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Amendment to Council Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000

NOTICES TO EXPORTERS - 2008/23 - 5 December 2008

Changes to EU Dual-Use Legislation

  1. An amendment to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2000 (the Principal Regulation), on the control of exports of dual-use items and technology, was adopted on 24th October 2008 and published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 3rd December 2008. The relevant amendment is:

     

               The amending Regulation, which is directly applicable in all Member States, will come into force on the 30th day following its publication in the Official Journal.

 

  1. The amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 1167/2008, makes a number of changes to Annex I and IV to take into account changes resulting from the review of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) Dual-use list and Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) in 2007 and the Australia Group (AG)in 2007/8. The principal changes occur in the following entries:
Category 1 


1A004.a., b., c. & Tech Notes 1 & 2WA

Sub-entry text amended to clarify control of civil NBC equipment;
Two new technical Notes added.

1A006, a., b., N.B., Tech Note & NoteWA

New control for IED disposal equipment with 2 sub-entries, Nota Bene, Note and Technical Note.

1A007, a., b.1. to 4., N.B. & Tech NotesWA

New control for devices to ignite charges with 2 sub-entries, Nota Bene, and 2 Technical Notes.

1C111.a.3.a., b. & c.MTCR

Sub-entries amended to include CAS numbers.

1C111.a.4. N.B.Edit

Nota Bene added for clarity.

1C111.a.4.j.MTCR

Sub-entry for Hydrazinium dinitrate added.

1C111.a.4.q.MTCR

Sub-entries amended to clarify chemicals.

1C111.b.1. & 2.MTCR

Sub-entries amended to clarify chemicals.

1C111.c.2. & 5.MTCR

Sub-entries amended to include CAS numbers.

1C116 & Tech NoteMTCR

Entry for maraging steel amended for clarification;
New Technical Note added.

1C352.a.2.b., b.1. & b.2.AG08

Sub-paragraphs amended to reference new EC Directive

1E201WA

Consequential change as a result of 1A007.

1E202WA

Consequential change as a result of 1A007.

   
Category 2  
   
2B Tech Note 5WAText amended in Note
2B001 N.B.WANota Bene added for optical finishing machines.
2B002WAEntry amended.
2B002.c.WASub-entry changed from 3 to 4 axes (or more) machines.
2B002.d.4., 5. & Tech Notes 4 & 5WATwo new sub-entries for optical finishing machines;
Two Technical Notes added.
2B006.b.1.c.2. & 2.b.WASub-paragraphs for measuring systems amended for clarification.
2B007.b. & NoteWASub-paragraph for Robots amended; Note added.
2B008.a. N.B.WANota Bene amended.
2B008.b. N.B.WANota Bene amended.
2B116.a.MTCRSub-entry for vibration test systems amended for clarification.
2B116.b.EditSub-entry amended to delete global definition of real-time bandwidth.
2B120.c.3.MTCRSub-paragraph for motion simulators amended for clarification.
2B121.b.MTCRSub-paragraph for positioning tables amended for clarification.
2B352.a. Tech NoteAGTechnical Note for biological containment facilities amended
   
Category 3  
   
3A001.a.2.WASub-entry amended to remove neural network integrated circuits.
3A001.b.4.WASub-entry for microwave solid state amplifiers amended.
3A001.b.7.WASub-entry for microwave mixers/converters amended.
3A001.b.8.WASub-entry for microwave power amplifiers amended.
3A001.c.1.a., b. & c.3.WAParameters for carrier frequency and bandwidth amended for acoustic wave devices.
3A001.c.2.WAParameter for frequency amended for bulk acoustic wave devices.
3A002.g. 1., 2. & 3.WAEntry for atomic frequency standards amended and now includes 3 new sub-entries.
3A229, a. & NBWAConsequential change as a result of 1A007. Chapeaux amended; sub-entry a. deleted; Nota Bene added.
3A232, a, & NBWAConsequential change as a result of 1A007. Chapeaux amended; sub-entry a. deleted; Nota Bene added; Tech Note deleted.
3B001.f.3., a. & b.WASub-entry for masking lithography equipment amended and now include 2 sub-paragraphs.
3C001.d.WA

Sub-entry amended; Technical Note deleted.

3C002.e.WA

New entry for certain imprint lithography resists.

3C005WA

Entry amended to include additional electronic substrate material.

3C006WANew entry for certain electronic substrates.
   
Category 4  
   
4A001.a.1. NoteEditText of Note amended for consistency.
4A003.a. Note 3EditText of Note amended.
4A003.c. Note 1EditText of Note amended for consistency.
   
Category 5
Part 1
  
   
5A001.b.1.WASub-entry text amended for underwater communication systems.
5A001.b.1.d.WANew sub-entry for certain underwater communication systems using lasers or LEDs.
5A001.f.WASub-entry for jamming equipment amended.
5A101EditText amended.
   
Category 5
Part 2
  
   
5A002 Note a.1., e. & g.WANote a.1. amended for personal smart cards;
Note e. amended for civil mobile communication equipment;
New Note g. added for certain modified civil communication equipment.
   
Category 6  
   
6A001a.2.b.6.WASub-entry for certain hydrophone arrays deleted.
6A001.b., 1., 2., & Notes 1 & 2WASonar log sub-entry amended to include Doppler-velocity equipment; two new sub-entries; two new Notes added.
6A002.a.2. Note & Tech NoteWANew Note and Technical Note added to sub-entry.
6A002.a.2.a.3.c. NoteEditText of Note amended.
6A002.a.2.a., b., & c.WAImage intensifier tube sub-entry a. amended; new sub-entry b.; original sub-entry b. renumbered c. and amended.
6A002.a.3. NB & Note 2.c & Tech NoteWANota Bene amended; New Note for focal plane arrays (FPA) using charge multiplication with Technical Note.
6A002.a.3.a.WAFPA sub-paragraph rewritten to include two new sub-paragraphs.
6A002.a.3.b.WAFPA sub-paragraph rewritten to include two new sub-paragraphs.
6A002.a.3.d. Note & Tech NoteWANote for certain FPA added; Technical Note amended and move to this sub-entry.
6A002.a.3.g.WANew sub-entry for charge multiplication FPA.
6A002.c.1., 2., 3. & NoteWASub-entries 1. and 2. for direct view imaging equipment amended; New sub-entry 3. added; Note amended.
6A003.b.3.WASub-entry for imaging cameras incorporating intensifier tubes amended.
6A003.b.4.c., d. & Note 4WASub-entry for imaging cameras incorporating FPAs amended to include two new sub-entries; New Note 4 added.
6A003.b.5.WANew sub-entry for imaging cameras incorporating certain solid-state detectors.
6A205 N.B.EditNota Bene added for copper vapour lasers.
6E201EditEntry amended to correct implementation of WA 2006 changes.
   
Category 7  
   
7A002.a. & c.WASub-entry gyros amended.
7A003.a, b., c. & Note 1.a.WASub-entries for inertial navigation equipment amended; Note 1.b. amended.
7A008 N.B.WANota Bene amended to include Doppler-velocity sonar log equipment.
7A103.a.1.& 2.Edit

Consequential amendment to sub-entry, including 2 new sub-entries, as a result of the 2006 WA accelerometer changes.

   
Category 8  
   
No changes  
   
Category 9  
   
9A012.b.4.WANew sub-entry for certain UAV engines.
9A101.b.MTCRSub-entry amended to include UAV turbojet and turbofan engines.
9A102, Note & Tech NotesMTCRNew entry for certain UAV turbo engine systems with Note and two Technical Notes
9A106. a., b., c. & d.MTCREntry and sub-entries for certain liquid rocket propulsion components amended.
9B106.a.1., 2. & Tech Note 2 & 3MTCRSub-entry for environmental chambers amended to include a new sub-entry for those incorporating vibration test equipment;
New Technical Note 2 added; Original Technical Note 2 renumbered 3.
9B106.b.3.MTCRSub-entry for environmental chambers amended.
9B115MTCREntry for certain production equipment amended.
9B116MTCREntry for certain production facilities amended.
9D104MTCREntry for certain missile related software amended.
9E003.a.4., 5. & Tech NoteWASub-entries for technology related to certain turbine blade components amended; New Technical Note added.
9E101MTCREntry amended.
9E102MTCREntry amended.
   
Annex IV  
   
1A007EditNew entry as a consequence of the new WA 1A007 entry.
3A229Edit

Entry amended as a consequence of the new 1A007 entry.

3A232Edit

Entry amended as a consequence of the new 1A007 entry.

 

Please note the above list is not inclusive of all changes made.

  1. For further details of strategic export controls please contact the ECO.

This notice is for information purposes only and has no force in law. Please note that where legal advice is required exporters should make their own arrangements.

Export Control Organisation

5 December 2008
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