{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-970/annex/division-1/division-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-970/annex/division-1/division-9.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2016/970",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive (EU) 2016/970 of 27 May 2016 amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-970",
  "path": "annex/division/1/division/9",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Chemical or biological toxic agents, \"riot control agents\", radioactive materials, related equipment, components and materials, as follows:",
  "text": "a.. Biological agents or radioactive materials, \"adapted for use in war\" to produce casualties in humans or animals, degrade equipment or damage crops or the environment;\nb.. Chemical warfare (CW) agents, including:\n1.. CW nerve agents:\na.. O-Alkyl (equal to or less than C10, including cycloalkyl) alkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl) -phosphonofluoridates, such as:\nSarin (GB):O-Isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate (CAS 107-44-8); and\nSoman (GD):O-Pinacolyl methylphosphonofluoridate (CAS 96-64-0);\nb.. O-Alkyl (equal to or less than C10, including cycloalkyl) N,N-dialkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl) phosphoramidocyanidates, such as:\nTabun (GA):O-Ethyl N,N-dimethylphosphoramidocyanidate (CAS 77-81-6);\nc.. O-Alkyl (H or equal to or less than C10, including cycloalkyl) S-2-dialkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl)-aminoethyl alkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl) phosphonothiolates and corresponding alkylated and protonated salts, such as:\nVX: O-Ethyl S-2-diisopropylaminoethyl methyl phosphonothiolate (CAS 50782-69-9);\n2.. CW vesicant agents:\na.. Sulphur mustards, such as:\n1.. 2-Chloroethylchloromethylsulphide (CAS 2625-76-5);\n2.. Bis(2-chloroethyl) sulphide (CAS 505-60-2);\n3.. Bis(2-chloroethylthio) methane (CAS 63869-13-6);\n4.. 1,2-bis (2-chloroethylthio) ethane (CAS 3563-36-8);\n5.. 1,3-bis (2-chloroethylthio) -n-propane (CAS 63905-10-2);\n6.. 1,4-bis (2-chloroethylthio) -n-butane (CAS 142868-93-7);\n7.. 1,5-bis (2-chloroethylthio) -n-pentane (CAS 142868-94-8);\n8.. Bis (2-chloroethylthiomethyl) ether (CAS 63918-90-1);\n9.. Bis (2-chloroethylthioethyl) ether (CAS 63918-89-8);\nb.. Lewisites, such as:\n1.. 2-chlorovinyldichloroarsine (CAS 541-25-3);\n2.. Tris (2-chlorovinyl) arsine (CAS 40334-°-1);\n3.. Bis (2-chlorovinyl) chloroarsine (CAS 40334-69-8);\nc.. Nitrogen mustards, such as:\n1.. HN1: bis (2-chloroethyl) ethylamine (CAS 538-07-8);\n2.. HN2: bis (2-chloroethyl) methylamine (CAS 51-75-2);\n3.. HN3: tris (2-chloroethyl) amine (CAS 555-77-1);\n3.. CW incapacitating agents, such as:\na.. 3-Quinuclidinyl benzilate (BZ) (CAS 6581-06-2);\n4.. CW defoliants, such as:\na.. Butyl 2-chloro-4-fluorophenoxyacetate (LNF);\nb.. 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (CAS 93-76-5) mixed with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (CAS 94-75-7) (Agent Orange (CAS 39277-47-9));\nc.. CW binary precursors and key precursors, as follows:\n1.. Alkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl) Phosphonyl Difluorides, such as:\nDF: Methyl Phosphonyldifluoride (CAS 676-99-3);\n2.. 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) phosphonites and corresponding alkylated and protonated salts, such as:\nQL: O-Ethyl O-2-di-isopropylaminoethyl methylphosphonite (CAS 57856-11-8);\n3.. Chlorosarin: O-Isopropyl methylphosphonochloridate (CAS 1445-76-7);\n4.. Chlorosoman: O-Pinacolyl methylphosphonochloridate (CAS 7040-57-5);\nd.. \"Riot control agents\", active constituent chemicals and combinations thereof, including:\n1.. α-Bromobenzeneacetonitrile, (Bromobenzyl cyanide) (CA) (CAS 5798-79-8);\n2.. [(2-chlorophenyl) methylene] propanedinitrile, (o-Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile (CS) (CAS 2698-41-1);\n3.. 2-Chloro-1-phenylethanone, Phenylacyl chloride (ω-chloroacetophenone) (CN) (CAS 532-27-4);\n4.. Dibenz-(b,f)-1,4-oxazephine, (CR) (CAS 257-07-8);\n5.. 10-Chloro-5,10-dihydrophenarsazine, (Phenarsazine chloride), (Adamsite), (DM) (CAS 578-94-9);\n6.. N-Nonanoylmorpholine, (MPA) (CAS 5299-64-9);\nNote 1\nML7.d. does not apply to \"riot control agents\" individually packaged for personal self-defence purposes.\nNote 2\nML7.d. does not apply to active constituent chemicals, and combinations thereof, identified and packaged for food production or medical purposes.\ne.. Equipment specially designed or modified for military use, designed or modified for the dissemination of any of the following, and specially designed components therefor:\n1.. Materials or agents specified by ML7.a., ML7.b. or ML7.d.; or\n2.. CW agents made up of precursors specified by ML7.c.;\nf.. Protective and decontamination equipment, specially designed or modified for military use, components and chemical mixtures, as follows:\n1.. Equipment designed or modified for defence against materials specified by ML7.a., ML7.b. or ML7.d., and specially designed components therefor;\n2.. Equipment designed or modified for decontamination of objects contaminated with materials specified by ML7.a. or ML7.b. and specially designed components therefor;\n3.. Chemical mixtures specially developed or formulated for the decontamination of objects contaminated with materials specified by ML7.a. or ML7.b.;\nNote\nML7.f.1. includes:\na.. Air conditioning units specially designed or modified for nuclear, biological or chemical filtration;\nb.. Protective clothing.\nN.B.\nFor civil gas masks, protective and decontamination equipment, see also entry 1A004 on the EU Dual-Use List.\ng.. Equipment specially designed or modified for military use designed or modified for the detection or identification of materials specified by ML7.a., ML7.b. or ML7.d., and specially designed components therefor;\nNote\nML7.g. does not apply to personal radiation monitoring dosimeters.\nN.B.\nSee also entry 1A004 on the EU Dual-Use List.\nh.. \"Biopolymers\" specially designed or processed for the detection or identification of CW agents specified by ML7.b., and the cultures of specific cells used to produce them;\ni.. \"Biocatalysts\" for the decontamination or degradation of CW agents, and biological systems therefor, as follows:\n1.. \"Biocatalysts\" specially designed for the decontamination or degradation of CW agents specified by ML7.b., and resulting from directed laboratory selection or genetic manipulation of biological systems;\n2.. Biological systems containing the genetic information specific to the production of \"biocatalysts\" specified by ML7.i.1., as follows:\na.. \"Expression vectors\";\nb.. Viruses;\nc.. Cultures of cells.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/970/annex/division/1/division/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:21:34.546590+00:00"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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