6. Ground vehicles and components therefor specially designed or
modified for military use.
(For the purposes of this Item the term ground vehicles includes
trailors.)
Note - This Item does not control civil automobiles or
bank trucks having armoured protection.
Note I - This Item includes:
- Tanks and other military armed vehicles and military vehicles
fitted with mountings for arms or equipment for mine laying or the
Launching of munitions controlled under ML 4;
- Armoured vehicles;
- Amphibious and deep water fording vehicles;
- Recovery vehicles and vehicles for towing or transporting ammunition
or weapon systems and associated load handling equipment.
Note2 - Modification of a ground vehicle for military use
entails a structural, electrical or mechanical change involving one
or more specially designed military components. Such components include:
- Pneumatic tyre casings of a kind specially designed to be bullet-proof
or to run when deflated;
- Tyre inflation pressure control systems, operated from inside
a moving vehicle;
- Armoured protection of vital parts, e.g.~el tanks or vehicle
cabs;
- Special reinforcements for mountings for weapons.
7. Toxicological agents, "tear gases", related equipment, components,
materials and "technology" as follows:
Note: The CAS numbers are shown as examples. They do not cover
all the chemicals and mixtures controlled by this ML
- Biological agents and radioactive materials "adapted for use in
war" to produce casualties in men or animals, degrade equipment or
damage crops or the environment, and chemical warfare (CW) agents;
- CW binary precursors and key precursors as follows:
- Alkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl Phosphonyl Difluorides,
such as:
DF: Methyl Phosphonyldifluoride (CAS 676-99-3);
- o-Alkyl (H or equal to or less than ClO, including cycloalkyl)
0-2-dialkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl) aminoethyl
alkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl) phosphonite and corresponding
alkylated and protonated salts, such as:
QL: o-Ethyl-2-di-isopropylarnino ethyl methyiphosphonite (CAS
57856-11-8);
- Chlorosarin:
o-lsopropyl methylphosphonochloridate
(CAS 1445-76-7);
- Chlorosoman:
o-Pinakolyl methylphosphonochloridate
(CAS 704(}57-5)
- "Tear gases" and "riot control agents" including:
- Bromobenzyl cyanide (CA) (CAS 5798-79-8);
- Chlorohenzylidenemalononitrile (oChlorobenzalmalononitrile)
(CS)
(CAS 2698-41-1)
- Phenylacyl chloride (w-chloroacetophenone) (CN) (CAS 532-274);
- Dibenz-(b,f)-1,4-oxazephine (CR) (CAS 257-07-8);
- Equipment specially designed or modified for the dissemination of
the materials or agents controlled by a. and specially designed components
therefor;
- Equipment specially designed for defence against materials controlled
by a. and specially designed components thetefor;
Note: Sub-item e. includes protective clothing;
- Equipment specially designed for the detection or identification
of materials controlled by a. and specially designed components therefor;
Note: Sub-item f. does not control personal radiation monitoring
dosimeters
(For civil gas masks and protective equipment see also Category l.A.4.)
- "Biopolymers" specially designed or processed for the detection
or identification of CW agents controlled by a., and the cultures
of specific cells used to produce them;
- "Biocatalysts" for the decontamination or degradation of CW agents,
and biological systems therefor, as follows:
- "Biocatalysts" specially designed for the decontamination or
degradation of CW agents controlled by a. resulting from directed
laboratory selection or genetic manipulation of biological systems;
- Biological systems, as follows: "expression vectors", viruses
or cultures of cells containing the genetic information specific
to the production of "biocatalysts" controlled by h.1.;
- "Technology" as follows:
- "Technology" for the "development", "production" or " use" of
toxicological agents, related equipment or components controlled
by a. to f.;
- "Technology" for the "development", "production" or "use" of
"biopolymers" or cultures of specific cells controlled by g.;
- "Technology" exclusively for the incorporation of "biocatalysts",
controlled by h.l., into military carrier substances or military
material.
Note 1: Sub-item a. includes the following
- CW nerve agents:
- o-Alkyl (equal to or less than C10
including cycloalicyl) 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 9644-0);
- o-AlkyI (equal to or less than C10,
including cycloalkyl) N,N-dialkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or
Isopropyl)
phosphoramidocyanidates, such as:
Tabun (GA):o-Ethyl N,N-dimethylphosphoramiaocyanidate
(CAS 77-81-6);
- o-Alkyl (H or equal to or less than C10,
including cycloalkyl) 5-2-dialkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or
Isopropyl)-aminoethyl alkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl)
phosphonothiolates and corresponding alkylated and protonated
salts, such as:
Vx: 0-Ethyl S-2-diisopropylaminoethyl methyl phosphonothiolate
CAS 50782-69-9);
- CW vesicant agents
- Sulphur mustards, such as:
2-Chloroethylchloromethylsulphide (CAS 2625-76-S);
Bis(2-chloroethyl) sulphide (CAS SOS-60-2);
Bis(2-chloroethylthio) methane (CAS 63869434);
1,2-bis (2-chloroethylthio) ethane (CAS 3563-36-8);
1,3-bis (2-chloroethylthio) -n-propane (CAS 6390S-10-2);
1,4-bis (2-chloroethylthid) -n-butane;
1,5-bis (2-chloroethylthio) -n-pentane;
Bis (2-chloroethylthiomethyl) ether;
Bis (2-chloroethylthioethyl) ether (CAS 63918-89-8);
- Lewisites, such as:
2-chlorovinyldichloroarsine (CAS S41-2S-3);
Tris (2-chlorovinyl) arsine (CAS 40334-70-1);
Bis (2-chlorovinyl) chloroarsine (CAS 4033449-8);
- Nitrogen mustards, such as:
HN1: bis (2-chloroethyl) ethylamine (CAS S38-07-8);
HN2: bis (2-chloroethyl) methylamine (CAS 51-75-2);
HN3: tris (2-chloroethyl) amine (CAS 555-77-1);
c. CW incapacitating agents such
as:
3-Quinuclindinyl
benzilate (BZ) (CAS 6581-06-2);
d. CW defoliants such as:
- Butyl 2-chloro-4-fluorophenoxyacetate (INF);
- 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid mixed with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic
acid (Agent Orange).
Note 2 |
Sub-item e. includes air conditioning
units specially designed or modified for nuclear, biological or
chemical filtration.
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Note 3 |
Sub-items a. and c. do not control:
- Cyanogen chloride;
- Hydrocyanic acid;
- Chlorine;
- Carbonyl chloride (phosgene);
- Diphosgene (trichloromethyl-chloroformate);
- Ethyl bromoacetate;
- Xylyl bromide;
- Benzyl bromide;
- Benzyl iodide;
- Bromo acetone;
- Cyanogen bromide;
- Bromo methylethylketone;
- Chloro acetone;
- Ethyl iodoacetate;
- Iodo acetone;
- Chioropicrine.
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Note 4 |
The "technology", cultures of cells
and biological systems listed in sub-items g., h.2. and i.3. are
exclusive and these sub-items do not control "technology", cells
or biological systems for civil purpose, such as agricultural, pharmaceutical,
medical, veterinary, environmental, waste management, or in the
food industry;
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Note 5 |
Sub-item c. does not control tear
gases or riot control agents individually packaged for personal
self defence purposes;
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Note 6 |
Sub-items d., e. and f. control equipment
specially designed or modified for military purposes,.
(See also Item 1.A.4. of the Industrial List) |
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