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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1992:

1

by relaxing control in relation to certain dual–use goods as follows:

  • storage integrated circuits, field programmable logic arrays, travelling wave tubes, acoustic wave devices, primary cells and batteries;

  • recording equipment, disk drives and solid state computer storage, modems;

  • acoustic beacons, enroute air traffic control radar and related use software;

2

by extending controls on:

  • chemical manufacturing equipment;

  • radiation hardened integrated circuits, Fast Fourier Transform integrated circuits;

  • waveform digitisers and transient analysers;

  • civil aircraft engines, components and equipment, to include those for aircraft with an all up weight of between 680 kg and 390 kg, for export to Libya, Iran, Iraq, Syria or South Africa only;

3

by removing control on certain dual–use goods as follows:

  • flexible waveguides:

  • certain multifunctional focussed ion–beam semiconductor processing equip– ment, electronic assembly test equipment;

  • meteorological (weather) radar;

  • civil aircraft having a maximum all up weight of between 390 kg and 680 kg, for export to destinations other than Libya, Iran, Iraq, Syria or South Africa;

4

by introducing control on:

  • certain plant pathogens, technology relating to the use of chemical or biological manufacturing equipment;

  • mixers and converters designed to extend the frequency range of signal analysers, network analysers or microwave test receivers beyond their control limits;

  • technology for the development or production of substrates of diamond films for electronic components;

  • certain non–contact optical measuring equipment;

  • software for modelling, simulation or design integration of guidance sets usable in missiles;

5

by redefining or clarifying the scope of the following:

  • the definitions of “deformable mirrors”, “maximum bit transfer rate” and “microprocessor microcircuit”;

  • entries ML6, ML8, ML9, ML10, 1C351, 1C352, 1C353, 1C992, 2B351, 3A001, 3A002, 3B007 (re–designated as 3B006), 3C002, 4A102, 6A001, 6A002, 6A004, 6C002, 6E003, 7E101, 9A110, 9D103;

  • the Notes to sub–Category 3A (electronic equipment, assemblies and components) the Technical Note to Category 4 (computers);

6

by re–designating entries 3B006 to 3B009 as 3B005 to 3B008;

7

by introducing definitions for “isolated live cultures” and “focal plane arrays”.