1. Changes made to the WA-LISTS in 2015
Categories 1 and 2
Presenter: Ulrich Esselborn
Germany
28 June 2016
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2. Category 1 – Special Materials and Related Equipment
1.A.4. Protective and detection equipment and components , not specially
designed for military use, as follows:
1.A.4.a Full face masks, filter canisters and decontamination equipment therefor
1.A.4.b Protective suits, gloves and shoes, specially designed or modified for the
defence against . . .
1.A.4.c Detections systems, specially designed or modified for detection or identi-
fication of
1.A.4.d Electronic equipment designed for the automatically detecting or identi-
fiying the presence of „explosives“ residues and
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3. Category 1 – Special Materials and Related Equipment
1.A.4. (biological agents)
New Technical Note 3 under 1.A.4 :
Clarifies the characteristics and possible modifications of biological agents
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4. Category 1 – Special Materials and Related Equipment
1.A.8. Charges, devices and components, as follows:
1.A.8.a ‘Shaped charges’ having all of the following: . . .
1.A.8.b Linear shaped cutting charges having . . .
1.A.8.c Detonating cord with explosive core load
1.A.8.d Cutters,
Note:
The only charges and devices specified in 1.A.8 are those containing “explosives”
as listed the Annex to Category 1 and mixtures thereof
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Category 1 – Special Materials and Related Equipment
Annex “Explosives”
Introduction of a new explosive Bis(2,2,2-trinitroethyl)-nitramine
[BTNEN; CAS 19836–28-3] with high detonation velocity
(8.6 km/s).
Known since the mid-60s, its synthesis has been improved
and makes it more easily available.
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6. Category 2 – Materials Processing
2.B.1. Machine tools and any combination thereof, for removing
2.B.1.a Machine tools for turning having
2.B.1.b Machine tools for milling having
2.B.1.c Machine tools for grinding having
Control parameters: Number of relevant axes
Travel length
Precision (Unidirectional Positioning Repeatability)
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Category 2 – Material processing
2.B.1. Numerically controlled machine tools
Used throughout industry to manufacture high precision parts.
The revised text clarifies:
The control parameters - UPR (change from 1.1 µm to 0.9 µm at various sub-entries);
The exclusion of “Swissturn” bar machines for small parts t
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Category 2 – Material processing
2.B.1. a Machine tools for turning having two or more axes
Note 2
2.B.1.a does not apply to bar machines (Swissturn), limited to machining only
bar feed thru, if maximum bar diameter is equal to or less than 42 mm and there is no
capability of mounting chucks.
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