Amendments to the Export Control Order 2008
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Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008 is amended as follows.
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Under the Definitions heading—
a
at the appropriate place, insert—
- “airship” means a power-driven airborne vehicle that is kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium, formerly hydrogen) which is lighter than air;
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b
for the definition of “laser”, substitute—
- “laser” means an item that produces spatially and temporally coherent light through amplification by stimulated emission of radiation;
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c
for the definition of “lighter-than-air vehicles”, substitute—
- “lighter-than-air vehicles” means balloons and “airships” that rely on hot air or on lighter-than-air gases such as helium or hydrogen for their lift;
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d
for “pyrotechnic(s)” at the definition of that word, substitute “pyrotechnics”;
e
omit the definition of “software”.
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For entry ML1.d., including the note to that entry, substitute—
d. | Sound suppressors or moderators, “special gun-mountings”, optical weapon-sights and flash suppressors, for firearms specified in ML1.a., ML1.b. or ML1.c.
| Note: | ML1.d. does not control:
| | a. | Optical weapon-sights without electronic image processing (i.e. using only lenses to view the target), with a magnification of 9 times or less, provided they are not specially designed or modified for military use.
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After entry ML8.a.39., insert—
40. | BTNEN (Bis(2,2,2-trinitroethyl)-nitramine) (CAS 19836-28-3);
| Note: | ML8.a. includes ‘explosive co-crystals’.
| Technical Note: | An ‘explosive co-crystal’ is a solid material consisting of an ordered three dimensional arrangement of two or more explosive molecules, where at least one is specified in ML8.a.
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For entry ML8.c.1., excluding the note to that entry, substitute—
1. | “Aircraft” fuels specially formulated for military purposes;
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For entry ML8.c.5., including the notes to that entry, substitute—
5. | Metal fuels, fuel ‘mixtures’ or “pyrotechnic” mixtures, in particle form whether spherical, atomised, spheroidal, flaked or ground, manufactured from material consisting of 99% or more of any of the following:
| a. | Metals as follows and ‘mixtures’ thereof:
| | 1. | Beryllium (CAS 7440-41-7) in particle sizes of less than 60µm;
| | 2. | Iron powder (CAS 7439-89-6) with particle size of 3µm or less produced by reduction of iron oxide with hydrogen;
| b. | ‘Mixtures’ containing 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 60µm;
| | 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 60µm;
| Note 1: | ML8.c.5.b.2 does not control boron and boron carbide enriched with boron-10 (20% or more of total boron-10 content).
| Note 2: | ML8.c.5.b. only controls metal fuels in particle form when they are mixed with other substances to form a ‘mixture’ formulated for military purposes such as liquid “propellant” slurries, solid “propellants” or “pyrotechnic” mixtures.
| Note 3: | ML8.c.5. controls “explosives” and fuels, whether or not the metals or alloys are encapsulated in aluminium, magnesium, zirconium or beryllium.
| NB: | See also 1C of Annex I to “the dual-use Regulation”.
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For entry ML10.c., substitute—
c. | Unmanned “aircraft” and related equipment, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:
| 1. | “UAVs” Remotely Piloted Air Vehicles (RPVs), autonomous programmable vehicles and unmanned “lighter-than-air vehicles”;
| 2. | Launchers, recovery equipment and ground support equipment;
| 3. | Equipment designed for command and control;
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For entry ML10.e.2., substitute—
2. | Unmanned “aircraft” specified by ML10.c;
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For entry ML10.f., excluding the notes to that entry, substitute—
f. | ‘Ground equipment’ specially designed for “aircraft” specified by ML10.a. or aero-engines specified by ML10.d.;
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For entry ML10.h.1., substitute—
l. | Parachutes, other than those which form part of items controlled elsewhere in this Schedule;
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For entry ML17.o., substitute—
o. | “Laser” protection equipment (e.g. eye and sensor protection) specially designed for military use;
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For entry ML17.p., substitute—
p. | “Fuel cells”, other than those which form components of items controlled elsewhere in this Schedule, specially designed or modified for military use.
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S.I. 2008/3231, amended by S.I. 2017/85. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.