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Paragraph 55 I1I2

United Kingdom

(1)

Equipment and reagents, other than those specified in Dual-Use codes 2B350 or 2B352, as follows—

(a)

fermenters capable of cultivation of pathogenic microorganisms or viruses, or capable of toxin production, without the propagation of aerosols, and having a total capacity of 10 l or more;

(b)

agitators for fermenters as mentioned in (a);

(c)

laboratory equipment as follows—

(i)

polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-equipment;

(ii)

genetic sequencing equipment;

(iii)

genetic synthesizers;

(iv)

electroporation equipment;

(v)

specific reagents associated with the equipment in (c)(i) to (iv);

(d)

filters, micro-filters, nano-filters or ultra-filters usable in industrial or laboratory biology for continuous filtering, except filters specially designed or modified for medical or clear water production purposes and to be used in the framework of EU or UN officially supported projects;

(e)

ultracentrifuges, rotors and adaptors for ultracentrifuges;

(f)

freeze drying equipment.

(2)

In this paragraph—

  • “fermenters” include bioreactors, chemostats and continuous-flow systems;

  • “Microorganisms” has the meaning given to it in the Dual-Use Regulation

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 55 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)

I2

Sch. 2 para. 55 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2019/627, reg. 7(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)