EU - Dual-use Regulation 2021/821 - Annex A - EN

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ANNEX A - Types of items according to Article 26(2) para. 2 Regulation (EU) 2021/821 (not including cybersurveillance items)

CATEGORY 0 – NUCLEAR MATERIALS, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

Ref. code	Types of item
0EC1	Nuclear materials, facilities, plants and equipment
0EC2	Software for nuclear materials facilities and equipment
0EC3	Technology for nuclear materials facilities and equipment

CATEGORY 1 – SPECIAL MATERIALS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT

Ref. code	Types of item
1EC1	Materials, components and structures for aircraft/aerospace
1EC2	Explosives, propellants and related equipment
1EC3.	Fibrous, filamentary materials, and production equipment
1EC4	Special metals and alloys and equipment therefor
1EC5	Nuclear related items and equipment
1EC6	Toxic chemicals, precursors, pathogens, toxins and genetically-modified organisms, related protective and detection equipment and components
1EC7	Software for special materials and related equipment
1EC8	Technology for special materials and related equipment

CATEGORY 2 – MATERIALS PROCESSING

Ref. code	Types of item
2EC1	Machine tools and systems and components for industrial equipment
2EC2	Chemical and biological manufacturing equipment
2EC3	Software for materials processing
2EC4	Technology for materials processing

CATEGORY 3 – ELECTRONICS

Ref. code	Types of item
3EC1	Electronic items and components
3EC2	Electronic assemblies, modules and equipment
3EC3	Electronic items usable in nuclear applications
3EC4	Equipment for the manufacturing and testing of semiconductor devices or materials
3EC5	Semiconductor materials
3EC6	Software for electronics
3EC7	Technology for electronics

CATEGORY 4 – COMPUTERS

CATEGORY 5 – TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SECURITY

Ref. code	Types of item or ‘item’
5EC1	Telecommunications items and equipment
5EC2	Information security and crypto-analysis items and equipment
5EC3	Software for telecommunications and information security
5EC4	Technology for telecommunications and information security

CATEGORY 6 – SENSORS AND LASERS

Ref. code	Types of item
6EC1	Optical and acoustic equipment, related components and materials; other sensors
6EC2	Lasers, related equipment and materials
6EC3	Radar systems, related equipment and components
6EC4	Software for sensors and lasers
6EC5	Technology for sensors and lasers

CATEGORY 7 – NAVIGATION AND AVIONICS

Ref. code	Types of item
7EC1	Equipment for inertial navigation
7EC2	Other equipment related to navigation and avionics
7EC3	Flight control systems
7EC4	Production equipment for navigation and avionics
7EC5	Software for navigation and avionics
7EC6	Technology for navigation and avionics

CATEGORY 8 – MARINE

Ref. code	Types of item
8EC1	Submersible vehicles and surface vessels and related marine systems, equipment and components
8EC2	Materials and equipment for marine vessels
8EC3	Software for marine
8EC4	Technology for marine

CATEGORY 9 – AEROSPACE AND PROPULSION

Ref. code	Types of item
9EC1	Aerospace engines and gas turbines (except UAV)
9EC2	UAV and propulsions therefor
9EC3	Rockets and spacecraft
9EC4	Rocket engines
9EC5	Equipment for wind tunnels, test facilities and chambers
9EC6	Software for aerospace and propulsion
9EC7	Technology for aerospace and propulsion

NON-LISTED ITEMS

Ref. code	Types of item
XEC1	Other/non-listed

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