Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

[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:

NB: For guidance and navigation equipment, see ML11, Note 7.

a.

Combat ‘aircraft’ and specially designed components therefor;

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;

c.

Unmanned airborne vehicles and related equipment, specially designed or modified for military use, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:

1.

Unmanned airborne vehicles including remotely piloted air vehicles (RPVs), autonomous programmable vehicles and ‘lighter-than-air vehicles’;

2.

Associated launchers and ground support equipment;

3.

Related equipment for command and control;

d.

Aero-engines specially designed or modified for military use, and specially designed components therefor;

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;

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.;

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’;

h.

Parachutes and related equipment, used for combat personnel, cargo dropping or ‘aircraft’ deceleration, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:

1.

Parachutes for:

a.

Pinpoint dropping of rangers;

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);

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.

Note 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 Wassenaar Arrangement participating state.

Note 2 ML10.d. does not control:

a.

Aero-engines designed or modified for military use which have been certified by civil aviation authorities in a Wassenaar Arrangement 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.

Note 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.