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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/export-of-goods-control-amendment-order-1990/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/128",
  "legislation_title": "The Export of Goods (Control) (Amendment) Order 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/export-of-goods-control-amendment-order-1990",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order amends the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1989 to take account of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3722/89, Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3723/89, Commission Decision No. 3724/89/ECSC, Commission Regulation (EEC) No.3725/89, Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3726/89and Commission Decision No. 3727/89/ECSC, which relate to the restriction and monitoring of exports of certain steel products to the United States of America.\nIn addition, export control is:\n(a) lifted on copper waste and scrap, and on certain ash and residues containing copper; on aluminium, lead and zinc waste and scrap; and on ferrous waste and scrap;\n(b) extended in scope on smooth-bore weapons; and, in the case of apparatus and devices specially designed for dealing with improvised explosive devices, extended to include certain kinds of related software;\n(c) redefined and clarified on certain digital computers (and in particular on certain kinds of personal computers), and related equipment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "O.J. No. L368, 18.12.89, p.1."
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "O.J. No. L368, 18.12.89, p.16."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "O.J. No. L368, 18.12.89, p.21."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "O.J. No. L368, 18.12.89, p.37."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "O.J. No. L368, 18.12.89, p.60."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "O.J. No. L368, 18.12.89, p.74."
    }
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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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