# Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (Recast), Division [3A228]: Switching devices, as follows:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

a..Cold-cathode tubes, whether gas filled or not, operating similarly to a spark gap, having all of the following characteristics:
1..Containing three or more electrodes;
2..Anode peak voltage rating of 2,5 kV or more;
3..Anode peak current rating of 100 A or more; and
4..Anode delay time of 10 μs or less;
Note:
3A228.a. includes gas krytron tubes and vacuum sprytron tubes.
b..Triggered spark-gaps having both of the following characteristics:
1..An anode delay time of 15 μs or less; and
2..Rated for a peak current of 500 A or more;
c..Modules or assemblies with a fast switching function, other than those specified in 3A001.g. or 3A001.h., having all of the following characteristics:
1..Anode peak voltage rating greater than 2 kV;
2..Anode peak current rating of 500 A or more; and
3..Turn-on time of 1 μs or less.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/428/annex/I/division/5/division/1/division/3A228 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-428/annex-I/division-5/division-1/division-3A228
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