Amendments to the Export Control Order 2008
This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum
2.—(1) In Schedule 3 to the Export Control Order 2008(1), (UK controlled dual-use goods, software and technology), after the entry PL9011 insert—
| “Submersible Vessels and related goods, software and technology | ||||||
| PL9012 | The export or “transfer by electronic means” of the following goods, “software” or “technology” is prohibited to any destination in Russia: | |||||
| a. | ‘submersible vehicles’, and related systems, equipment and components, as follows, other than those specified in Schedule 2 to this Order or Annex I to “the dual-use Regulation”: | |||||
| 1. | ‘submersible vehicles’ and specially designed components therefor; | |||||
| 2. | Subsea ploughs and specially designed components therefor; | |||||
| 3. | Systems, equipment and components for use with ‘submersible vehicles’ and subsea ploughs, as follows: | |||||
| a. | Marine acoustic systems and equipment, as follows: | |||||
| i. sonar equipment; | ||||||
| ii. velocity log equipment; | ||||||
| iii. underwater altimeters; | ||||||
| b. | Navigation equipment specially designed for ‘submersible vehicles’; | |||||
| c. | Acoustic systems and equipment designed to determine the position of ‘submersible vehicles’ including via surface vessels; | |||||
| d. | Propulsion motors or thrusters for ‘submersible vehicles’; | |||||
| e. | Umbilical cables and connectors therefor, specially designed or modified for ‘submersible vehicles’; | |||||
| f. | Umbilical winches, tow winches and lifting winches; | |||||
| g. | Tethers and tether systems, for ‘submersible vehicles’; | |||||
| h. | Lighting systems specially designed or modified for underwater use; | |||||
| i. | Underwater vision systems; | |||||
| j. | Underwater communication systems; | |||||
| k. | Pressure sensors specially designed for underwater use; | |||||
| l. | Launch and recovery systems and equipment for deploying ‘submersible vehicles’ and specially designed components therefor; | |||||
| m. | Trenching tools and jetting tools, specially designed or modified for use with ‘submersible vehicles’; | |||||
| n. | Control systems and equipment specially designed or modified for the remote operation of ‘submersible vehicles’; | |||||
| o. | Remotely controlled articulated manipulators specially designed or modified for use with ‘submersible vehicles’; | |||||
| p. | Subsea cable detection systems; | |||||
| q. | Cable cutting, clamping and handling equipment, specially designed or modified for use with ‘submersible vehicles’; | |||||
| r. | Subsea telecoms handling systems and equipment; | |||||
| s. | Tools specially designed or modified to be operated by ‘submersible vehicles’ or articulated manipulators; | |||||
| t. | Syntactic foam; | |||||
| u. | Pressure housings specially designed or modified for use on ‘submersible vehicles’; | |||||
| v. | Biological, chemical or physical environmental sensors designed or modified to be used underwater; | |||||
| b. | Azimuth adjustable propulsion systems for use in surface vessels with a propeller diameter of greater than 2m; | |||||
| c. | “Software” designed for the “development”, “production” or “use” of goods specified in PL9012.a. and PL9012.b. | |||||
| d. | “Technology” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of goods or “software” specified in PL9012.a., PL9012.b. or PL9012.c. N.B.: See article 18 of this Order for exceptions from the controls on “technology”. | |||||
Technical Note: ‘Submersible vehicles’ include manned, unmanned, tethered or untethered vehicles.”. | ||||||
(1)
S.I. 2008/3231, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.