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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1228/annex-II",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/1228",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) No 1228/2009 of 15 December 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 concerning restrictive measures against Iran",
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  "text": "ANNEX II\nGoods and technology referred to in Article 3\nINTRODUCTORY NOTES\n1.\nUnless otherwise stated, reference numbers used in the column below entitled “Description” refer to the descriptions of dual use items and technology set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.\n2.\nA reference number in the column below entitled “Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009” means that the characteristics of the item described in the “Description” column lie outside the parameters set out in the description of the dual use entry referred to.\n3.\nDefinitions of terms between “single quotation marks” are given in a technical note to the relevant item.\n4.\nDefinitions of terms between “double quotation marks” can be found in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.\nGENERAL NOTES\n1.\nThe object of the controls contained in this Annex should not be defeated by the export of any non-controlled goods (including plant) containing one or more controlled components when the controlled component or components is/are the principal element of the goods and can feasibly be removed or used for other purposes.\nN.B.: In judging whether the controlled component or components is/are to be considered the principal element, it is necessary to weigh the factors of quantity, value and technological know-how involved and other special circumstances which might establish the controlled component or components as the principal element of the goods being procured.\n2.\nGoods specified in this Annex include both new and used goods.\nGENERAL TECHNOLOGY NOTE (GTN)\n(To be read in conjunction with Section II.B)\n1.\nThe sale, supply, transfer or export of “technology” which is “required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of goods the sale, supply, transfer or export of which is controlled in Part A (Goods) below, is controlled in accordance with the provisions of Section II.B.\n2.\nThe “technology”“required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of goods under control remains under control even when it is applicable to non-controlled goods.\n3.\nControls do not apply to that “technology” which is the minimum necessary for the installation, operation, maintenance (checking) and repair of those goods which are not controlled or the export of which has been authorised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 423/2007.\n4.\nControls on “technology” transfer do not apply to information “in the public domain”, to “basic scientific research” or to the minimum necessary information for patent applications.\nII.A.\nGOODS\nA0.\nNuclear Materials, Facilities, and Equipment\nNo\nDescription\nRelated item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009\nII.A0.002\nFaraday isolators in the wavelength range 500 nm – 650 nm\n—\nII.A0.003\nOptical gratings in the wavelength range 500 nm – 650 nm\n—\nII.A0.004\nOptical fibres in the wavelength range 500 nm – 650 nm coated with anti-reflecting layers in the wavelength range 500 nm – 650 nm and having a core diameter greater than 0,4 mm but not exceeding 2 mm\n—\nII.A0.008\nLaser mirrors, other than those specified in 6A005.e, consisting of substrates having a thermal expansion coefficient of 10-6K-1 or less at 20°C (e.g. fused silica or sapphire).\nNote: This item does not cover optical systems specially designed for astronomical applications, except if the mirrors contain fused silica.\n0B001.g.5, 6A005.e\nII.A0.009\nLaser lenses, other than those specified in 6A005.e.2, consisting of substrates having a thermal expansion coefficient of 10-6K-1 or less at 20°C (e.g. fused silica).\n0B001.g, 6A005.e.2\nII.A0.010\nPipes, piping, flanges, fittings made of, or lined with, nickel or nickel alloy containing more than 40 % nickel by weight, other than those specified in 2B350.h.1.\n2B350\nII.A0.011\nVacuum pumps other than those specified in 0B002.f.2., or 2B231, as follows:\nTurbomolecular pumps having a flowrate equal to or greater than 400 l/s,\nRoots type vacuum roughing pumps having a volumetric aspiration flowrate greater than 200m3/h.\nBellows-sealed, scroll, dry compressor, and bellows-sealed, scroll, dry vacuum pumps.\n0B002.f.2, 2B231\nII.A0.014\nDetonation chambers having a capacity of explosion absorption of more than 2.5kg TNT equivalent.\nA1.\nMaterials, Chemicals, “Micro-organisms” and “Toxins”\nNo\nDescription\nRelated item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009\nII.A1.003\nRing-shaped seals and gaskets, having an inner diameter of 400mm or less, made of any of the following materials:\na.. Copolymers of vinylidene fluoride having 75 % or more beta crystalline structure without stretching;\nb.. Fluorinated polyimides containing 10 % by weight or more of combined fluorine;\nc.. Fluorinated phosphazene elastomers containing 30 % by weight or more of combined fluorine;\nd.. Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE, e.g. Kel-F ®);\ne.. Fluoro-elastomers (e.g., Viton ®, Tecnoflon ®);\nf.. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).\nII.A1.004\nPersonal equipment for detecting radiation of nuclear origin, including personal dosimeters.\nNote: This item does not cover nuclear detection systems defined in item 1A004.c.\n1A004.c\nII.A1.006\nCatalysts, other than those prohibited by I.1A.003, containing platinum, palladium or rhodium, usable for promoting the hydrogen isotope exchange reaction between hydrogen and water for the recovery of tritium from heavy water or for the production of heavy water.\n1B231, 1A225\nII.A1.007\nAluminium and its alloys, other than those specified in 1C002.b.4 or 1C202.a, in crude or semi-fabricated form having either of the following characteristics:\na.. Capable of an ultimate tensile strength of 460 MPa or more at 293 K (20 °C); or\nb.. Having a tensile strength of 415 MPa or more at 298 K (25 °C).\n1C002.b.4, 1C202.a\nII.A1.014\nElemental powders of cobalt, neodymium or samarium or alloys or mixtures thereof containing at least 20 % by weight of cobalt, neodymium or samarium, with a particle size less than 200 μm.\nII.A1.015\nPure tributyl phosphate (TBP) [CAS No 126-73-8] or any mixture having a TBP content of more than 5 % by weight.\nII.A1.016\nMaraging steel, other than those prohibited by I.1A.030, I.1A.035 or IA.A1.012\nTechnical Note:\nMaraging steels are iron alloys generally characterised by high nickel, very low carbon content and the use of substitutional elements or precipitates to produce strengthening and age-hardening of the alloy.\nII.A1.017\nMetals, metal powders and material as follows:\na.. Tungsten and tungsten alloys, other than those prohibited by I.1A.031, in the form of uniform spherical or atomized particles of 500μm diameter or less with a tungsten content of 97 % by weight or more;\nb.. Molybdenum and molybdenum alloys, other than those prohibited by I.1A.031, in the form of uniform spherical or atomized particles of 500 μm diameter or less with a molybdenum content of 97 % by weight or more;\nc.. Tungsten materials in the solid form, other than those prohibited by I.1A.037, or IA.A1.013 having material compositions as follows:\n1.. Tungsten and alloys containing 97 % by weight or more of tungsten;\n2.. Copper infiltrated tungsten containing 80 % by weight or more of tungsten; or\n3.. Silver infiltrated tungsten containing 80 % by weight or more of tungsten.\nII.A1.018\nSoft magnetic alloys having a chemical composition as follows:\na)) Iron content between 30 % and 60 %, and\nb)) Cobalt content between 40 % and 60 %.\nII.A1.019\n“Fibrous or filamentary materials” or prepregs, not prohibited by Annex I or by Annex IA (under IA.A1.009, IA.A1.010) of this Regulation, or not specified by Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 428/2009, as follows:\na)) Carbon “fibrous or filamentary materials”;\nNote: II.A1.019a. does not cover fabrics.\nb)) Thermoset resin-impregnated continuous “yarns”, “rovings”, “tows”, or “tapes”, made from carbon “fibrous or filamentary materials”;\nc)) Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) continuous “yarns”, “rovings”, “tows” or “tapes”\nA2.\nMaterials Processing\nNo\nDescription\nRelated item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009\nII.A2.002\nMachine tools for grinding having positioning accuracies with “all compensations available” equal to or less (better) than 15 μm according to ISO 230/2 (1988) (1) or national equivalents along any linear axis.\nNote: This item does not cover machine tools for grinding defined in items 2B201.b and 2B001.c.\n2B201.b, 2B001.c\nII.A2.002a\nComponents and numerical controls, specially designed for machine tools specified in 2B001, 2B201, or II.A2.002 above.\nII.A2.003\nBalancing machines and related equipment as follows:\na.. Balancing machines, designed or modified for dental or other medical equipment, having all the following characteristics:\n1.. Not capable of balancing rotors/assemblies having a mass greater than 3 kg;\n2.. Capable of balancing rotors/assemblies at speeds greater than 12 500 rpm;\n3.. Capable of correcting imbalance in two planes or more; and\n4.. Capable of balancing to a residual specific imbalance of 0,2 g × mm per kg of rotor mass;\nb.. Indicator heads designed or modified for use with machines specified in a. above.\nTechnical Note:\nIndicator heads are sometimes known as balancing instrumentation.\n2B119\nII.A2.005\nControlled atmosphere heat treatment furnaces, as follows:\nFurnaces capable of operation at temperatures above 400 °C.\n2B226, 2B227\nII.A2.006\nOxidation furnaces capable of operation at temperatures above 400 °C\nNote: This item does not cover tunnel kilns with roller or car conveyance, tunnel kilns with conveyor belt, pusher type kilns or shuttle kilns, specially designed for the production of glass, tableware ceramics or structural ceramics.\n2B226, 2B227\nII.A2.007\n“Pressure transducers”, other than those defined in 2B230, capable of measuring absolute pressures at any point in the range 0 to 200 kPa and having both of the following characteristics:\na.. Pressure sensing elements made of or protected by “Materials resistant to corrosion by uranium hexafluoride (UF6)”, and\nb.. Having either of the following characteristics:\n1.. A full scale of less than 200 kPa and an “accuracy” of better than ± 1 % of full scale; or\n2.. A full scale of 200 kPa or greater and an “accuracy” of better than 2 kPa.\nTechnical Note:\nFor the purposes of 2B230, “accuracy” includes non-linearity, hysteresis and repeatability at ambient temperature.\n2B230\nII.A2.008\nLiquid-liquid contacting equipment (mixer-settlers, pulsed columns, centrifugal contactors); and liquid distributors, vapour distributors or liquid collectors designed for such equipment, where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are made from any of the following materials:\n1.. Alloys with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight;\n2.. Fluoropolymers;\n3.. Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coating or glass lining);\n4.. Graphite or “carbon graphite”;\n5.. Nickel or alloys with more than 40 % nickel by weight;\n6.. Tantalum or tantalum alloys;\n7.. Titanium or titanium alloys;\n8.. Zirconium or zirconium alloys; or\n9.. Stainless steel.\nTechnical Note:\n“Carbon graphite” is a composition consisting of amorphous carbon and graphite, in which the graphite content is 8 % or more by weight.\n2B350.e\nII.A2.009\nIndustrial equipment and components, other than those specified in 2B350.d, as follows:\nHeat exchangers or condensers with a heat transfer surface area greater than 0,05 m2, and less than 30 m2; and tubes, plates, coils or blocks (cores) designed for such heat exchangers or condensers, where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the fluid(s) are made from any of the following materials:\n1.. Alloys with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight;\n2.. Fluoropolymers;\n3.. Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coating or glass lining);\n4.. Graphite or “carbon graphite”;\n5.. Nickel or alloys with more than 40 % nickel by weight;\n6.. Tantalum or tantalum alloys;\n7.. Titanium or titanium alloys;\n8.. Zirconium or zirconium alloys;\n9.. Silicon carbide;\n10.. Titanium carbide; or\n11.. Stainless steel.\nNote: This item does not cover vehicle radiators.\nTechnical Note:\nThe materials used for gaskets and seals and other implementation of sealing functions do not determine the status of control of the heat exchanger.\n2B350.d\nII.A2.010\nMultiple-seal, and seal-less pumps, other than those specified in 2B350.i, suitable for corrosive fluids, with manufacturer’s specified maximum flow-rate greater than 0,6 m3/hour, or vacuum pumps with manufacturer’s specified maximum flow-rate greater than 5 m3/hour [measured under standard temperature (273 K or 0 °C) and pressure (101,3kPa) conditions]; and casings (pump bodies), preformed casing liners, impellers, rotors or jet pump nozzles designed for such pumps, in which all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are made from any of the following materials:\n1.. Alloys with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight;\n2.. Ceramics;\n3.. Ferrosilicon;\n4.. Fluoropolymers;\n5.. Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining);\n6.. Graphite or “carbon graphite”;\n7.. Nickel or alloys with more than 40 % nickel by weight;\n8.. Tantalum or tantalum alloys;\n9.. Titanium or titanium alloys;\n10.. Zirconium or zirconium alloys;\n11.. Niobium (columbium) or niobium alloys;\n12.. Stainless steel; or\n13.. Aluminium alloys.\nTechnical Note:\nThe materials used for gaskets and seals and other implementation of sealing functions do not determine the status of control of the pump.\n2B350.d\nII.A2.013\nSpin-forming machines and flow-forming machines, other than those controlled by 2B009, or prohibited by I.2A.009 or I.2A.020, having a roller force of more than 60 kN and specially designed components therefor.\nTechnical Note:\nFor the purpose of II.A2.013, machines combining the functions of spin-forming and flow-forming are regarded as flow-forming machines.\nA3.\nElectronics\nNo\nDescription\nRelated item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009\nII.A3.003\nFrequency changers or generators, other than those prohibited by I.0A.002.b.13 or I.3A.004, having all of the following characteristics, and specially designed components and software therefor:\na.. Multiphase output capable of providing a power of 40 W or greater;\nb.. Capable of operating in the frequency range between 600 and 2 000 Hz; and\nc.. Frequency control better (less) than 0,1 %.\nTechnical Note:\nFrequency changers in II.A3.003 are also known as converters or inverters.\nII.A3.004\nSpectrometers and diffractometers, designed for the indicative test or quantitative analysis of the elemental composition of metals or alloys without chemical decomposition of the material.\nA6.\nSensors and Lasers\nNo\nDescription\nRelated item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009\nII.A6.002\nOptical equipment and components, other than those specified in 6A002, 6A004.b as follows:\nInfrared optics in the wavelength range 9 000 nm – 17 000 nm and components thereof, including cadmium telluride (CdTe) components.\n6A002, 6A004.b\nII.A6.005\nSemiconductor “lasers” and components thereof, as follows:\na.. Individual semiconductor “lasers” with an output power greater than 200 mW each, in quantities larger than 100;\nb.. Semiconductor “laser” arrays having an output power greater than 20 W.\nNotes:\n1.\nSemiconductor “lasers” are commonly called “laser” diodes.\n2.\nThis item does not cover “lasers” defined in items 0B001.g.5, 0B001.h.6 and 6A005.b.\n3.\nThis item does not cover “laser” diodes with a wavelength in the range 1 200 nm – 2 000 nm.\n6A005.b\nII.A6.007\nSolid state “tunable”“lasers” and specially designed components thereof as follows:\na.. Titanium-sapphire lasers,\nb.. Alexandrite lasers.\nNote: This item does not cover titanium-sapphire and alexandrite lasers defined in items 0B001.g.5, 0B001.h.6 and 6A005.c.1.\n6A005.c.1\nII.A6.009\nComponents of acousto-optics, as follows:\na.. Framing tubes and solid-state imaging devices having a recurrence frequency equal to or exceeding 1kHz;\nb.. Recurrence frequency supplies;\nc.. Pockels cells.\n6A203.b.4.c\nA7.\nNavigation and Avionics\nNo\nDescription\nRelated item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009\nII.A7.001\nInertial navigation systems and specially designed components thereof, as follows:\nI.. Inertial navigation systems which are certified for use on “civil aircraft” by civil authorities of a State participating in the Wassenaar Arrangement, and specially designed components thereof, as follows:\na.. Inertial navigation systems (INS) (gimballed or strapdown) and inertial equipment designed for “aircraft”, land vehicle, vessels (surface or underwater) or “spacecraft” for attitude, guidance or control, having any of the following characteristics, and specially designed components thereof:\n1.. Navigation error (free inertial) subsequent to normal alignment of 0,8 nautical mile per hour (nm/hr) “Circular Error Probable” (CEP) or less (better); or\n2.. Specified to function at linear acceleration levels exceeding 10 g;\nb.. Hybrid Inertial Navigation Systems embedded with Global Navigation Satellite Systems(s) (GNSS) or with “Data-Based Referenced Navigation” (“DBRN”) System(s) for attitude, guidance or control, subsequent to normal alignment, having an INS navigation position accuracy, after loss of GNSS or “DBRN” for a period of up to four minutes, of less (better) than 10 metres “Circular Error Probable” (CEP);\nc.. Inertial Equipment for Azimuth, Heading, or North Pointing having any of the following characteristics, and specially designed components thereof:\n1.. Designed to have an Azimuth, Heading, or North Pointing accuracy equal to, or less (better) than 6 arc/ minutes RMS at 45 degrees latitude; or\n2.. Designed to have a non-operating shock level of at least 900 g at a duration of at least 1 msec.\nNote: The parameters of I.a. and I.b. are applicable with any of the following environmental conditions:\n1.. Input random vibration with an overall magnitude of 7,7 g rms in the first half hour and a total test duration of one and a half hours per axis in each of the three perpendicular axes, when the random vibration meets the following:\na.. A constant power spectral density (PSD) value of 0,04 g2/Hz over a frequency interval of 15 to 1 000 Hz; and\nb.. The PSD attenuates with a frequency from 0,04 g2/Hz to 0,01 g2/Hz over a frequency interval from 1 000 to 2 000 Hz;\n2.. A roll and yaw rate equal to or greater than +2,62 radian/s (150 deg/s); or\n3.. According to national standards equivalent to 1. or 2. above.\nTechnical Notes:\n1.\nI.b. refers to systems in which an INS and other independent navigation aids are built into a single unit (embedded) in order to achieve improved performance.\n2.\n“Circular Error Probable” (CEP) – In a circular normal distribution, the radius of the circle containing 50 percent of the individual measurements being made, or the radius of the circle within which there is a 50 percent probability of being located.\nII.. Theodolite systems incorporating inertial equipment specially designed for civil surveying purposes and designed to have an Azimuth, Heading, or North Pointing accuracy equal to, or less (better) than 6 arc minutes RMS at 45 degrees latitude, and specially designed components thereof.\nIII.. Inertial or other equipment using accelerometers specified in 7A001 or 7A101, where such accelerometers are specially designed and developed as MWD (Measurement While Drilling) sensors for use in downhole well services operations.\n7A003, 7A103\nA9.\nAerospace and Propulsion\nII.A9.001\nExplosive bolts.\nII.B.\nTECHNOLOGY\nNo\nDescription\nRelated item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009\nII.B.001\nTechnology required for the development, production or use of the items in Part II A. (Goods) above.\nTechnical Note:\nRegulation (EC) No 423/2007, Article 1(d) the term “technology” includes software.",
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