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DIRECTIVES
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2012/47/EU
of 14 December 2012
amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of
defence-related products
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Article 2
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Transposition
Union,
1. Member
States
shall
adopt
and
publish,
by
20
March
2013 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative
Having regard to Directive 2009/43/EC of the European
provisions necessary to comply with this Directive.
Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 simplifying
terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain
within the Community ( 1 ), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a
reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member
Whereas:
States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
(1) Directive
2009/43/EC
covers
all
defence-related
products 2. Member
States
shall
communicate
to
the
Commission
the
which correspond to those listed in the Common
text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in
Military List of the European Union, adopted by the
the field covered by this Directive.
Council on 19 March 2007.
Article 3
(2) On
27
February
2012
the
Council
adopted
an
updated
Common Military List of the European Union (
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day

2 ).
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
(3) Therefore,
Directive
2009/43/EC
should
be
amended
accordingly.
Article 4
(4) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Directive
are
in This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
accordance with the opinion of the Committee on EU
Transfers of Defence-related Products,
Done at Brussels, 14 December 2012.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
For the Commission
The Annex to Directive 2009/43/EC is replaced by the text set
The President
out in the Annex to this Directive.
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 146, 10.6.2009, p.1, as amended by Commission Directive
2010/80/EU of 22 November 2010 and Commission Directive
2012/10/EU of 22 March 2012 amending Directive 2009/43/EC
of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list
of defence-related products, OJ L 308, 24.11.2010, p. 11 and OJ
L 85, 24.3.2012, p.3.
( 2 ) OJ C 85, 22.3.2012, p. 1.

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ANNEX
The Annex to Directive 2009/43/EC is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX
LIST OF DEFENCE-RELATED PRODUCTS
Note 1
Terms in “quotations” are defined terms. Refer to ‘Definitions of Terms used in this List’ annexed to this List.
Note 2:
In some instances chemicals are listed by name and CAS number. The list applies to chemicals of the same structural
formula (including hydrates) regardless of name or CAS number. CAS numbers are shown to assist in identifying a
particular chemical or mixture, irrespective of nomenclature. CAS numbers cannot be used as unique identifiers
because some forms of the listed chemical have different CAS numbers, and mixtures containing a listed chemical
may also have different CAS numbers.
ML1
Smooth-bore weapons with a calibre of less than 20 mm, other arms and automatic weapons with
a calibre of 12,7 mm (calibre 0,50 inches) or less and accessories, as follows, and specially designed
components therefor:
a. Rifles, carbines, revolvers, pistols, machine pistols and machine guns;
Note ML1.a. does not apply to the following:
a. Muskets,
rifles
and
carbines
manufactured
earlier
than
1938;
b. Reproductions of muskets, rifles and carbines the originals of which were manufactured earlier than
1890;
c. Revolvers, pistols and machine guns manufactured earlier than 1890, and their reproductions;
b. Smooth-bore
weapons,
as
follows:
1. Smooth-bore
weapons
specially
designed
for
military
use;
2. Other
smooth-bore
weapons
as
follows:
a. Fully
automatic
type
weapons;
b. Semi-automatic
or
pump-action
type
weapons;
c. Weapons
using
caseless
ammunition;
d. Silencers,
special
gun-mountings,
clips,
weapons
sights
and
flash
suppressors
for
arms
specified
by
ML1.a., ML1.b. or ML1.c.
Note 1 ML1 does not apply to smooth-bore weapons used for hunting or sporting purposes. These weapons
must not be specially designed for military use or of the fully automatic firing type.
Note 2 ML1 does not apply to firearms specially designed for dummy ammunition and which are incapable of
firing any ammunition specified by ML3.
Note 3 ML1 does not apply to weapons using non-centre fire cased ammunition and which are not of the
fully automatic firing type.
Note 4 ML1.d. does not apply to optical weapon sights without electronic image processing, with a magnifi
cation of 4 times or less, provided they are not specially designed or modified for military use.

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ML2
Smooth-bore weapons with a calibre of 20 mm or more, other weapons or armament with a
calibre greater than 12,7 mm (calibre 0,50 inches), projectors and accessories, as follows, and
specially designed components therefor:
a. Guns,
howitzers,
cannon,
mortars,
anti-tank
weapons,
projectile
launchers,
military
flame
throwers,
rifles, recoilless rifles, smooth-bore weapons and signature reduction devices therefor;
Note 1 ML2.a. includes injectors, metering devices, storage tanks and other specially designed components for
use with liquid propelling charges for any of the equipment specified by ML2.a.
Note 2 ML2.a. does not apply to weapons as follows:
a. Muskets,
rifles
and
carbines,
manufactured
earlier
than
1938;
b. Reproductions of muskets, rifles and carbines, the originals of which were manufactured earlier
than 1890.
c. Guns,
howitzers,
cannons
and
mortars,
manufactured
earlier
than
1890.
Note 3 ML2.a. does not apply to hand-held projectile launchers specially designed to launch tethered
projectiles having no high explosive charge or communications link, to a range of less than or
equal to 500 m.
b. Smoke, gas and pyrotechnic projectors or generators, specially designed or modified for military use;
Note ML2.b. does not apply to signal pistols.
c. Weapons
sights
and
weapon
sight
mounts,
having
all
of
the
following:
1. Specially
designed
for
military
use; and
2. Specially
designed
for
weapons
specified
in
ML2.a.;
d. Mountings
specially
designed
for
the
weapons
specified
in
ML2.a
ML3
Ammunition and fuse setting devices, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:
a. Ammunition for weapons specified by ML1, ML2 or ML12;
b. Fuse
setting
devices
specially
designed
for
ammunition
specified
by
ML3.a.
Note 1 Specially designed components specified by ML3 include:
a. Metal
or
plastic
fabrications
such
as
primer
anvils,
bullet
cups,
cartridge
links,
rotating
bands
and munitions metal parts;
b. Safing
and
arming
devices,
fuses,
sensors
and
initiation
devices;
c. Power
supplies
with
high
one-time
operational
output;
d. Combustible
cases
for
charges;
e. Submunitions including bomblets, minelets and terminally guided projectiles.
Note 2 ML3.a. does not apply to ammunition crimped without a projectile (blank star) and dummy
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ML3 b.
(continued)
Note 3 ML3.a. does not apply to cartridges specially designed for any of the following purposes:
a. Signalling;
b. Bird
scaring; or
c. Lighting
of
gas
flares
at
oil
wells.
ML4 Bombs,
torpedoes,
rockets,
missiles,
other
explosive
devices
and
charges
and
related
equipment
and accessories, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:
N.B.1: For guidance and navigation equipment, see ML11.
N.B.2: For Aircraft Missile Protection Systems (AMPS), see ML4.c.
a. Bombs,
torpedoes,
grenades,
smoke
canisters,
rockets,
mines,
missiles,
depth
charges,
demolition-
charges, demolition-devices, demolition-kits, “pyrotechnic” devices, cartridges and simulators (i.e.
equipment simulating the characteristics of any of these items), specially designed for military use;
Note ML4.a. includes:
a. Smoke
grenades,
fire
bombs,
incendiary
bombs
and
explosive
devices;
b. Missile
rocket
nozzles
and
re-entry
vehicle
nosetips.
b. Equipment
having
all
of
the
following:
1. Specially
designed
for
military
use; and
2. Specially
designed
for
‘activities’
relating
to
any
of
the
following:
a. Items
specified
by
ML4.a.;
or
b. Improvised
Explosive
Devices
(IEDs).
Technical Note:
For the purpose of ML4.b.2. ‘activities’ applies to handling, launching, laying, controlling, discharging, deton
ating, activating, powering with one-time operational output, decoying, jamming, sweeping, detecting, disrupting
or disposing.
Note 1 ML4.b. includes:
a. Mobile gas liquefying equipment capable of producing 1 000 kg or more per day of gas in liquid
form;
b. Buoyant
electric
conducting
cable
suitable
for
sweeping
magnetic
mines.
Note 2 ML4.b. does not apply to hand-held devices, limited by design solely to the detection of metal objects
and incapable of distinguishing between mines and other metal objects.
c. Aircraft
Missile
Protection
Systems
(AMPS).
Note ML4.c. does not apply to AMPS having all of the following:
a. Any
of
the
following
missile
warning
sensors:
1. Passive
sensors
having
peak
response
between
100-400
nm; or
2. Active
pulsed
Doppler
missile
warning
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ML4 c. Note (continued)
b. Countermeasures
dispensing
systems;
c. Flares, which exhibit both a visible signature and an infrared signature, for decoying surface-to-air
missiles; and
d. Installed
on
“civil
aircraft”
and
having
all
of
the
following:
1. The AMPS is only operable in a specific “civil aircraft” in which the specific AMPS is
installed and for which any of the following has been issued:
a. A
civil
Type
Certificate;
or
b. An
equivalent
document
recognised
by
the
International
Civil
Aviation
Organisation
(ICAO);
2. The
AMPS
employs
protection
to
prevent
unauthorised
access
to
“software”; and
3. The AMPS incorporates an active mechanism that forces the system not to function when it is
removed from the “civil aircraft” in which it was installed.
ML5
Fire control, and related alerting and warning equipment, and related systems, test and alignment
and countermeasure equipment, as follows, specially designed for military use, and specially
designed components and accessories therefor:
a. Weapon
sights,
bombing
computers,
gun
laying
equipment
and
weapon
control
systems;
b. Target
acquisition,
designation,
range-finding,
surveillance
or
tracking
systems;
detection,
data
fusion,
recognition or identification equipment; and sensor integration equipment;
c. Countermeasure
equipment
for
items
specified
by
ML5.a.
or
ML5.b.;
Note For the purposes of ML5.c., countermeasure equipment includes detection equipment.
d. Field test or alignment equipment, specially designed for items specified by ML5.a., ML5.b. or ML5.c.
ML6 Ground
vehicles
and
components,
as
follows:
N.B. For guidance and navigation equipment, see ML11.
a. Ground
vehicles
and
components
therefor,
specially
designed
or
modified
for
military
use;
Technical Note
For the purposes of ML6.a. the term ground vehicles includes trailers.
b. Other
ground
vehicles
and
components,
as
follows:
1. All-wheel
drive
vehicles
capable
of
off-road
use
which
have
been
manufactured
or
fitted
with
materials or components to provide ballistic protection to level III (NIJ 0108.01, September
1985, or comparable national standard) or better;
2. Components
having
all
of
the
following:
a. Specially
designed
for
vehicles
specified
in
ML6.b.1.; and
b. Providing ballistic protection to level III (NIJ 0108.01, September 1985, or comparable
national standard) or better.

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ML6 (continued)
N.B. See also ML13.a
Note 1 ML6.a. includes:
a. Tanks and other military armed vehicles and military vehicles fitted with mountings for arms or
equipment for mine laying or the launching of munitions specified by ML4;
b. Armoured
vehicles;
c. Amphibious
and
deep
water
fording
vehicles;
d. Recovery vehicles and vehicles for towing or transporting ammunition or weapon systems and
associated load handling equipment.
Note 2 Modification of a ground vehicle for military use specified by ML6.a. entails a structural, electrical or
mechanical change involving one or more components that are specially designed for military use. Such
components include:
a. Pneumatic
tyre
casings
of
a
kind
specially
designed
to
be
bullet-proof;
b. Armoured
protection
of
vital
parts,
(e.g.
fuel
tanks
or
vehicle
cabs);
c. Special
reinforcements
or
mountings
for
weapons;
d. Black-out
lighting.
Note 3 ML6 does not apply to civil automobiles, or trucks designed or modified for transporting money or
valuables, having armoured or ballistic protection.
Note 4 ML6. does not apply to vehicles that meet all of the following;
a. Were
manufactured
before
1946;
b. Do
not
have
items
specified
by
the
EU
Common
Military
List
and
manufactured
after
1945,
except
for reproductions of original components or accessories for the vehicle; and
c. Do not incorporate weapons specified in ML1., ML2. or ML4. unless they are inoperable and
incapable of discharging a projectile.
ML7 Chemical
or
biological
toxic
agents,
“riot
control
agents”,
radioactive
materials,
related
equipment,
components and materials, as follows:
a. Biological agents or radioactive materials, “adapted for use in war” to produce casualties in humans or
animals, degrade equipment or damage crops or the environment;
b. Chemical
warfare
(CW)
agents,
including:
1. CW
nerve
agents:
a. O-Alkyl
(equal
to
or
less
than
C 10 , including cycloalkyl) alkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or
Isopropyl) -phosphonofluoridates, such as:
Sarin (GB):O-Isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate (CAS 107-44-8); and
Soman (GD):O-Pinacolyl methylphosphonofluoridate (CAS 96-64-0);
b. O-Alkyl
(equal
to
or
less
than
C 10 , including cycloalkyl) N,N-dialkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl
or Isopropyl) phosphoramidocyanidates, such as:
Tabun (GA):O-Ethyl N,N-dimethylphosphoramidocyanidate (CAS 77-81-6);
c. O-Alkyl (H or equal to or less than C 10 , including cycloalkyl) S-2-dialkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-
Propyl or Isopropyl)-aminoethyl alkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl) phosphono
thiolates and corresponding alkylated and protonated salts, such as:
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ML7 b.
(continued)
2. CW
vesicant
agents:
a. Sulphur
mustards,
such
as:
1. 2-Chloroethylchloromethylsulphide
(CAS
2625-76-5);
2. Bis(2-chloroethyl)
sulphide
(CAS
505-60-2);
3. Bis(2-chloroethylthio)
methane
(CAS
63869-13-6);
4. 1,2-bis
(2-chloroethylthio)
ethane
(CAS
3563-36-8);
5. 1,3-bis
(2-chloroethylthio)
-n-propane
(CAS
63905-10-2);
6. 1,4-bis
(2-chloroethylthio)
-n-butane
(CAS
142868-93-7);
7. 1,5-bis
(2-chloroethylthio)
-n-pentane
(CAS
142868-94-8);
8. Bis
(2-chloroethylthiomethyl)
ether
(CAS
63918-90-1);
9. Bis
(2-chloroethylthioethyl)
ether
(CAS
63918-89-8);
b. Lewisites,
such
as:
1. 2-chlorovinyldichloroarsine
(CAS
541-25-3);
2. Tris
(2-chlorovinyl)
arsine
(CAS
40334-70-1);
3. Bis
(2-chlorovinyl)
chloroarsine
(CAS
40334-69-8);
c. Nitrogen
mustards,
such
as:
1. HN1:
bis
(2-chloroethyl)
ethylamine
(CAS
538-07-8);
2. HN2:
bis
(2-chloroethyl)
methylamine
(CAS
51-75-2);
3. HN3:
tris
(2-chloroethyl)
amine
(CAS
555-77-1);
3. CW
incapacitating
agents,
such
as:
a. 3-Quinuclidinyl
benzilate
(BZ)
(CAS
6581-06-2);
4. CW
defoliants,
such
as:
a. Butyl
2-chloro-4-fluorophenoxyacetate
(LNF);
b. 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic
acid
(CAS
93-76-5)
mixed
with
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic
acid (CAS 94-75-7) (Agent Orange (CAS 39277-47-9));
c. CW
binary
precursors
and
key
precursors,
as
follows:
1. Alkyl
(Methyl,
Ethyl,
n-Propyl
or
Isopropyl)
Phosphonyl
Difluorides,
such
as:
DF: Methyl Phosphonyldifluoride (CAS 676-99-3);
2. O-Alkyl
(H
or
equal
to
or
less
than
C 10 , including cycloalkyl) O-2-dialkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-
Propyl or Isopropyl) aminoethyl alkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl) phosphonites and
corresponding alkylated and protonated salts, such as:
QL: O-Ethyl-2-di-isopropylaminoethyl methylphosphonite (CAS 57856-11-8);
3. Chlorosarin:
O-Isopropyl
methylphosphonochloridate
(CAS
1445-76-7);
4. Chlorosoman:
O-Pinacolyl
methylphosphonochloridate
(CAS
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ML7 (continued)
d. “Riot
control
agents”,
active
constituent
chemicals
and
combinations
thereof,
including:
1. α-Bromobenzeneacetonitrile, (Bromobenzyl cyanide) (CA) (CAS 5798-79-8);
2. [(2-chlorophenyl) methylene] propanedinitrile,
(o-Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile (CS) (CAS
2698-41-1);
3. 2-Chloro-1-phenylethanone,
Phenylacyl
chloride
(ω-chloroacetophenone) (CN) (CAS 532-27-4);
4. Dibenz-(b,f)-1,4-oxazephine,
(CR)
(CAS
257-07-8);
5. 10-Chloro-5,10-dihydrophenarsazine,
(Phenarsazine
chloride),
(Adamsite),
(DM)
(CAS
578-94-9);
6. N-Nonanoylmorpholine,
(MPA)
(CAS
5299-64-9);
Note 1 ML7.d. does not apply to “riot control agents” individually packaged for personal self-defence purposes.
Note 2 ML7.d. does not apply to active constituent chemicals, and combinations thereof, identified and
packaged for food production or medical purposes.
e. Equipment specially designed or modified for military use, designed or modified for the dissemination
of any of the following, and specially designed components therefor:
1. Materials or agents specified by ML7.a., ML7.b. or ML7.d.; or
2. CW
agents
made
up
of
precursors
specified
by
ML7.c.
f. Protective
and
decontamination
equipment,
specially
designed
or
modified
for
military
use,
components and chemical mixtures, as follows:
1. Equipment
designed
or
modified
for
defence
against
materials
specified
by
ML7.a.,
ML7.b.
or
ML7.d., and specially designed components therefor;
2. Equipment designed or modified for decontamination of objects contaminated with materials
specified by ML7.a. or ML7.b. and specially designed components therefor;
3. Chemical
mixtures
specially
developed
or
formulated
for
the
decontamination
of
objects
contaminated with materials specified by ML7.a. or ML7.b.;
Note ML7.f.1. includes:
a. Air conditioning units specially designed or modified for nuclear, biological or chemical filtration;
b. Protective
clothing.
N.B. For civil gas masks, protective and decontamination equipment, see also entry 1A004 on the EU Dual-
Use List.
g. Equipment specially designed or modified for military use designed or modified for the detection or
identification of materials specified by ML7.a., ML7.b. or ML7.d., and specially designed components
therefor;
Note ML7.g. does not apply to personal radiation monitoring dosimeters.
N.B. See also entry 1A004 on the EU Dual-Use List.

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ML7 (continued)
h. “Biopolymers”
specially
designed
or
processed
for
the
detection
or
identification
of
CW
agents
specified by ML7.b., and the cultures of specific cells used to produce them;
i. “Biocatalysts”
for
the
decontamination
or
degradation
of
CW
agents,
and
biological
systems
therefor,
as follows:
1. “Biocatalysts”
specially
designed
for
the
decontamination
or
degradation
of
CW
agents
specified
by ML7.b. resulting from directed laboratory selection or genetic manipulation of biological
systems;
2. Biological
systems
containing
the
genetic
information
specific
to
the
production
of
“biocatalysts”
specified by ML7.i.1., as follows:
a. “Expression
vectors”;
b. Viruses;
c. Cultures
of
cells.
Note 1 ML7.b. and ML7.d. do not apply to the following:
a. Cyanogen
chloride
(CAS
506-77-4).
See
1C450.a.5.
on
the
EU
Dual-Use
List;
b. Hydrocyanic
acid
(CAS
74-90-8);
c. Chlorine
(CAS
7782-50-5);
d. Carbonyl
chloride
(phosgene)
(CAS
75-44-5).
See
1C450.a.4.
on
the
EU
Dual-Use
List;
e. Diphosgene
(trichloromethyl-chloroformate)
(CAS
503-38-8);
f. Not
used
since
2004;
g. Xylyl bromide, ortho: (CAS 89-92-9), meta: (CAS 620-13-3), para: (CAS 104-81-4);
h. Benzyl
bromide
(CAS
100-39-0);
i. Benzyl
iodide
(CAS
620-05-3);
j. Bromo
acetone
(CAS
598-31-2);
k. Cyanogen
bromide
(CAS
506-68-3);
l. Bromo
methylethylketone
(CAS
816-40-0);
m. Chloro
acetone
(CAS
78-95-5);
n. Ethyl
iodoacetate
(CAS
623-48-3);
o. Iodo
acetone
(CAS
3019-04-3);
p. Chloropicrin
(CAS
76-06-2).
See
1C450.a.7.
on
the
EU
Dual-Use
List.
Note 2 The cultures of cells and biological systems specified by ML7.h. and ML7.i.2. are exclusive and these sub-
items do not apply to cells or biological systems for civil purposes, such as agricultural, pharmaceutical,
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ML8 “Energetic
materials”,
and
related
substances,
as
follows:
N.B.1. See also 1C011 on the EU Dual-Use List.
N.B.2. For charges and devices, see ML4 and 1A008 on the EU Dual-Use List
Technical Notes
1. For the purposes of ML8, mixture refers to a composition of two or more substances with at least one substance
being listed in the ML8 sub-items.
2. Any substance listed in the ML8 sub-items is subject to this list, even when utilised in an application other than
that indicated. (e.g. TAGN is predominantly used as an explosive but can also be used either as a fuel or an
oxidizer.)
a. “Explosives”,
as
follows,
and
mixtures
thereof:
1. ADNBF
(aminodinitrobenzofuroxan
or
7-amino-4,6-dinitrobenzofurazane-1-oxide)
(CAS
97096-
78-1);
2. BNCP
(cis-bis
(5-nitrotetrazolato)
tetra
amine-cobalt
(III)
perchlorate)
(CAS
117412-28-9);
3. CL-14
(diamino
dinitrobenzofuroxan
or
5,7-diamino-4,6-dinitrobenzofurazane-1-oxide)
(CAS
117907-74-1);
4. CL-20 (HNIW or Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane) (CAS 135285-90-4); chlathrates of CL-20 (see
also ML8.g.3. and g.4. for its “precursors”);
5. CP
(2-(5-cyanotetrazolato)
penta
amine-cobalt
(III)
perchlorate)
(CAS
70247-32-4);
6. DADE
(1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene,
FOX7)
(CAS
145250-81-3);
7. DATB
(diaminotrinitrobenzene)
(CAS
1630-08-6);
8. DDFP
(1,4-dinitrodifurazanopiperazine);
9. DDPO (2,6-diamino-3,5-dinitropyrazine-1-oxide, PZO) (CAS 194486-77-6);
10. DIPAM (3,3’-diamino-2,2’,4,4’,6,6’-hexanitrobiphenyl or dipicramide) (CAS 17215-44-0);
11. DNGU (DINGU or dinitroglycoluril) (CAS 55510-04-8);
12. Furazans, as follows:
a. DAAOF
(diaminoazoxyfurazan);
b. DAAzF
(diaminoazofurazan)
(CAS
78644-90-3);
13. HMX and derivatives (see also ML8.g.5. for its “precursors”), as follows:
a. HMX (Cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine, octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazine,
1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraza-cyclooctane, octogen or octogene) (CAS 2691-41-0);
b. difluoroaminated
analogues
of
HMX;
c. K-55
(2,4,6,8-tetranitro-2,4,6,8-tetraazabicyclo
[3,3,0]-octanone-3,
tetranitrosemiglycouril
or keto-bicyclic HMX) (CAS 130256-72-3);
14. HNAD (hexanitroadamantane) (CAS 143850-71-9);
15. HNS (hexanitrostilbene) (CAS 20062-22-0);

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16. Imidazoles as follows:
a. BNNII
(Octahydro-2,5-bis(nitroimino)imidazo
[4,5-d]imidazole);
b. DNI
(2,4-dinitroimidazole)
(CAS
5213-49-0);
c. FDIA
(1-fluoro-2,4-dinitroimidazole);
d. NTDNIA
(N-(2-nitrotriazolo)-2,4-dinitroimidazole);
e. PTIA
(1-picryl-2,4,5-trinitroimidazole);
17. NTNMH (1-(2-nitrotriazolo)-2-dinitromethylene hydrazine);
18. NTO (ONTA or 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one) (CAS 932-64-9);
19. Polynitrocubanes with more than four nitro groups;
20. PYX (2,6-Bis(picrylamino)-3,5-dinitropyridine) (CAS 38082-89-2);
21. RDX and derivatives, as follows:
a. RDX
(cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine,
cyclonite,
T4,
hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine,
1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triaza-cyclohexane, hexogen or hexogene) (CAS 121-82-4);
b. Keto-RDX
(K-6
or
2,4,6-trinitro-2,4,6-triazacyclohexanone)
(CAS
115029-35-1);
22. TAGN (triaminoguanidinenitrate) (CAS 4000-16-2);
23. TATB (triaminotrinitrobenzene) (CAS 3058-38-6) (see also ML8.g.7 for its “precursors”);
24. TEDDZ (3,3,7,7-tetrabis(difluoroamine) octahydro-1,5-dinitro-1,5-diazocine);
25. Tetrazoles, as follows:
a. NTAT
(nitrotriazol
aminotetrazole);
b. NTNT
(1-N-(2-nitrotriazolo)-4-nitrotetrazole);
26. Tetryl (trinitrophenylmethylnitramine) (CAS 479-45-8);
27. TNAD (1,4,5,8-tetranitro-1,4,5,8-tetraazadecalin) (CAS 135877-16-6) (see also ML8.g.6. for its
“precursors”);
28. TNAZ (1,3,3-trinitroazetidine) (CAS 97645-24-4) (see also ML8.g.2. for its “precursors”);
29. TNGU (SORGUYL or tetranitroglycoluril) (CAS 55510-03-7);
30. TNP (1,4,5,8-tetranitro-pyridazino[4,5-d]pyridazine) (CAS 229176-04-9);
31. Triazines, as follows:
a. DNAM
(2-oxy-4,6-dinitroamino-s-triazine)
(CAS
19899-80-0);
b. NNHT
(2-nitroimino-5-nitro-hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine)
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(continued)
32. Triazoles, as follows:
a. 5-azido-2-nitrotriazole;
b. ADHTDN
(4-amino-3,5-dihydrazino-1,2,4-triazole
dinitramide)
(CAS
1614-08-0);
c. ADNT
(1-amino-3,5-dinitro-1,2,4-triazole);
d. BDNTA
([bis-dinitrotriazole]amine);
e. DBT
(3,3′-dinitro-5,5-bi-1,2,4-triazole) (CAS 30003-46-4);
f. DNBT
(dinitrobistriazole)
(CAS
70890-46-9);
g. Not
used
since
2010;
h. NTDNT
(1-N-(2-nitrotriazolo)
3,5-dinitrotriazole);
i. PDNT
(1-picryl-3,5-dinitrotriazole);
j. TACOT
(tetranitrobenzotriazolobenzotriazole)
(CAS
25243-36-1);
33. Explosives not listed elsewhere in ML8.a. and having any of the following:
a. Detonation
velocity
exceeding
8
700
m/s,
at
maximum
density,
or
b. Detonation
pressure
exceeding
34
GPa
(340
kbar);
34. Organic explosives not listed elsewhere in ML8.a. and having all the following:
a. Yielding
detonation
pressures
of
25
GPa
(250
kbar)
or
more
and
b. Remaining stable at temperatures of 523 K (250 °C) or higher for periods of five minutes
or longer;
b. “Propellants”
as
follows:
1. Any
United
Nations
(UN)
Class
1.1
solid
“propellant”
with
a
theoretical
specific
impulse
(under
standard conditions) of more than 250 seconds for non-metallised, or more than 270 seconds
for aluminised compositions;
2. Any UN Class 1.3 solid “propellant” with a theoretical specific impulse (under standard
conditions) of more than 230 seconds for non-halogenised, 250 seconds for non-metallised
compositions and 266 seconds for metallised compositions;
3. “Propellants”
having
a
force
constant
of
more
than
1
200
kJ/kg;
4. “Propellants”
that
can
sustain
a
steady-state
linear
burning
rate
of
more
than
38
mm/s
under
standard conditions (as measured in the form of an inhibited single strand) of 6,89 MPa
(68,9 bar) pressure and 294 K (21 °C);
5. Elastomer
Modified
Cast
Double
Base
(EMCDB)
“propellants”
with
extensibility
at
maximum
stress of more than 5 % at 233 K (– 40 °C);
6. Any
“propellant”
containing
substances
specified
by
ML8.a.
7. “Propellants”, not specified elsewhere in the EU Common Military List, specially designed for
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c. “Pyrotechnics”, fuels and related substances, as follows, and mixtures thereof:
1. Aircraft
fuels
specially
formulated
for
military
purposes;
2. Alane
(aluminium
hydride)
(CAS
7784-21-6);
3. Carboranes; decaborane (CAS 17702-41-9); pentaboranes (CAS 19624-22-7 and 18433-84-6)
and their derivatives;
4. Hydrazine and derivatives, as follows (see also ML8.d.8. and d.9. for oxidising hydrazine deriva
tives):
a. Hydrazine
(CAS
302-01-2)
in
concentrations
of
70
%
or
more;
b. Monomethyl
hydrazine
(CAS
60-34-4);
c. Symmetrical
dimethyl
hydrazine
(CAS
540-73-8);
d. Unsymmetrical
dimethyl
hydrazine
(CAS
57-14-7);
5. Metal
fuels
in
particle
form
whether
spherical,
atomised,
spheroidal,
flaked
or
ground,
manu
factured from material consisting of 99 % or more of any of the following:
a. Metals
as
follows
and
mixtures
thereof:
1. Beryllium
(CAS
7440-41-7)
in
particle
sizes
of
less
than
60
μm;
2. Iron
powder
(CAS
7439-89-6)
with
particle
size
of
3
μm or less produced by
reduction of iron oxide with hydrogen;
b. Mixtures
containing
any
of
the
following:
1. Zirconium
(CAS
7440-67-7),
magnesium
(CAS
7439-95-4)
or
alloys
of
these
in
particle sizes of less than 60 μm; or
2. Boron (CAS 7440-42-8) or boron carbide (CAS 12069-32-8) fuels of 85 % purity or
higher and particle sizes of less than 60 μm;
6. Military materials, containing thickeners for hydrocarbon fuels, specially formulated for use in
flame throwers or incendiary munitions, such as metal stearates or palmates (e.g. octal (CAS
637-12-7)) and M1, M2, and M3 thickeners;
7. Perchlorates,
chlorates
and
chromates,
composited
with
powdered
metal
or
other
high
energy
fuel components;
8. Spherical
aluminium
powder
(CAS
7429-90-5)
with
a
particle
size
of
60
μm or less, manu
factured from material with an aluminium content of 99 % or more;
9. Titanium
subhydride
(TiH n ) of stoichiometry equivalent to n = 0,65 to 1,68.
Note 1 Aircraft fuels specified by ML8.c.1. are finished products, not their constituents.
Note 2 ML8.c.4.a. does not apply to hydrazine mixtures specially formulated for corrosion control.
Note 3 ML8.c.5. applies to explosives and fuels, whether or not the metals or alloys are encapsulated in
aluminium, magnesium, zirconium, or beryllium.
Note 4 ML8.c.5.b.2. does not apply to boron and boron carbide enriched with boron-10 (20 % or more of
total boron-10 content).
Note 5 ML8.c.5.b. only applies to metal fuels in particle form when they are mixed with other substances to
form a mixture formulated for military purposes such as liquid propellant slurries, solid propellants, or
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d. Oxidizers as follows, and mixtures thereof:
1. ADN
(ammonium
dinitramide
or
SR
12)
(CAS
140456-78-6);
2. AP
(ammonium
perchlorate)
(CAS
7790-98-9);
3. Compounds composed of fluorine and any of the following:
a. Other
halogens;
b. Oxygen;
or
c. Nitrogen;
Note 1 ML8.d.3 does not apply to chlorine trifluoride (CAS 7790-91-2).
Note 2 ML8.d.3 does not apply to nitrogen trifluoride (CAS 7783-54-2) in its gaseous state.
4. DNAD
(1,3-dinitro-1,3-diazetidine)
(CAS
78246-06-7);
5. HAN
(hydroxylammonium
nitrate)
(CAS
13465-08-2);
6. HAP
(hydroxylammonium
perchlorate)
(CAS
15588-62-2);
7. HNF
(hydrazinium
nitroformate)
(CAS
20773-28-8);
8. Hydrazine
nitrate
(CAS
37836-27-4);
9. Hydrazine
perchlorate
(CAS
27978-54-7);
10. Liquid oxidisers comprised of or containing inhibited red fuming nitric acid (IRFNA) (CAS 8007-
58-7);
Note ML8.d.10 does not apply to non-inhibited fuming nitric acid.
e. Binders,
plasticisers,
monomers
and
polymers,
as
follows:
1. AMMO
(azidomethylmethyloxetane
and
its
polymers)
(CAS
90683-29-7)
(see
also
ML8.g.1.
for
its “precursors”);
2. BAMO
(bisazidomethyloxetane
and
its
polymers)
(CAS
17607-20-4)
(see
also
ML8.g.1.
for
its
“precursors”);
3. BDNPA (bis (2,2-dinitropropyl)acetal) (CAS 5108-69-0);
4. BDNPF
(bis
(2,2-dinitropropyl)formal)
(CAS
5917-61-3);
5. BTTN
(butanetrioltrinitrate)
(CAS
6659-60-5)
(see
also
ML8.g.8.
for
its
“precursors”);
6. Energetic monomers, plasticizers or polymers, specially formulated for military use and
containing any of the following;
a. Nitro
groups;
b. Azido
groups;
c. Nitrate
groups;
d. Nitrataza
groups;
or
e. Difluoroamino
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(continued)
7. FAMAO
(3-difluoroaminomethyl-3-azidomethyl
oxetane)
and
its
polymers;
8. FEFO
(bis-(2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethyl)
formal)
(CAS
17003-79-1);
9. FPF-1
(poly-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexafluoropentane-1,5-diol
formal)
(CAS
376-90-9);
10. FPF-3 (poly-2,4,4,5,5,6,6-heptafluoro-2-tri-fluoromethyl-3-oxaheptane-1,7-diol formal);
11. GAP (glycidylazide polymer) (CAS 143178-24-9) and its derivatives;
12. HTPB (hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene) with a hydroxyl functionality equal to or greater than
2.2 and less than or equal to 2.4, a hydroxyl value of less than 0,77 meq/g, and a viscosity at 30
oC of less than 47 poise (CAS 69102-90-5);
13. Alcohol functionalised poly(epichlorohydrin) with a molecular weight less than 10 000, as
follows:
a. Poly(epichlorohydrindiol);
b. Poly(epichlorohydrintriol)
14. NENAs (nitratoethylnitramine compounds) (CAS 17096-47-8, 85068-73-1, 82486-83-7,
82486-82-6 and 85954-06-9);
15. PGN (poly-GLYN, polyglycidylnitrate or poly(nitratomethyl oxirane) (CAS 27814-48-8);
16. Poly-NIMMO (poly nitratomethylmethyloxetane) or poly-NMMO (poly[3-Nitratomethyl-3-
methyloxetane]) (CAS 84051-81-0);
17. Polynitroorthocarbonates;
18. TVOPA (1,2,3-tris[1,2-bis(difluoroamino)ethoxy] propane or tris vinoxy propane adduct) (CAS
53159-39-0).
f. “Additives”
as
follows:
1. Basic
copper
salicylate
(CAS
62320-94-9);
2. BHEGA
(bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)
glycolamide)
(CAS
17409-41-5);
3. BNO
(butadienenitrileoxide);
4. Ferrocene
derivatives
as
follows:
a. Butacene
(CAS
125856-62-4);
b. Catocene
(2,2-bis-ethylferrocenyl
propane)
(CAS
37206-42-1);
c. Ferrocene
carboxylic
acids
including:
Ferrocene carboxylic acid (CAS 1271-42-7),
1,1’-Ferrocenedicarboxylic acid (CAS 1293-87-4);
d. n-butyl-ferrocene
(CAS
31904-29-7);
e. Other
adducted
polymer
ferrocene
derivatives;
5. Lead
beta-resorcylate
(CAS
20936-32-7);
6. Lead
citrate
(CAS
14450-60-3);
7. Lead-copper
chelates
of
beta-resorcylate
or
salicylates
(CAS
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(continued)
8. Lead maleate (CAS 19136-34-6);
9. Lead
salicylate
(CAS
15748-73-9);
10. Lead stannate (CAS 12036-31-6);
11. MAPO (tris-1-(2-methyl)aziridinyl phosphine oxide) (CAS 57-39-6); BOBBA 8 (bis(2-methyl
aziridinyl) 2-(2-hydroxypropanoxy) propylamino phosphine oxide); and other MAPO derivatives;
12. Methyl BAPO (bis(2-methyl aziridinyl) methylamino phosphine oxide) (CAS 85068-72-0);
13. N-methyl-p-nitroaniline (CAS 100-15-2);
14. 3-Nitraza-1,5-pentane diisocyanate (CAS 7406-61-9);
15. Organo-metallic coupling agents as follows:
a. Neopentyl[diallyl]oxy,
tri[dioctyl]phosphato-titanate
(CAS
103850-22-2);
also
known
as
titanium IV, 2,2[bis 2-propenolato-methyl, butanolato, tris (dioctyl) phosphato] (CAS
110438-25-0); or LICA 12 (CAS 103850-22-2);
b. Titanium
IV,
[(2-propenolato-1)
methyl,
n-propanolatomethyl]
butanolato-1,
tris[dioctyl]
pyrophosphate or KR3538;
c. Titanium IV, [(2-propenolato-1)methyl, n-propanolatomethyl] butanolato-1, tris(dioc
tyl)phosphate;
16. Polycyanodifluoroaminoethyleneoxide;
17. Polyfunctional aziridine amides with isophthalic, trimesic (BITA or butylene imine trimesamide),
isocyanuric or trimethyladipic backbone structures and 2-methyl or 2-ethyl substitutions on the
aziridine ring;
18. Propyleneimine (2-methylaziridine) (CAS 75-55-8);
19. Superfine iron oxide (Fe 2 O 3 ) (CAS 1317-60-8) with a specific surface area more than 250 m 2 /g
and an average particle size of 3,0 nm or less;
20. TEPAN (tetraethylenepentaamineacrylonitrile) (CAS 68412-45-3); cyanoethylated polyamines
and their salts;
21. TEPANOL (tetraethylenepentaamineacrylonitrileglycidol) (CAS 68412-46-4); cyanoethylated
polyamines adducted with glycidol and their salts;
22. TPB (triphenyl bismuth) (CAS 603-33-8).
g. “Precursors”,
as
follows:
N.B. In ML8.g. the references are to specified “Energetic Materials” manufactured from these substances.
1. BCMO
(bischloromethyloxetane)
(CAS
142173-26-0)
(see
also
ML8.e.1.
and
e.2.);
2. Dinitroazetidine-t-butyl
salt
(CAS
125735-38-8)
(see
also
ML8.a.28.);
3. HBIW
(hexabenzylhexaazaisowurtzitane)
(CAS
124782-15-6)
(see
also
ML8.a.4.);
4. TAIW
(tetraacetyldibenzylhexaazaisowurtzitane)
(see
also
ML8.a.4.)
(CAS
182763-60-6);
5. TAT
(1,3,5,7
tetraacetyl-1,3,5,7,-tetraaza
cyclo-octane)
(CAS
41378-98-7)
(see
also
ML8.a.13.);
6. 1,4,5,8-tetraazadecalin
(CAS
5409-42-7)
(see
also
ML8.a.27.);

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(continued)
7. 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene
(CAS
108-70-3)
(see
also
ML8.a.23.);
8. 1,2,4-trihydroxybutane
(1,2,4-butanetriol)
(CAS
3068-00-6)
(see
also
ML8.e.5.).
Note 5 Not used since 2009
Note 6 ML8 does not apply to the following substances unless they are compounded or mixed with the “energetic
material” specified by ML8.a. or powdered metals specified by ML8.c.:
a. Ammonium
picrate
(CAS
131-74-8);
b. Black
powder;
c. Hexanitrodiphenylamine
(CAS
131-73-7);
d. Difluoroamine(CAS
10405-27-3);
e. Nitrostarch
(CAS9056-38-6);
f. Potassium
nitrate
(CAS
7757-79-1);
g. Tetranitronaphthalene;
h. Trinitroanisol;
i. Trinitronaphthalene;
j. Trinitroxylene;
k. N-pyrrolidinone;
1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone
(CAS
872-50-4);
l. Dioctylmaleate
(CAS
142-16-5);
m. Ethylhexylacrylate
(CAS
103-11-7);
n. Triethylaluminium (TEA) (CAS 97-93-8), trimethylaluminium (TMA) (CAS 75-24-1), and other
pyrophoric metal alkyls and aryls of lithium, sodium, magnesium, zinc or boron;
o. Nitrocellulose
(CAS
9004-70-0);
p. Nitroglycerin
(or
glyceroltrinitrate,
trinitroglycerine)
(NG)
(CAS
55-63-0);
q. 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene
(TNT)
(CAS
118-96-7);
r. Ethylenediaminedinitrate (EDDN) (CAS 20829-66-7);
s. Pentaerythritoltetranitrate
(PETN)
(CAS
78-11-5);
t. Lead azide (CAS 13424-46-9), normal lead styphnate(CAS 15245-44-0) and basic lead styphnate
(CAS 12403-82-6), and primary explosives or priming compositions containing azides or azide
complexes;
u. Triethyleneglycoldinitrate
(TEGDN)(CAS
111-22-8);
v. 2,4,6-trinitroresorcinol
(styphnic
acid)
(CAS
82-71-3);
w. Diethyldiphenylurea
(CAS 85-98-3); dimethyldiphenylurea(CAS
611-92-7); methylethyldiphenyl
urea [Centralites];
x. N,N-diphenylurea
(unsymmetrical
diphenylurea)
(CAS
603-54-3);
y. Methyl-N,N-diphenylurea
(methyl
unsymmetrical
diphenylurea)(CAS
13114-72-2);
z. Ethyl-N,N-diphenylurea
(ethyl
unsymmetrical
diphenylurea)
(CAS
64544-71-4);
aa. 2-Nitrodiphenylamine (2-NDPA)(CAS 119-75-5);
bb. 4-Nitrodiphenylamine (4-NDPA)(CAS 836-30-6);

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(continued)
cc. 2,2-dinitropropanol
(CAS
918-52-5);
dd. Nitroguanidine (CAS 556-88-7) (see 1C011.d. on the EU Dual-Use List).
Note 7 ML8. does not apply to ammonium perchlorate (ML8.d.2.) and NTO (ML8.a.18.), specially shaped and
formulated for civil-use gas generation devices and meeting all of the following:
a. Compounded
or
mixed,
with
non-active
thermoset
binders
or
plasticizers;
b. Having a maximum of 80 % ammonium perchlorate (ML8.d.2.) in mass of active material;
c. Having
less
than
or
equal
to
4
g
of
NTO
(ML8.a.18.);
and
d. Having
an
individual
mass
of
less
than
250
g.
ML9 Vessels
of
war
(surface
or
underwater),
special
naval
equipment,
accessories,
components
and
other surface vessels, as follows:
N.B. For guidance and navigation equipment, see ML11.
a. Vessels
and
components,
as
follows:
1. Vessels (surface or underwater) specially designed or modified for military use, regardless of
current state of repair or operating condition, and whether or not they contain weapon delivery
systems or armour, and hulls or parts of hulls for such vessels, and components therefor
specially designed for military use;
2. Surface
vessels,
other
than
those
specified
in
ML9.a.1.,
having
any
of
the
following,
fixed
or
integrated into the vessel:
a. Automatic weapons having a calibre of 12,7 mm or greater specified in ML1., or weapons
specified in ML2., ML4., ML12. or ML19., or ‘mountings’ or hard points for such weapons;
Technical Note
‘Mountings’ refers to weapon mounts or structural strengthening for the purpose of installing
weapons.
b. Fire
control
systems
specified
in
ML5.;
c. Having
all
of
the
following:
1. ‘Chemical,
Biological,
Radiological
and
Nuclear
(CBRN)
protection’;
and
2. ‘Pre-wet
or
wash
down
system’
designed
for
decontamination
purposes;
or
Technical Notes
1. ‘CBRN protection’ is a self contained interior space containing features such as over-press
urization, isolation of ventilation systems, limited ventilation openings with CBRN filters and
limited personnel access points incorporating air-locks.
2. ‘Pre-wet
or
wash
down
system’
is
a
seawater
spray
system
capable
of
simultaneously
wetting
the
exterior superstructure and decks of a vessel.
d. Active
weapon
countermeasure
systems
specified
in
ML4.b.,
ML5.c.
or
ML11.a.
and
having
any of the following:
1. ‘CBRN
protection’;
2. Hull
and
superstructure,
specially
designed
to
reduce
the
radar
cross
section;
3. Thermal
signature
reduction
devices,
(e.g.,
an
exhaust
gas
cooling
system),
excluding
those specially designed to increase overall power plant efficiency or to reduce the
environmental impact; or
4. A
degaussing
system
designed
to
reduce
the
magnetic
signature
of
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ML9 (continued)
b. Engines and propulsion systems, as follows, specially designed for military use and components
therefor specially designed for military use:
1. Diesel
engines
specially
designed
for
submarines
and
having
all
of
the
following:
a. Power
output
of
1,12
MW
(1
500
hp)
or
more;
and
b. Rotary
speed
of
700
rpm
or
more;
2. Electric
motors
specially
designed
for
submarines
and
having
all
of
the
following:
a. Power
output
of
more
than
0,75
MW
(1
000
hp);
b. Quick
reversing;
c. Liquid
cooled; and
d. Totally
enclosed;
3. Non-magnetic
diesel
engines
having
all
of
the
following:
a. Power
output
of
37,3
kW
(50
hp)
or
more; and
b. Non-magnetic content in excess of 75 % of total mass;
4. ‘Air
Independent
Propulsion’
(AIP)
systems
specially
designed
for
submarines;
Technical Note
‘Air Independent Propulsion’ (AIP) allows a submerged submarine to operate its propulsion system,
without access to atmospheric oxygen, for a longer time than the batteries would have otherwise
allowed. For the purposes of ML9.b.4., AIP does not include nuclear power.
c. Underwater
detection
devices,
specially
designed
for
military
use,
controls
therefor
and
components therefor specially designed for military use;
d. Anti-submarine nets and anti-torpedo nets, specially designed for military use;
e. Not
used
since
2003;
f. Hull penetrators and connectors, specially designed for military use, that enable interaction with
equipment external to a vessel, and components therefor specially designed for military use;
Note ML9.f. includes connectors for vessels which are of the single-conductor, multi-conductor, coaxial or
waveguide type, and hull penetrators for vessels, both of which are capable of remaining impervious
to leakage from without and of retaining required characteristics at marine depths exceeding
100 m; and fibre-optic connectors and optical hull penetrators, specially designed for “laser”
beam transmission, regardless of depth. ML9.f. does not apply to ordinary propulsive shaft and
hydrodynamic control-rod hull penetrators.
g. Silent bearings having any of the following, components therefor and equipment containing
those bearings, specially designed for military use:
1. Gas
or
magnetic
suspension;
2. Active
signature
controls; or
3. Vibration
suppression
controls.
ML10
“Aircraft”, “lighter-than-air vehicles”, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (“UAVs”), aero-engines and “air
craft” equipment, related equipment, and components, as follows, specially designed or modified
for military use:
N.B. For guidance and navigation equipment, see ML11.
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ML10 (continued)
b. Not
used
since
2011;
c. Unmanned aircraft and related equipment, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:
1. “UAVs”, Remotely Piloted Air Vehicles (RPVs), autonomous programmable vehicles and
unmanned “lighter-than-air vehicles”;
2. Launchers,
recovery
equipment
and
ground
support
equipment;
3. Equipment
designed
for
command
or
control;
d. Propulsion
aero-engines
and
specially
designed
components
therefor;
e. Airborne equipment, including airborne refuelling equipment, specially designed for use with the
“aircraft” specified by ML10.a. or the aero-engines specified by ML10.d., and specially designed
components therefor;
f. Pressure
refuellers,
pressure
refuelling
equipment,
equipment
specially
designed
to
facilitate
operations
in confined areas and ground equipment, developed specially for “aircraft” specified by ML10.a. or for
aero-engines specified by ML10.d.;
g. Military crash helmets and protective masks, and specially designed components therefor, pressurised
breathing equipment and partial pressure suits for use in “aircraft”, anti-g suits, liquid oxygen
converters used for “aircraft” or missiles, and catapults and cartridge actuated devices, for
emergency escape of personnel from “aircraft”;
h. Parachutes, paragliders and related equipment, as follows, and specially designed components
therefor:
1. Parachutes
not
specified
elsewhere
in
the
EU
Common
Military
List;
2. Paragliders
3. Equipment
specially
designed
for
high
altitude
parachutists
(e.g.
suits,
special
helmets,
breathing
systems, navigation equipment);
i. Controlled
opening
equipment
or
automatic
piloting
systems,
designed
for
parachuted
loads.
Note 1 ML10.a. does not apply to “aircraft” and “lighter-than-air vehicles” or variants of those “aircraft” specially
designed for military use, and which are all of the following:
a. Not
a
combat
aircraft
b. Not
configured
for
military
use
and
not
fitted
with
equipment
or
attachments
specially
designed
or
modified for military use; and
c. Certified for civil use by the civil aviation authority in a Member State or in a Wassenaar
Arrangement Participating State.
Note 2 ML10.d. does not apply to:
a. Aero-engines
designed
or
modified
for
military
use
which
have
been
certified
by
civil
aviation
auth
orities in a Member State or in a Wassenaar Arrangement Participating State for use in “civil
aircraft”, or specially designed components therefor;
b. Reciprocating engines or specially designed components therefor, except those specially designed for
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ML10 (continued)
Note 3 For the purposes of ML10.a. and ML10.d., specially designed components and related equipment for non-
military “aircraft” or aero-engines modified for military use applies only to those military components and to
military related equipment required for the modification to military use.
Note 4 For the purposes of ML10.a., military use includes: combat, military reconnaissance, assault, military
training, logistics support, and transporting and airdropping troops or military equipment.
Note 5 ML10.a. does not apply to “aircraft” that meet all of the following:
a. Were
first
manufactured
before
1946;
b. Do not incorporate items specified by the EU Common Military List, unless the items are required to
meet safety or airworthiness standards of a Member State or of a Wassenaar Arrangement Partici
pating State; and
c. Do
not
incorporate
weapons
specified
by
the
EU
Common
Military
List,
unless
inoperable
and
incapable of being returned to operation.
ML11 Electronic
equipment,
not
specified
elsewhere
on
the
EU
Common
Military
List,
as
follows,
and
specially designed components therefor:
a. Electronic
equipment
specially
designed
for
military
use;
Note ML11.a. includes:
a. Electronic
countermeasure
and
electronic
counter-countermeasure
equipment
(i.e.
equipment
designed
to introduce extraneous or erroneous signals into radar or radio communication receivers or
otherwise hinder the reception, operation or effectiveness of adversary electronic receivers including
their countermeasure equipment), including jamming and counter-jamming equipment;
b. Frequency
agile
tubes;
c. Electronic systems or equipment, designed either for surveillance and monitoring of the electro-
magnetic spectrum for military intelligence or security purposes or for counteracting such
surveillance and monitoring;
d. Underwater countermeasures, including acoustic and magnetic jamming and decoy, equipment
designed to introduce extraneous or erroneous signals into sonar receivers;
e. Data processing security equipment, data security equipment and transmission and signalling line
security equipment, using ciphering processes;
f. Identification, authentification and keyloader equipment and key management, manufacturing and
distribution equipment;
g. Guidance
and
navigation
equipment;
h. Digital
troposcatter-radio
communications
transmission
equipment;
i. Digital
demodulators
specially
designed
for
signals
intelligence;
j. “Automated
command
and
control
systems”.
N.B. For “software” associated with military “Software” Defined Radio (SDR), see ML21.
b. Global
Navigation
Satellite
Systems
(GNSS)
jamming
equipment.
ML12
High velocity kinetic energy weapon systems and related equipment, as follows, and specially
designed components therefor:
a. Kinetic
energy
weapon
systems
specially
designed
for
destruction
or
effecting
mission-abort
of
a
target;
b. Specially designed test and evaluation facilities and test models, including diagnostic instrumentation
and targets, for dynamic testing of kinetic energy projectiles and systems.
N.B. For weapon systems using sub-calibre ammunition or employing solely chemical propulsion, and ammunition
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ML12 (continued)
Note 1 ML12 includes the following when specially designed for kinetic energy weapon systems:
a. Launch
propulsion
systems
capable
of
accelerating
masses
larger
than
0,1
g
to
velocities
in
excess of 1,6 km/s, in single or rapid fire modes;
b. Prime power generation, electric armour, energy storage, thermal management, conditioning,
switching or fuel-handling equipment; and electrical interfaces between power supply, gun and
other turret electric drive functions;
c. Target
acquisition,
tracking,
fire
control
or
damage
assessment
systems;
d. Homing
seeker,
guidance
or
divert
propulsion
(lateral
acceleration)
systems
for
projectiles.
Note 2 ML12 applies to weapon systems using any of the following methods of propulsion:
a. Electromagnetic;
b. Electrothermal;
c. Plasma;
d. Light
gas;
or
e. Chemical
(when
used
in
combination
with
any
of
the
above).
ML13 Armoured
or
protective
equipment,
constructions
and
components,
as
follows:
a. Armoured
plate,
having
any
of
the
following:
1. Manufactured
to
comply
with
a
military
standard
or
specification;
or
2. Suitable
for
military
use;
N.B. For body armour plate, see ML13.d.2.
b. Constructions of metallic or non-metallic materials, or combinations thereof, specially designed to
provide ballistic protection for military systems, and specially designed components therefor;
c. Helmets manufactured according to military standards or specifications, or comparable national
standards, and specially designed components therefor, (i.e. helmet shell, liner and comfort pads);
d. Body
armour
or
protective
garments,
and
components
therefor,
as
follows:
1. Soft body armour or protective garments, manufactured to military standards or specifications, or
to their equivalents, and specially designed components therefor;
Note For the purposes of ML13.d.1., military standards or specifications include, at a minimum, specifi
cations for fragmentation protection.
2. Hard body armour plates providing ballistic protection equal to or greater than level III (NIJ
0101.06, July 2008) or national equivalents.
Note 1 ML13.b. includes materials specially designed to form explosive reactive armour or to construct military
shelters.
Note 2 ML13.c. does not apply to conventional steel helmets, neither modified or designed to accept, nor equipped
with any type of accessory device.
Note 3 ML13.c. and d. do not apply to helmets, body armour or protective garments, when accompanying their
user for the user’s own personal protection.
Note 4 The only helmets specially designed for bomb disposal personnel that are specified by ML13. are those
specially designed for military use.
N.B. 1 See also entry 1A005 on the EU Dual-Use List.
N.B. 2 For “fibrous or filamentary materials” used in the manufacture of body armour and helmets, see entry
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ML14
‘Specialised equipment for military training’ or for simulating military scenarios, simulators
specially designed for training in the use of any firearm or weapon specified by ML1 or ML2,
and specially designed components and accessories therefor.
Technical Note
The term ‘specialised equipment for military training’ includes military types of attack trainers, operational flight
trainers, radar target trainers, radar target generators, gunnery training devices, anti-submarine warfare trainers, flight
simulators (including human-rated centrifuges for pilot/astronaut training), radar trainers, instrument flight trainers,
navigation trainers, missile launch trainers, target equipment, drone “aircraft”, armament trainers, pilotless “aircraft”
trainers, mobile training units and training equipment for ground military operations.
Note 1 ML14 includes image generating and interactive environment systems for simulators, when specially
designed or modified for military use.
Note 2 ML14 does not apply to equipment specially designed for training in the use of hunting or sporting
weapons.
ML15 Imaging
or
countermeasure
equipment,
as
follows,
specially
designed
for
military
use,
and
specially designed components and accessories therefor:
a. Recorders
and
image
processing
equipment;
b. Cameras,
photographic
equipment
and
film
processing
equipment;
c. Image
intensifier
equipment;
d. Infrared
or
thermal
imaging
equipment;
e. Imaging
radar
sensor
equipment;
f. Countermeasure
or
counter-countermeasure
equipment,
for
the
equipment
specified
by
ML15.a.
to
ML15.e.
Note ML15.f. includes equipment designed to degrade the operation or effectiveness of military imaging
systems or to minimize such degrading effects.
Note 1 In ML15, the term specially designed components includes the following when specially designed for
military use:
a. Infrared
image
converter
tubes;
b. Image
intensifier
tubes
(other
than
first
generation);
c. Microchannel
plates;
d. Low-light-level
television
camera
tubes;
e. Detector
arrays
(including
electronic
interconnection
or
read
out
systems);
f. Pyroelectric
television
camera
tubes;
g. Cooling
systems
for
imaging
systems;
h. Electrically triggered shutters of the photochromic or electro-optical type having a shutter speed of less
than 100 μs, except in the case of shutters which are an essential part of a high-speed camera;
i. Fibre
optic
image
inverters;
j. Compound
semiconductor
photocathodes
Note 2 ML15 does not apply to “first generation image intensifier tubes” or equipment specially designed to
incorporate “first generation image intensifier tube”.
N.B. For the classification of weapons sights incorporating “first generation image intensifier tubes” see
ML1., ML2. and ML5.a.
N.B. See
also
6A002.a.2.
and
6A002.b.
on
the
EU
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ML16 Forgings,
castings
and
other
unfinished
products,
specially
designed
for
items
specified
by
ML1
to
ML4, ML6, ML9, ML10, ML12 or ML19.
Note ML16. applies to unfinished products when they are identifiable by material composition, geometry or
function.
ML17
Miscellaneous equipment, materials and ‘libraries’, as follows, and specially designed components
therefor:
a. Self-contained
diving
and
underwater
swimming
apparatus,
as
follows:
1. Closed
or
semi-closed
circuit
(rebreathing)
apparatus
specially
designed
for
military
use
(i.e.
specially designed to be non magnetic);
2. Specially
designed
components
for
use
in
the
conversion
of
open-circuit
apparatus
to
military
use;
3. Articles designed exclusively for military use with self-contained diving and underwater
swimming apparatus;
b. Construction
equipment
specially
designed
for
military
use;
c. Fittings,
coatings
and
treatments,
for
signature
suppression,
specially
designed
for
military
use;
d. Field
engineer
equipment
specially
designed
for
use
in
a
combat
zone;
e. “Robots”,
“robot”
controllers
and
“robot” “end-effectors”, having any of the following characteristics:
1. Specially
designed
for
military
use;
2. Incorporating
means
of
protecting
hydraulic
lines
against
externally
induced
punctures
caused
by
ballistic fragments (e.g. incorporating self-sealing lines) and designed to use hydraulic fluids with
flash points higher than 839 K (566 °C); or
3. Specially
designed
or
rated
for
operating
in
an
electro
magnetic
pulse
(EMP)
environment;
Technical Note
Electro-magnetic pulse does not refer to unintentional interference caused by electromagnetic radiation from
nearby equipment (e.g. machinery, appliances or electronics) or lightning.
f. ‘Libraries’
(parametric
technical
databases)
specially
designed
for
military
use
with
equipment
specified
by the EU Common Military List;
g. Nuclear
power
generating
equipment
or
propulsion
equipment,
including
“nuclear
reactors”,
specially
designed for military use and components therefor specially designed or ‘modified’ for military use;
h. Equipment
and
material,
coated
or
treated
for
signature
suppression,
specially
designed
for
military
use, other than those specified elsewhere in the EU Common Military List;
i. Simulators
specially
designed
for
military
“nuclear
reactors”;
j. Mobile
repair
shops
specially
designed
or
‘modified’
to
service
military
equipment;
k. Field
generators
specially
designed
or
‘modified’
for
military
use;
l. Containers
specially
designed
or
‘modified’
for
military
use;
m. Ferries,
other
than
those
specified
elsewhere
in
the
EU
Common
Military
List,
bridges
and
pontoons,
specially designed for military use;
n. Test
models
specially
designed
for
the
“development”
of
items
specified
by
ML4,
ML6,
ML9
or
ML10;
o. Laser
protection
equipment
(e.g.
eye
and
sensor
protection)
specially
designed
for
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ML17 (continued)
p. “Fuel
cells”
other
than
those
specified
elsewhere
in
the
EU
Common
Military
List,
specially
designed
or ‘modified’ for military use.
Technical Notes
1. For the purpose of ML17, the term ‘library’ (parametric technical database) means a collection of technical
information of a military nature, reference to which may enhance the performance of military equipment or
systems.
2. For
the
purpose
of
ML17,
‘modified’
means
any
structural,
electrical,
mechanical,
or
other
change
that
provides
a
non-military item with military capabilities equivalent to an item which is specially designed for military use.
ML18 Production
equipment
and
components,
as
follows:
a. Specially designed or modified ‘production’ equipment for the ‘production’ of products specified by
the EU Common Military List, and specially designed components therefor;
b. Specially designed environmental test facilities and specially designed equipment therefor, for the
certification, qualification or testing of products specified by the EU Common Military List.
Technical Note
For the purposes of ML18, the term ‘production’ includes design, examination, manufacture, testing and checking.
Note ML18.a. and ML18.b. include the following equipment:
a. Continuous
nitrators;
b. Centrifugal
testing
apparatus
or
equipment
having
any
of
the
following:
1. Driven
by
a
motor
or
motors
having
a
total
rated
horsepower
of
more
than
298
kW
(400
hp);
2. Capable
of
carrying
a
payload
of
113
kg
or
more; or
3. Capable of exerting a centrifugal acceleration of 8 g or more on a payload of 91 kg or more;
c. Dehydration
presses;
d. Screw
extruders
specially
designed
or
modified
for
military
explosive
extrusion;
e. Cutting
machines
for
the
sizing
of
extruded
propellants;
f. Sweetie
barrels
(tumblers)
1,85
m
or
more
in
diameter
and
having
over
227
kg
product
capacity;
g. Continuous
mixers
for
solid
propellants;
h. Fluid energy mills for grinding or milling the ingredients of military explosives;
i. Equipment
to
achieve
both
sphericity
and
uniform
particle
size
in
metal
powder
listed
in
ML8.c.8.;
j. Convection
current
converters
for
the
conversion
of
materials
listed
in
ML8.c.3.
ML19 Directed
Energy
Weapon
(DEW)
systems,
related
or
countermeasure
equipment
and
test
models,
as follows, and specially designed components therefor:
a. “Laser”
systems
specially
designed
for
destruction
or
effecting
mission-abort
of
a
target;
b. Particle beam systems capable of destruction or effecting mission-abort of a target;
c. High power Radio-Frequency (RF) systems capable of destruction or effecting mission-abort of a
target;
d. Equipment
specially
designed
for
the
detection
or
identification
of,
or
defence
against,
systems
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ML19 (continued)
e. Physical
test
models
for
the
systems,
equipment
and
components,
specified
by
ML19.
f. “Laser” systems specially designed to cause permanent blindness to unenhanced vision, i.e. to the
naked eye or to the eye with corrective eyesight devices.
Note 1 DEW systems specified by ML19 include systems whose capability is derived from the controlled application
of:
a. “Lasers”
of
sufficient
power
to
effect
destruction
similar
to
the
manner
of
conventional
ammunition;
b. Particle
accelerators
which
project
a
charged
or
neutral
particle
beam
with
destructive
power;
c. High
pulsed
power
or
high
average
power
radio
frequency
beam
transmitters,
which
produce
fields
sufficiently intense to disable electronic circuitry at a distant target.
Note 2 ML19 includes the following when specially designed for DEW systems:
a. Prime
power
generation,
energy
storage,
switching,
power
conditioning
or
fuel-handling
equipment;
b. Target
acquisition
or
tracking
systems;
c. Systems
capable
of
assessing
target
damage,
destruction
or
mission-abort;
d. Beam-handling,
propagation
or
pointing
equipment;
e. Equipment with rapid beam slew capability for rapid multiple target operations;
f. Adaptive
optics
and
phase
conjugators;
g. Current
injectors
for
negative
hydrogen
ion
beams;
h. “Space-qualified”
accelerator
components;
i. Negative
ion
beam
funnelling
equipment;
j. Equipment
for
controlling
and
slewing
a
high
energy
ion
beam;
k. “Space
qualified”
foils
for
neutralising
negative
hydrogen
isotope
beams.
ML20
Cryogenic and “superconductive” equipment, as follows, and specially designed components and
accessories therefor:
a. Equipment
specially
designed
or
configured
to
be
installed
in
a
vehicle
for
military
ground,
marine,
airborne or space applications, capable of operating while in motion and of producing or maintaining
temperatures below 103 K (– 170 °C);
Note ML20.a. includes mobile systems incorporating or employing accessories or components manufactured
from non-metallic or non-electrical conductive materials, such as plastics or epoxy-impregnated materials.
b. “Superconductive”
electrical
equipment
(rotating
machinery
and
transformers)
specially
designed
or
configured to be installed in a vehicle for military ground, marine, airborne or space applications, and
capable of operating while in motion.
Note ML20.b. does not apply to direct current hybrid homopolar generators that have single-pole normal
metal armatures which rotate in a magnetic field produced by superconducting windings, provided those
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ML21 “Software”,
as
follows:
a. “Software”
specially
designed
or
modified
for
the
“development”, “production” or “use” of equipment,
materials or “software”, specified by the EU Common Military List;
b. Specific
“software”,
other
than
that
specified
by
ML21.a.,
as
follows:
1. “Software” specially designed for military use and specially designed for modelling, simulating or
evaluating military weapon systems;
2. “Software” specially designed for military use and specially designed for modelling or simulating
military operational scenarios;
3. “Software”
for
determining
the
effects
of
conventional,
nuclear,
chemical
or
biological
weapons;
4. “Software” specially designed for military use and specially designed for Command, Communi
cations, Control and Intelligence (C 3 I) or Command, Communications, Control, Computer and
Intelligence (C 4 I) applications;
c. “Software”, not specified by ML21.a., or b., specially designed or modified to enable equipment not
specified by the EU Common Military List to perform the military functions of equipment specified
by the EU Common Military List.
ML22 “Technology”
as
follows:
a. “Technology”,
other
than
specified
in
ML22.b.,
which
is
“required” for the “development”, “pro
duction” or “use” of items specified in the EU Common Military List;.
b. “Technology”
as
follows:
1. “Technology” “required” for the design of, the assembly of components into, and the operation,
maintenance and repair of, complete production installations for items specified in the Common
Military List of The European Union, even if the components of such production installations
are not specified;
2. “Technology” “required” for the “development” and “production” of small arms even if used to
produce reproductions of antique small arms;
3. “Technology” “required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of toxicological agents,
related equipment or components specified by ML7.a. to ML7.g.;
4. “Technology” “required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of “biopolymers” or
cultures of specific cells, specified by ML7.h.;
5. “Technology” “required” exclusively for the incorporation of “biocatalysts”, specified by ML7.i.1.,
into military carrier substances or military material.
Note 1 “Technology” “required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of items specified by the EU Common
Military List remains under control even when applicable to any item not specified by the EU Common
Military List.
Note 2 ML22 does not apply to:
a. “Technology” that is the minimum necessary for the installation, operation, maintenance (checking)
and repair, of those items which are not controlled or whose export has been authorised;
b. “Technology” that is “in the public domain”, “basic scientific research” or the minimum necessary
information for patent applications;
c. “Technology” for magnetic induction for continuous propulsion of civil transport devices.

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DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THIS LIST
The following are definitions of the terms used in this List, in alphabetical order.
Note 1
Definitions apply throughout the List. The references are purely advisory and have no effect on the universal
application of defined terms throughout the List.
Note 2
Words and terms contained in this List of Definitions only take the defined meaning where this is indicated by their
being enclosed in “double quotations marks”. Definitions of terms between ‘single quotation marks’ are given in a
Technical note to the relevant item. Elsewhere, words and terms take their commonly accepted (dictionary) meanings.
ML7 “Adapted
for
use
in
war”
Any modification or selection (such as altering purity, shelf life, virulence, dissemination characteristics, or
resistance to UV radiation) designed to increase the effectiveness in producing casualties in humans or
animals, degrading equipment or damaging crops or the environment.
ML8 “Additives”
Substances used in explosive formulations to improve their properties.
ML8, ML10
and ML14 “Aircraft”
A fixed wing, swivel wing, rotary wing (helicopter), tilt rotor or tilt-wing airborne vehicle.
ML11
“Automated Command and Control Systems”
Electronic systems, through which information essential to the effective operation of the grouping, major
formation, tactical formation, unit, ship, subunit or weapons under command is entered, processed and
transmitted. This is achieved by the use of computer and other specialised hardware designed to support
the functions of a military command and control organisation. The main functions of an automated
command and control system are: the efficient automated collection, accumulation, storage and processing
of information; the display of the situation and the circumstances affecting the preparation and conduct of
combat operations; operational and tactical calculations for the allocation of resources among force
groupings or elements of the operational order of battle or battle deployment according to the mission
or stage of the operation; the preparation of data for appreciation of the situation and decision-making at
any point during operation or battle; computer simulation of operations.
ML22 “Basic
scientific
research”
Experimental or theoretical work undertaken principally to acquire new knowledge of the fundamental
principles of phenomena or observable facts, not primarily directed towards a specific practical aim or
objective.
ML7,
22 “Biocatalysts”
Enzymes for specific chemical or biochemical reactions or other biological compounds which bind to and
accelerate the degradation of CW agents.
Technical Note
“Enzymes” means “biocatalysts” for specific chemical or biochemical reactions.
ML7,
22 “Biopolymers”
Biological macromolecules as follows:
a. Enzymes
for
specific
chemical
or
biochemical
reactions;
b. Antibodies,
monoclonal,
polyclonal
or
anti-idiotypic;
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Technical Notes
1. ”Anti-idiotypic
antibodies”
means
antibodies
which
bind
to
the
specific
antigen
binding
sites
of
other
antibodies;
2. ”Monoclonal
antibodies”
means
proteins
which
bind
to
one
antigenic
site
and
are
produced
by
a
single
clone
of
cells;
3. ”Polyclonal
antibodies”
means
a
mixture
of
proteins
which
bind
to
the
specific
antigen
and
are
produced
by
more
than one clone of cells;
4. ”Receptors” means biological macromolecular structures capable of binding ligands, the binding of which affects
physiological functions.
ML4,
10 “Civil
aircraft”
Those “aircraft” listed by designation in published airworthiness certification lists by the civil aviation
authorities to fly commercial civil internal and external routes or for legitimate civil, private or business
use.
ML21,
22 “Development”
Is related to all stages prior to serial production, such as: design, design research, design analyses, design
concepts, assembly and testing of prototypes, pilot production schemes, design data, process of trans
forming design data into a product, configuration design, integration design, layouts.
ML17 “End-effectors”
Grippers, active tooling units and any other tooling that is attached to the baseplate on the end of a
“robot” manipulator arm.
Technical Note
“Active tooling units” are devices for applying motive power, process energy or sensing to a work piece.
ML8 “Energetic
materials”
Substances or mixtures that react chemically to release energy required for their intended application.
“Explosives”, “pyrotechnics” and “propellants” are subclasses of energetic materials.
ML8,
18 “Explosives”
Solid, liquid or gaseous substances or mixtures of substances which, in their application as primary,
booster, or main charges in warheads, demolition and other applications, are required to detonate.
ML7 “Expression
Vectors”
Carriers (e.g. plasmid or virus) used to introduce genetic material into host cells.
ML 17 “Fuel
cell”
An electrochemical device that converts chemical energy directly into Direct Current (DC) electricity by
consuming fuel from an external source.
ML13 “Fibrous
or
filamentary
materials”
Include:
a. Continuous
monofilaments;
b. Continuous
yarns
and
rovings;
c. Tapes,
fabrics,
random
mats
and
braids;
d. Chopped
fibres,
staple
fibres
and
coherent
fibre
blankets;
e. Whiskers,
either
monocrystalline
or
polycrystalline,
of
any
length;
f. Aromatic
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ML15 “First
generation
image
intensifier
tubes”
Electrostatically focused tubes, employing input and output fibre optic or glass face plates, multi-alkali
photocathodes (S-20 or S-25), but not microchannel plate amplifiers.
ML22 “In
the
public
domain”
This means “technology” or “software” which has been made available without restrictions upon its further
dissemination.
Note: Copyright restrictions do not remove “technology” or “software” from being “in the public domain”.
ML9,
19 “Laser”
An assembly of components which produce both spatially and temporally coherent light that is amplified
by stimulated emission of radiation.
ML10 “Lighter-than-air
vehicles”
Balloons and airships that rely on hot air or on lighter-than-air gases such as helium or hydrogen for their
lift.
ML17 “Nuclear
reactor”
Includes the items within or attached directly to the reactor vessel, the equipment which controls the level
of power in the core, and the components which normally contain or come into direct contact with or
control the primary coolant of the reactor core.
ML8 “Precursors”
Speciality chemicals used in the manufacture of explosives.
ML18,
21, 22 “Production”
Means all production stages, such as: product engineering, manufacture, integration, assembly (mounting),
inspection, testing, quality assurance.
ML8 “Propellants”
Substances or mixtures that react chemically to produce large volumes of hot gases at controlled rates to
perform mechanical work.
ML4,
8 “Pyrotechnic(s)”
Mixtures of solid or liquid fuels and oxidizers which, when ignited, undergo an energetic chemical reaction
at a controlled rate intended to produce specific time delays, or quantities of heat, noise, smoke, visible
light or infrared radiation. Pyrophorics are a subclass of pyrotechnics, which contain no oxidizers but
ignite spontaneously on contact with air.
ML22 “Required”
As applied to “technology”, refers to only that portion of “technology” which is peculiarly responsible for
achieving or exceeding the controlled performance levels, characteristics or functions. Such “required”
“technology” may be shared by different products.
ML7 “Riot
control
agents”
Substances which, under the expected conditions of use for riot control purposes, produce rapidly in
humans sensory irritation or disabling physical effects which disappear within a short time following
termination of exposure. (Tear gases are a subset of “riot control agents”.)
ML17 “Robot”
A manipulation mechanism, which may be of the continuous path or of the point-to-point variety, may
use sensors, and has all the following characteristics:
a. Is
multifunctional;
b. Is capable of positioning or orienting material, parts, tools or special devices through variable
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c. Incorporates three or more closed or open loop servo-devices which may include stepping motors;
and
d. Has “user-accessible programmability” by means of the teach/playback method or by means of an
electronic computer which may be a programmable logic controller, i.e. without mechanical inter
vention.
Note The above definition does not include the following devices:
1. Manipulation
mechanisms
which
are
only
manually/teleoperator
controllable;
2. Fixed
sequence
manipulation
mechanisms
which
are
automated
moving
devices,
operating
according
to
mechanically fixed programmed motions. The programme is mechanically limited by fixed stops, such as
pins or cams. The sequence of motions and the selection of paths or angles are not variable or changeable
by mechanical, electronic or electrical means;
3. Mechanically
controlled
variable
sequence
manipulation
mechanisms
which
are
automated
moving
devices, operating according to mechanically fixed programmed motions. The programme is mechanically
limited by fixed, but adjustable, stops, such as pins or cams. The sequence of motions and the selection of
paths or angles are variable within the fixed programme pattern. Variations or modifications of the
programme pattern (e.g. changes of pins or exchanges of cams) in one or more motion axes are
accomplished only through mechanical operations;
4. Non-servo-controlled
variable
sequence
manipulation
mechanisms
which
are
automated
moving
devices,
operating according to mechanically fixed programmed motions. The programme is variable but the
sequence proceeds only by the binary signal from mechanically fixed electrical binary devices or adjustable
stops;
5. Stacker cranes defined as Cartesian coordinate manipulator systems manufactured as an integral part of a
vertical array of storage bins and designed to access the contents of those bins for storage or retrieval.
ML21 “Software”
A collection of one or more “programmes” or “microprogrammes” fixed in any tangible medium of
expression.
ML19 “Space-qualified”
Products designed, manufactured and tested to meet the special electrical, mechanical or environmental
requirements for use in the launch and deployment of satellites or high altitude flight systems operating at
altitudes of 100 km or higher.
ML 20 “Superconductive”
Refers to materials, (i.e. metals, alloys or compounds) which can lose all electrical resistance (i.e. which can
attain infinite electrical conductivity and carry very large electrical currents without Joule heating).
“Critical temperature” (sometimes referred to as the transition temperature) of a specific “supercon
ductive” material is the temperature at which the material loses all resistance to the flow of direct
electrical current.
Technical Note
The “superconductive” state of a material is individually characterised by a “critical temperature”, a critical magnetic
field, which is a function of temperature, and a critical current density which is, however, a function of both magnetic
field and temperature.
ML22 “Technology”
Specific information necessary for the “development”, “production” or “use” of a product. The information
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Technical Notes
1. ’Technical
data’
may
take
forms
such
as
blueprints,
plans,
diagrams,
models,
formulae,
tables,
engineering
designs and specifications, manuals and instructions written or recorded on other media or devices such as disk,
tape, read-only memories.
2. ’Technical
assistance’
may
take
forms
such
as
instruction,
skills,
training,
working
knowledge,
consulting
services.
‘Technical assistance’ may involve transfer of ‘technical data’.
ML 10 “Unmanned
aerial
vehicle”
(“UAV”)
Any “aircraft” capable of initiating flight and sustaining controlled flight and navigation without any
human presence on board.
ML21,
22 “Use”
Operation, installation (including on-site installation), maintenance (checking), repair, overhaul and refur
bishing.’

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