 does not control equipment for the "production", handling and acceptance testing of boron carbide. (L.N. 65 of 2004) 1B116 Specially designed nozzles for producing pyrolitically derived materials formed on a mould, mandrel or other substrate from precursor gases which decompose in the 1573 K (13000C) to 3 173 K (29000C) temperature range at pressures of 130 Pa to 20 kPa; 1B117 Batch mixers with provision for mixing under vacuum in the range of zero to 13.326 kPa and with temperature control capability of the mixing chamber and having all of the following, and specially designed components therefor: (a) A total volumetric capacity of 110 litres or more; and (b) At least one mixing/kneading shaft mounted off centre; (L.N. 65 of 2004) 1B118 Continuous mixers with provision for mixing under vacuum in the range of zero to 13.326 kPa and with temperature control capability of the mixing chamber and having any of the following, and specially designed components therefor: (a) Two or more mixing or kneading shafts; or (b) A single rotating shaft which oscillates and having kneading teeth/pins on the shaft as well as inside the casing of the mixing chamber; (L.N. 65 of 2004) 1B119 Fluid energy mills usable for grinding or milling substances controlled by 1C011(a), 1C011(b), 1C111 or in the Munitions List, and specially designed components therefor; (L.N. 65 of 2004; L.N. 95 of 2006) 1B201 Filament winding machines, other than those controlled by 1B001 or 1B101, and related equipment, as follows: (L.N. 95 of 2006) (a) Filament winding machines having all of the following characteristics: (1) Having motions for positioning, wrapping, and winding fibres coordinated and programmed in two or more axes; (2) Specially designed to fabricate composite structures or laminates from "fibrous or filamentary materials"; and (3) Capable of winding cylindrical rotors of diameter between 75 mm and 400 mm and lengths of 600 mm or greater; (b) Coordinating and programming controls for the filament winding machines controlled by 1B201(a); (L.N. 95 of 2006) (c) Precision mandrels for the filament winding machines controlled by 1B201(a); (L.N. 132 of 2001; L.N. 95 of 2006) 1B225 Electrolytic cells for fluorine production with an output capacity greater than 250 g of fluorine per hour; (L.N. 65 of 2004) 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. 1B227 Ammonia synthesis converters or ammonia synthesis units in which the synthesis gas (nitrogen and hydrogen) is withdrawn from an ammonia/hydrogen high-pressure exchange column and the synthesized ammonia is returned to that column; 1B228 Hydrogen-cryogenic distillation columns having all of the following characteristics: (a) Designed to operate with internal temperatures of 35 K (-2380C) or less; (b) Designed to operate at an internal pressure of 0.5 to 5 MPa; (L.N. 65 of 2004) (c) Constructed of either: (1) Stainless steel of the 300 series with low sulphur content and with an austenitic ASTM (or equivalent standard) grain size number of 5 or greater; or (2) Equivalent materials which are both cryogenic and H2 -compatible; and (L.N. 132 of 2001) (d) With internal diameters of 1 m or greater and effective lengths of 5 m or greater; 1B229 Water-hydrogen sulphide exchange tray columns and 'internal contactors', as follows: N.B.: For columns which are specially designed or prepared for the production of heavy water, see 0B004. (a) Water-hydrogen sulphide exchange tray columns, having all of the following characteristics: (1) Can operate at pressures of 2 MPa or greater; (2) Constructed of carbon steel having an austenitic ASTM (or equivalent standard) grain size number of 5 or greater; and (3) With a diameter of 1.8 m or greater; (b) 'Internal contactors' for the water-hydrogen sulphide exchange tray columns controlled by 1B229(a); (L.N. 95 of 2006) Technical Note: 'Internal contactors' of the columns are segmented trays which have an effective assembled diameter of 1.8 m or greater, are designed to facilitate countercurrent contacting and are constructed of stainless steels with a carbon content of 0.03% or less. These may be sieve trays, valve trays, bubble cap trays, or turbogrid trays. (L.N. 132 of 2001) 1B230 Pumps capable of circulating solutions of concentrated or dilute potassium amide catalyst in liquid ammonia (KNH2/NH3), having all of the following characteristics: (a) Airtight (i.e., hermetically sealed); (b) A capacity greater than 8.5 m3/h; and (c) Either of the following characteristics: (1) For concentrated potassium amide solutions (1% or greater), an operating pressure of 1.5 to 60 MPa; or (2) For dilute potassium amide solutions (less than 1%), an operating pressure of 20 to 60 MPa; (L.N. 65 of 2004) 1B231 Tritium facilities or plants, and equipment therefor, as follows: (L.N. 65 of 2004) (a) Facilities or plant for the production, recovery, extraction, concentration, or handling of tritium; (b) Equipment for tritium facilities or plant, as follows: (1) Hydrogen or helium refrigeration units capable of cooling to 23 K (-2500C) or less, with heat removal capacity greater than 150 watts; or (2) Hydrogen isotope storage and purification systems using metal hydrides as the storage, or purification medium; 1B232 Turboexpanders or turboexpander-compressor sets having both of the following characteristics: (a) Designed for operation with an outlet temperature of 35 K (-2380C) or less; and (b) Designed for a throughput of hydrogen gas of 1000 kg/h or greater; (L.N. 65 of 2004) 1B233 Lithium isotope separation facilities or plants, and equipment therefor, as follows: (L.N. 65 of 2004) (a) Facilities or plant 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; (L.N. 65 of 2004) (3) Lithium amalgam electrolysis cells; (4) Evaporators for concentrated lithium hydroxide solution; 1C MATERIALS Technical Note: Metals and alloys: Unless provision to the contrary is made, the words 'metals' and 'alloys' in 1C001 to 1C012 cover crude and semi-fabricated forms, as follows: Crude forms: Anodes, balls, bars (including notched bars and wire bars), billets, blocks, blooms, brickets, cakes, cathodes, crystals, cubes, dice, grains, granules, ingots, lumps, pellets, pigs, powder, rondelles, shot, slabs, slugs, sponge, sticks; Semi-fabricated forms (whether or not coated, plated, drilled or punched): (a) Wrought or worked materials fabricated by rolling, drawing, extruding, forging, impact extruding, pressing, graining, atomizing, and grinding, i.e.: angles, channels, circles, discs, dust, flakes, foils and leaf, forging, plate, powder, pressings and stampings, ribbons, rings, rods (including bare welding rods, wire rods, and rolled wire), sections, shapes, sheets, strip, pipe and tubes (including tube rounds, squares, and hollows), drawn or extruded wire; (L.N. 65 of 2004) (b) Cast material produced by casting in sand, die, metal, plaster or other types of moulds, including high pressure castings, sintered forms, and forms made by powder metallurgy. The object of the control should not be defeated by the export of non-listed forms alleged to be finished products but representing in reality crude forms or semi-fabricated forms. 1C001 Materials specially designed for use as absorbers of electromagnetic waves, or intrinsically conductive polymers, as follows: N.B.: See also 1C101. (a) Materials for absorbing frequencies exceeding 2 x 108 Hz but less than 3 x 1012 Hz; Notes: 1. 1C001(a) does not control: (a) Hair type absorbers, constructed of natural or synthetic fibres, with non-magnetic loading to provide absorption; (b) Absorbers having no magnetic loss and whose incident surface is non-planar in shape, including pyramids, cones, wedges and convoluted surfaces; (c) Planar absorbers, having all of the following characteristics: (1) Made from any of the following: (a) Plastic foam materials (flexible or non-flexible) with carbon-loading, or organic materials, including binders, providing more than 5% echo compared with metal over a bandwidth exceeding +15% of the centre frequency of the incident energy, and not capable of withstanding temperatures exceeding 450 K (1770C); or (b) Ceramic materials providing more than 20% echo compared with metal over a bandwidth exceeding +15% of the centre frequency of the incident energy, and not capable of withstanding temperatures exceeding 800 K (5270C); Technical Note: Absorption test samples for 1C001(a) Note 1(c)(1) should be a square at least 5 wavelengths of the centre frequency on a side and positioned in the far field of the radiating element. (2) Tensile strength less than 7 x 106 N/m2; and (3) Compressive strength less than 14 x 106 N/m2; (d) Planar absorbers made of sintered ferrite, having: (1) A specific gravity exceeding 4.4; and (2) A maximum operating temperature of 548 K (2750C). 2. Nothing in Note 1 releases magnetic materials to provide absorption when contained in paint. (L.N. 132 of 2001) (b) Materials for absorbing frequencies exceeding 1.5 x 1014 Hz but less than 3.7 x 1014 Hz and not transparent to visible light; (c) Intrinsically conductive polymeric materials with a 'bulk electrical conductivity' exceeding 10000 S/m (Siemens per metre) or a 'sheet (surface) resistivity' of less than 100 ohms/square, based on any of the following polymers: (L.N. 95 of 2006) (1) Polyaniline; (2) Polypyrrole; (3) Polythiophene; (4) Poly phenylene-vinylene; or (5) Poly thienylene-vinylene; Technical Note: 'Bulk electrical conductivity' and 'sheet (surface) resistivity' should be determined using ASTM D-257 or national equivalents. (L.N. 95 of 2006) 1C002 Metal alloys, metal alloy powder and alloyed materials, as follows: N.B.: See also 1C202. Note: 1C002 does not control metal alloys, metal alloy powder and alloyed materials for coating substrates. Technical Notes: 1. The metal alloys in 1C002 are those containing a higher percentage by weight of the stated metal than of any other element. 2. Stress-rupture life should be measured in accordance with ASTM standard E-139 or national equivalents. 3. Low cycle fatigue life should be measured in accordance with ASTM Standard E-606 'Recommended Practice for Constant-Amplitude Low-Cycle Fatigue Testing' or national equivalents. Testing should be axial with an average stress ratio equal to 1 and a stress-concentration factor (Kt) equal to 1. The average stress is defined as maximum stress minus minimum stress divided by maximum stress. (a) Aluminides, as follows: (1) Nickel aluminides containing a minimum of 15 weight percent aluminium, a maximum of 38 weight percent aluminium and at least one additional alloying element; (2) Titanium aluminides containing 10 weight percent or more aluminium and at least one additional alloying element; (b) Metal alloys, as follows, made from material controlled by 1C002(c): (1) Nickel alloys with: (a) A stress-rupture life of 10000 hours or longer at 923 K (6500C) at a stress of 676 MPa; or (b) A low cycle fatigue life of 10000 cycles or more at 823 K (5500 C) at a maximum stress of 1095 MPa; (2) Niobium alloys with: (a) A stress-rupture life of 10000 hours or longer at 1073 K (8000 C) at a stress of 400 MPa; or (b) A low cycle fatigue life of 10000 cycles or more at 973 K (7000 C) at a maximum stress of 700 MPa; (3) Titanium alloys with: (a) A stress-rupture life of 10000 hours or longer at 723 K (4500C) at a stress of 200 MPa; or (b) A low cycle fatigue life of 10000 cycles or more at 723 K (4500 C) at a maximum stress of 400 MPa; (4) Aluminium alloys with a tensile strength of: (a) 240 MPa or more at 473 K (2000C); or (b) 415 MPa or more at 298 K (250C); (5) Magnesium alloys with: (a) A tensile strength of 345 MPa or more; and (b) A corrosion rate of less than 1 mm/year in 3% sodium chloride aqueous solution measured in accordance with ASTM standard G-31 or national equivalents; (c) Metal alloy powder or particulate material, having all of the following characteristics: (1) Made from any of the following composition systems: Technical Note: X in the following equals one or more alloying elements. (a) Nickel alloys (Ni-Al-X, Ni-X-Al) qualified for turbine engine parts or components, i.e. with less than 3 non-metallic particles (introduced during the manufacturing process) larger than 100 mm in 109 alloy particles; (b) Niobium alloys (Nb-Al-X or Nb-X-Al, Nb-Si-X or Nb-X-Si, Nb-Ti-X or Nb-X-Ti); (c) Titanium alloys (Ti-Al-X or Ti-X-Al); (d) Aluminium alloys (Al-Mg-X or Al-X-Mg, Al-Zn-X or Al-X-Zn, Al-Fe-X or Al-X-Fe); or (e) Magnesium alloys (Mg-Al-X or Mg-X-Al); (2) Made in a controlled environment by any of the following processes: (a) "Vacuum atomization"; (L.N. 65 of 2004) (b) "Gas atomization"; (L.N. 65 of 2004) (c) "Rotary atomization"; (L.N. 65 of 2004) (d) "Splat quenching"; (e) "Melt spinning" and "comminution"; (f) "Melt extraction" and "comminution"; or (g) "Mechanical alloying"; and (3) Capable of forming materials controlled by 1C002(a) or 1C002(b); (d) Alloyed materials, having all of the following characteristics: (1) Made from any of the composition systems specified in 1C002(c)(1); (2) In the form of uncomminuted flakes, ribbons or thin rods; and (L.N. 65 of 2004) (3) Produced in a controlled environment by any of the following: (a) "Splat quenching"; (b) "Melt spinning"; or (c) "Melt extraction"; (L.N. 132 of 2001) 1C003 Magnetic metals, of all types and of whatever form, having any of the following characteristics: (a) Initial relative permeability of 120000 or more and a thickness of 0.05 mm or less; Technical Note: Measurement of initial permeability must be performed on fully annealed materials. (b) Magnetostrictive alloys, having any of the following characteristics: (1) A saturation magnetostriction of more than 5 x 10-4; or (2) A magnetomechanical coupling factor (k) of more than 0.8; or (c) Amorphous or nanocrystalline alloy strips, having all of the following characteristics: (1) A composition having a minimum of 75 weight percent of iron, cobalt or nickel; (2) A saturation magnetic induction (Bs) of 1.6 T or more; and (3) Any of the following: (a) A strip thickness of 0.02 mm or less; or (b) An electrical resistivity of 2 x 10-4 ohm cm or more; Technical Note: 'Nanocrystalline' materials in 1C003(c) are those materials having a crystal grain size of 50 nm or less, as determined by X-ray diffraction. 1C004 Uranium titanium alloys or tungsten alloys with a "matrix" based on iron, nickel or copper, having all of the following: (a) A density exceeding 17.5 g/cm3; (b) An elastic limit exceeding 880 MPa; (L.N. 132 of 2001) (c) An ultimate tensile strength exceeding 1270 MPa; and (d) An elongation exceeding 8%; 1C005 "Superconductive" "composite" conductors in lengths exceeding 100 m or with a mass exceeding 100 g, as follows: (a) Multifilamentary "superconductive" "composite" conductors containing one or more niobium-titanium filaments: (1) Embedded in a "matrix" other than a copper or copper-based mixed "matrix"; or (2) Having a cross-section area less than 0.28 x 10-4 mm2 (6 mm in diameter for circular filaments); (b) "Superconductive" "composite" conductors consisting of one or more "superconductive" filaments other than niobium-titanium, having all of the following: (1) A "critical temperature" at zero magnetic induction exceeding 9.85 K (-263.310C) but less than 24 K (-249.160C); (2) A cross-section area less than 0.28 x 10-4 mm2; and (3) Remaining in the "superconductive" state at a temperature of 4.2 K (-268.960C) when exposed to a magnetic field corresponding to a magnetic induction of 12 T; 1C006 Fluids and lubricating materials, as follows: (a) Hydraulic fluids containing, as their principal ingredients, any of the following compounds or materials: (1) Synthetic silahydrocarbon oils, having all of the following: (L.N. 132 of 2001) Technical Note: (L.N. 132 of 2001) For the purpose of 1C006(a)(1), silahydrocarbon oils contain exclusively silicon, hydrogen and carbon. (a) A flash point exceeding 477 K (2040C); (b) A pour point at 239 K (-340C) or less; (c) A viscosity index of 75 or more; and (d) A thermal stability at 616 K (3430C); or (2) Chlorofluorocarbons, having all of the following: Technical Note: (L.N. 132 of 2001) For the purpose of 1C006(a)(2), chlorofluorocarbons contain exclusively carbon, fluorine and chlorine. (a) No flash point; (b) An autogenous ignition temperature exceeding 977 K (7040C); (c) A pour point at 219 K (-540C) or less; (d) A viscosity index of 80 or more; and (e) A boiling point at 473 K (2000C) or higher; (b) Lubricating materials containing, as their principal ingredients, any of the following compounds or materials: (1) Phenylene or alkylphenylene ethers or thio-ethers, or their mixtures, containing more than two ether or thio-ether functions or mixtures thereof; or (2) Fluorinated silicone fluids with a kinematic viscosity of less than 5000 mm2/s (5000 centistokes) measured at 298 K (250C); (c) Damping or flotation fluids with a purity exceeding 99.8%, containing less than 25 particles of 200 mm or larger in size per 100 ml and made from at least 85% of any of the following compounds or materials: (1) Dibromotetrafluoroethane; (2) Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (oily and waxy modifications only); or (3) Polybromotrifluoroethylene; (d) Fluorocarbon electronic cooling fluids, having all of the following characteristics: (1) Containing 85% by weight or more of any of the following, or mixtures thereof: (a) Monomeric forms of perfluoropolyalkylether-triazines or perfluoroaliphatic-ethers; (b) Perfluoroalkylamines; (c) Perfluorocyclocalkanes; or (d) Perfluoroalkanes; (2) Density at 298 K (250C) of 1.5 g/ml or more; (3) In a liquid state at 273 K (00C); and (4) Containing 60% or more by weight of fluorine; Technical Note: For the purpose of 1C006: (a) Flash point is determined using the Cleveland Open Cup Method described in ASTM D-92 or national equivalents; (b) Pour point is determined using the method described in ASTM D-97 or national equivalents; (c) Viscosity index is determined using the method described in ASTM D-2270 or national equivalents; (d) Thermal stability is determined by the following test procedure or national equivalents: Twenty ml of the fluid under test is placed in a 46 ml type 317 stainless steel chamber containing one each of 12.5 mm (nominal) diameter balls of M-10 tool steel, 52100 steel and naval bronze (60% Cu, 39% Zn, 0.75% Sn). The chamber is purged with nitrogen, sealed at atmospheric pressure and the temperature raised to and maintained at 644 + 6 K (371 + 60C) for six hours; The specimen will be considered thermally stable if, on completion of the above procedure, all of the following conditions are met: (1) The loss in weight of each ball is less than 10 mg/mm2 of ball surface; (2) The change in original viscosity as determined at 311 K (380C) is less than 25%; and (3) The total acid or base number is less than 0.40; (e) Autogenous ignition temperature is determined using the method described in ASTM E-659 or national equivalents. 1C007 Ceramic base materials, non-"composite" ceramic materials, ceramic-"matrix" "composite" materials and precursor materials, as follows: N.B.: See also 1C107. (a) Base materials of single or complex borides of titanium having total metallic impurities, excluding intentional additions, of less than 5000 ppm, an average particle size equal to or less than 5 mm and no more than 10% of the particles larger than 10 mm; (b) Non-"composite" ceramic materials in crude or semi-fabricated form, composed of borides of titanium with a density of 98% or more of the theoretical density; Note: 1C007(b) does not control abrasives. (c) Ceramic-ceramic "composite" materials with a glass or oxide-"matrix" and reinforced with fibres having all of the following: (1) Made from any of the following materials: (a) Si-N; (b) Si-C; (c) Si-Al-O-N; or (d) Si-O-N; and (2) Having a specific tensile strength exceeding 12.7 x 103 m; (L.N. 132 of 2001) (d) Ceramic-ceramic "composite" materials, with or without a continuous metallic phase, incorporating particles, whiskers or fibres, where carbides or nitrides of silicon, zirconium or boron form the "matrix"; (e) Precursor materials (i.e., special purpose polymeric or metallo-organic materials) for producing any phase or phases of the materials controlled by 1C007(c), as follows: (1) Polydiorganosilanes (for producing silicon carbide); (2) Polysilazanes (for producing silicon nitride); (3) Polycarbosilazanes (for producing ceramics with silicon, carbon and nitrogen components); (f) Ceramic-ceramic "composite" materials with an oxide or glass "matrix" reinforced with continuous fibres from any of the following systems: (1) Al2O3; or (2) Si-C-N; Note: 1C007(f) does not control "composites" containing fibres from these systems with a fibre tensile strength of less than 700 MPa at 1273 K (10000C) or fibre tensile creep resistance of more than 1% creep strain at 100 MPa load and 1273 K (10000C) for 100 hours. 1C008 Non-fluorinated polymeric substances, as follows: (a) (1) Bismaleimides; (2) Aromatic polyamide-imides; (3) Aromatic polyimides; (4) Aromatic polyetherimides having a glass tran