Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1987.

Export control is:

(a)

lifted on ash and residues containing copper, and copper waste and scrap, to Spain, and certain pumps;

(b)

reduced in scope on beryllium, machine tools, electronic valves (magnetrons), light emitting alphanumeric displays, encapsulated photo-coupler assemblies and aromatic polyamides;

(c)

extended in scope on waterscrew propeller systems and hydrogen/hydrogen isotope thyratrons;

(d)

redefined on certain marine or terrestrial acoustic or ultrasonic systems, TVRO stations, electronic testing equipment, cold cathode tubes and triggered spark gaps, semiconductor diodes, printed circuit boards and amplifier monolithic integrated circuits;

(e)

clarified in respect of certain software specially designed for automatically controlled industrial systems, direction finding equipment, electronic copiers, transistors, electronic valves, shift registers, bipolar microcircuit switches, encapsulated integrated circuits, converters, photosensitive components, polymeric materials and synthetic rubbers;

(f)

introduced on technology for reciprocating diesel engines.