The Export of Goods (Control) (Amendment No. 2) Order 1996

Technical Note:

ML7  In this entry, references in square brackets to Chemical Abstract Service (“CAS”) numbers are included for convenience only. Goods of which the description in this entry includes a CAS reference are specified in this entry whether or not they fall within that reference.

Toxicological agents, “tear gases”, related equipment, components, materials and “technology” as follows:

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, and chemical warfare (CW) agents;

b. CW binary precursors and key precursors, as follows:

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) phosphonite 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-Pinakolyl methylphosphonochloridate [CAS 7040-57-5];

c. “Tear gases” and “riot control agents” including:

1. Bromobenzyl cyanide (CA) [CAS 5798-79-8];

2. o-Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile (o-Chlorobenzalmalononitrile) (CS) [CAS 2698-41-1];

3. Phenylacyl chloride (w-chloroacetophenone) (CN) [CAS 532-27-4];

4. Dibenz-(b,f)-1,4-oxazephine (CR) [CAS 257-07-8];

except:

Tear gases or riot control agents individually packaged for personal self defence purposes.

d. Equipment specially designed or modified for the dissemination of the materials or agents specified in entry ML7.a. and specially designed components therefor;

Note: Entry ML7.d. does not include equipment not specially designed or modified for military purposes.

e. “Goods” specially designed for defence against materials specified in entry ML7a. and specially designed components therefor;

Note: Entry ML7.e. does not include “goods” not specially designed or modified for military purposes.

f. “Goods” specially designed for the detection or identification of materials specified in ML7.a. and specially designed components therefor;

except:

Personal radiation monitoring dosimeters.

Note: Entry ML7.f. does not include “goods” not specially designed or modified for military purposes.

g. “Biopolymers” specially designed or processed for the detection or identification of CW agents specified in entry ML7.a., and the cultures of specific cells used to produce them;

h. “Biocatalysts” for the decontamination or degradation of CW agents, and biological systems therefor, as follows:

1. “Biocatalysts” specially designed for the decontamination or degradation of CW agents specified in entry ML7.a. 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” specified in entry ML7.h.1.;

i. “Technology” as follows:

1. “Technology” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of toxicological agents, related equipment or components specified in entry ML7.a. to ML7.f.;

2. “Technology” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of “biopolymers” or cultures of specific cells specified in entry ML7.g.;

3. “Technology” exclusively for the incorporation of “biocatalysts”, specified in entry ML7.h.1., into military carrier substances or military material.

Notes: 1. ML7.a. and ML7.c. do not include:

a. Cyanogen chloride;

b. Hydrocyanic acid;

c. Chlorine;

d. Carbonyl chloride (phosgene);

e. Diphosgene (trichloromethyl-chloroformate);

f. Ethyl bromoacetate;

g. Xylyl bromide;

h. Benzyl bromide;

i. Benzyl iodide;

j. Bromo acetone;

k. Cyanogen bromide;

l. Bromo methylethylketone;

m. Chloro acetone;

n. Ethyl iodoacetate;

o. Iodo acetone;

p. Chloropicrin.

2. The “technology”, cultures of cells and biological systems listed in entries ML7.g., ML7.h.2. and ML7.i.3. are exclusive and do not include “technology”, cells or biological systems for civil purposes, such as agricultural, pharmaceutical, medical, veterinary, environmental, waste management, or in the food industry.