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Official Journal |
EN L series |
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2026/2325 |
19.10.2026 |
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) 2026/2325
of 10 July 2026
amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the updating of the list of defence-related products in line with the updated Common Military List of the European Union of 23 February 2026
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 simplifying the terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas:
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Directive 2009/43/EC applies to defence-related products as set out in the Annex thereto. According to Article 13 of Directive 2009/43/EC that Annex is to strictly correspond to the Common Military List of the European Union. |
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The Common Military List of the European Union was adopted by the Council on 19 March 2007 and has been updated several times. On 23 February 2026, the Council adopted an updated Common Military List of the European Union (2). It is therefore necessary to update the list of defence-related products set out in the Annex to Directive 2009/43/EC. |
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Directive 2009/43/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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In accordance with the Joint Political Declaration of 28 September 2011 of Member States and the Commission on explanatory documents (3), Member States have undertaken to accompany, in justified cases, the notification of their transposition measures with one or more documents explaining the relationship between the components of a directive and the corresponding parts of national transposition instruments, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
The Annex to Directive 2009/43/EC is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 January 2027 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Annex to this Directive referred to in Article 1. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
They shall apply those provisions from 5 February 2027.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 July 2026.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
(1) OJ L 146, 10.6.2009, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2009/43/oj.
(2) OJ C, C/2026/1640, 13.3.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1640/oj.
ANNEX
ANNEX
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Note 1 |
Terms in “double quotations” are defined terms. Refer to ‘Definitions of Terms used in this List’ annexed to this List. |
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Note 2 |
In some instances chemicals are listed by name and Chemical Abstract Services (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. |
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Note 3 |
‘EU Dual-Use list’ refers to Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items (recast). |
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:|
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ML1 does not apply to:
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Rifles and combination guns, handguns, machine, sub-machine and volley guns;
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b. |
Smooth-bore weapons as follows:
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Weapons using caseless ammunition; |
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d. |
Accessories designed for arms specified in ML1.a., ML1.b. or ML1.c., as follows:
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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 specially designed or modified for military use and accessories, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:|
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Guns, howitzers, cannon, mortars, anti-tank weapons, projectile launchers, military flame throwers, rifles, recoilless rifles and smooth-bore weapons;
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Projectors, specially designed or modified for military use, as follows:
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Accessories specially designed for the weapons specified in ML2.a., as follows:
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Not used since 2019. |
ML3
Ammunition and fuze setting devices, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:|
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Ammunition for weapons specified in ML1, ML2 or ML 12; |
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Fuze setting devices specially designed for ammunition in ML3.a. |
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Note 1 |
Specially designed components specified in ML3 include:
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Note 2 |
ML3.a. does not apply to any of the following:
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Note 3 |
ML3.a. does not apply to cartridges specially designed for any of the following purposes:
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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. |
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N.B.2. |
For Aircraft Missile Protection Systems (AMPS), see ML4.c. |
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a. |
Bombs, torpedoes, grenades, smoke canisters, rockets, mines, missiles, depth charges, demolition-charges, demolition-devices, demolition-kits, "pyrotechnic" devices, cartridges, submunitions therefor and simulators (i.e. equipment simulating the characteristics of any of these items), specially designed for military use;
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Equipment having all of the following:
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Aircraft Missile Protection Systems (AMPS).
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ML5
Fire control, surveillance 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:|
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Weapon sights, bombing computers, gun laying equipment and weapon control systems; |
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b. |
Other fire control, surveillance and warning equipment, and related systems, as follows:
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Countermeasure equipment for items specified in ML5.a. or ML5.b.;
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Field test or alignment equipment, specially designed for items specified in ML5.a., ML5.b. or ML5.c. |
ML6
Ground vehicles and components, as follows:|
N.B. |
For guidance and navigation equipment, see ML11. |
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Ground vehicles and components therefor, specially designed or modified for military use;
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Other ground vehicles and components, as follows:
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ML7
Chemical agents, "biological agents", "Riot Control Agents" ("RCAs"), radioactive materials, related equipment, components and materials, as follows:|
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"Biological agents" or radioactive materials selected or modified to increase their effectiveness in producing casualties in humans or animals, degrading equipment or damaging crops or the environment; |
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Chemical Warfare (CW) agents, including:
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CW binary precursors and key precursors, as follows:
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"RCAs", active constituent chemicals and combinations thereof;
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Equipment, specially designed or modified for military use, designed or modified for the dissemination of any of the following, and specially designed components therefor:
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f. |
Protective and decontamination equipment, specially designed or modified for military use, components and chemical mixtures, as follows:
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Equipment, specially designed or modified for military use designed or modified for the detection or identification of materials specified in ML7.a., ML7.b. or ML7.d., and specially designed components therefor;
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'Biopolymers' specially designed or processed for the detection or identification of CW agents specified in ML7.b., and the cultures of specific cells used to produce them; Technical Notes For the purposes of ML7.h.:
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"Biocatalysts" for the decontamination or degradation of CW agents, and biological systems therefor, as follows:
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Note 1 |
ML7.b. and ML7.d. do not apply to the following:
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Note 2 |
The cultures of cells and biological systems specified in 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, medical, veterinary, environmental, waste management, or in the food industry. |
ML8
"Energetic materials" and related substances, as follows:|
N.B.1. |
See also 1C011 on the EU Dual-Use List. |
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N.B.2. |
For charges and devices, see ML4 and 1A008 on the EU Dual-Use List. |
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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 oxidiser). |
Technical Notes
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For the purposes of ML8, excluding ML8.c.11. or ML8.c.12., 'mixture' refers to a composition of two or more substances with at least one substance being listed in the ML8 sub-items. |
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For the purposes of ML8, particle size is the mean particle diameter on a weight or volume basis. International or equivalent national standards will be used in sampling and determining particle size. |
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"Explosives" as follows, and 'mixtures' thereof:
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"Propellants" as follows:
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"Pyrotechnics", fuels and related substances, as follows, and 'mixtures' thereof:
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Oxidisers as follows, and 'mixtures' thereof:
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Binders, plasticizers, monomers and polymers, as follows:
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‘Additives’ as follows: Technical Note For the purposes of ML8.f., 'additives' are substances used in explosive formulations to improve their properties.
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"Precursors" as follows:
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'Reactive material' powders and shapes, as follows:
Technical Notes For the purposes of ML8.h.:
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Note 1 |
ML8 does not apply to the following substances unless they are compounded or mixed with the "energetic material" specified in ML8.a. or powdered metals specified in ML8.c.:
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Note 2 |
ML8 does not apply to ammonium perchlorate (ML8.d.2.), NTO (ML8.a.18.) or catocene (ML8.f.4.b.), and meeting all of the following:
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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. |
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Vessels and components, as follows:
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Engines and propulsion systems, as follows, specially designed for military use and components therefor specially designed for military use:
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Underwater detection devices, specially designed for military use, controls therefor and components therefor specially designed for military use; |
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Anti-submarine nets and anti-torpedo nets, specially designed for military use; |
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Not used since 2003; |
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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;
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Silent bearings having any of the following, components therefor and equipment containing those bearings, specially designed for military use:
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Nuclear power generating equipment or propulsion equipment, specially designed for vessels specified in ML9.a. and components therefor specially designed or 'modified' for military use. Technical Note For the purposes of ML9.h., '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.
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ML10
"Aircraft", "lighter-than-air vehicles", "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" ("UAVs"), aero-engines, "sub-orbital craft" and "aircraft" 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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Manned "aircraft" and "lighter-than-air vehicles", and specially designed components therefor;
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Not used since 2011 |
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Unmanned "aircraft" and "lighter-than-air vehicles", and related equipment, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:
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Propulsion aero-engines and specially designed components therefor;
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Airborne refuelling equipment specially designed or modified for any of the following, and specially designed components therefor:
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Ground equipment specially designed for "aircraft" specified in ML10.a. or aero-engines specified in ML10.d.;
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Aircrew life support equipment, aircrew safety equipment and other devices for emergency escape, not specified in ML10.a., designed for "aircraft" specified in ML10.a. or "sub-orbital craft" specified in ML10.j.;
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Parachutes, paragliders and related equipment, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:
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Controlled opening equipment or automatic piloting systems, designed for parachuted loads. |
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"Sub-orbital craft" and related equipment, as follows, and specially designed or modified components therefor:
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Note 1 |
For the purposes of ML10.a., ML10.d. and ML10.j., specially designed components and related equipment for non-military "aircraft", aero-engines or "sub-orbital craft" modified for military use applies only to those military components and to military related equipment required for the modification to military use. |
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For the purposes of ML10.a. and ML10.j., military use includes: combat, military reconnaissance, assault, military training, logistics support, and transporting and airdropping troops or military equipment. |
ML11
Electronic equipment, "spacecraft" and components, not specified elsewhere on the EU Common Military List, as follows:|
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Electronic equipment specially designed for military use and specially designed components therefor;
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Jamming equipment designed or modified to hinder the reception, operation or effectiveness of positioning, navigation or timing services provided by "satellite navigation systems", and specially designed components therefor; |
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"Spacecraft" specially designed or modified for military use, and "spacecraft" components specially designed for military use. |
ML12
High velocity kinetic energy weapon systems and related equipment, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:|
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Kinetic energy weapon systems specially designed for destruction or effecting mission-abort of a target; |
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Specially designed test and evaluation facilities and test models, including diagnostic instrumentation and targets, for dynamic testing of kinetic energy projectiles and systems. |
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N.B. |
For weapon systems using sub-calibre ammunition or employing solely chemical propulsion, and ammunition therefor, see ML1 to ML4. |
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Note 1 |
ML12 includes the following when specially designed for kinetic energy weapon systems:
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Note 2 |
ML12 applies to weapon systems using any of the following methods of propulsion:
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ML13
Armoured or protective equipment, constructions, components, and accessories, as follows:|
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Metallic or non-metallic armoured plate, having any of the following:
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Constructions of metallic or non-metallic materials, or combinations thereof, specially designed to provide ballistic protection for military systems, and specially designed components therefor; |
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Helmets and specially designed components and accessories therefor, as follows:
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Body armour or protective garments, and components therefor, as follows:
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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 in ML1 or ML2, and specially designed components and accessories therefor.|
Note 1 |
ML14 includes image generating and interactive environment systems for simulators, when specially designed or modified for military use. |
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Note 2 |
ML14 does not apply to equipment specially designed for training in the use of hunting or sporting weapons. |
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'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. |
ML15
Imaging or countermeasure equipment, as follows, specially designed for military use, and specially designed components and accessories therefor:|
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Recorders and image processing equipment; |
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Cameras, photographic equipment and film processing equipment; |
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Image intensifier equipment; |
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Infrared or thermal imaging equipment; |
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Imaging radar sensor equipment; |
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Countermeasure or counter-countermeasure equipment, for the equipment specified in ML15.a. to ML15.e.
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ML15 does not apply to "first generation image intensifier tubes" or equipment specially designed to incorporate "first generation image intensifier tubes".
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N.B. |
See also 6A002.a., 6A002.b. and 6A003.b. on the EU Dual-Use List. |
ML16
Forgings, castings and other unfinished products, specially designed for items specified in 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:|
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Diving and underwater swimming apparatus, specially designed or modified for military use, as follows:
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Construction equipment specially designed for military use; |
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Fittings, coatings and treatments, for signature suppression, specially designed for military use; |
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Field engineer equipment specially designed for use in a combat zone; |
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"Robots", "robot" controllers and "robot" "end-effectors", having any of the following characteristics:
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"Libraries" specially designed or modified for military use with systems, equipment or components, specified in the EU Common Military List; |
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Nuclear power generating equipment or propulsion equipment, not specified elsewhere, specially designed for military use and components therefor specially designed or 'modified' for military use;
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Equipment and material, coated or treated for signature suppression, specially designed for military use, not specified elsewhere in the EU Common Military List; |
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Simulators specially designed for military "nuclear reactors"; |
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Mobile repair shops specially designed or 'modified' to service military equipment; |
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Field generators specially designed or 'modified' for military use; |
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ISO intermodal containers or demountable vehicle bodies (i.e. swap bodies), specially designed or 'modified' for military use; |
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Ferries, not specified elsewhere in the EU Common Military List, bridges and pontoons, specially designed for military use; |
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Test models specially designed for the "development" of items specified in ML4, ML6, ML9 or ML10; |
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"Laser" protection equipment (e.g. eye or sensor protection) specially designed for military use; |
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"Fuel cells", not specified elsewhere in the EU Common Military List, specially designed or 'modified' for military use. |
Technical Note
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Not used since 2014 |
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For the purposes 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, environmental test facilities and components, as follows:|
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Equipment specially designed or modified for the 'production' of items specified in the EU Common Military List, and specially designed components therefor; |
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Environmental test facilities specially designed for the certification, qualification or testing of items specified in the EU Common Military List, and specially designed equipment therefor, not specified elsewhere. |
Technical Note
For the purposes of ML18, the term 'production' includes design, examination, manufacture, testing and checking.
ML19
Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) systems, related or countermeasure equipment and test models, as follows, and specially designed components therefor:|
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"Laser" 'weapon systems' not specified in ML19.f.; |
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Particle beam 'weapon systems'; |
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High power Radio-Frequency (RF) 'weapon systems'; |
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Equipment specially designed for the detection or identification of, or defence against, systems specified in ML19.a. to ML19.c.; |
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Physical test models for the systems, equipment and components, specified in ML19; |
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"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. |
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DEW systems specified in ML19 include systems whose capability is derived from the controlled application of:
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Note 2 |
ML19 includes the following when specially designed for DEW systems:
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Technical Note
For the purposes of ML19, 'weapon systems' are designed to damage, destroy or effect mission abort of a target.
ML20
Cryogenic and "superconductive" equipment, as follows, and specially designed components and accessories therefor:|
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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);
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"Superconductive" electrical equipment (rotating machinery or 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.
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ML21
"Software" as follows:|
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"Software" specially designed or modified for any of the following:
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Specific "software", other than that specified in ML21.a., as follows:
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"Software", not specified in ML21.a. or ML21.b., specially designed or modified to enable equipment not specified in the EU Common Military List to perform the military functions of equipment specified in the EU Common Military List.
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ML22
"Technology" as follows:|
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"Technology", other than specified in ML22.b, which is "required" for the "development", "production", operation, installation, maintenance (checking), repair, overhaul or refurbishing of items specified in the EU Common Military List; |
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"Technology" as follows:
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Note 1 |
"Technology" "required" for the "development", "production", operation, installation, maintenance (checking), repair, overhaul or refurbishing of items specified in the EU Common Military List remains under control even when applicable to any item not specified in the EU Common Military List. |
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Note 2 |
ML22 does not apply to:
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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.
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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. |
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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 quotation marks". Elsewhere, words and terms take their commonly accepted (dictionary) meanings, unless a local definition for a particular control is given. |
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ML1, 8, 10, 14 |
"Aircraft" |
A fixed wing, swivel wing, rotary wing (helicopter), tilt rotor or tilt-wing airborne vehicle. |
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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. |
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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. |
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ML7 |
"Biological agents" |
Pathogens or toxins, selected or modified (such as altering purity, shelf life, virulence, dissemination characteristics, or resistance to UV radiation) to produce casualties in humans or animals, degrade equipment or damage crops or the environment. |
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ML4, 10 |
"Civil aircraft" |
Those "aircraft" listed by designation in published airworthiness certification lists by civil aviation authorities of one or more EU Member States or Wassenaar Arrangement Participating States to fly commercial civil internal and external routes or for legitimate civil, private or business use. |
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ML21 |
"Cyber incident response" |
The process of exchanging necessary information on a cybersecurity incident with individuals or organisations responsible for conducting or coordinating remediation to address the cybersecurity incident. |
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ML17, 21, 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 transforming design data into a product, configuration design, integration design, layouts. |
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ML21 |
"Digital computer" |
Equipment which can, in the form of one or more discrete variables, perform all of the following:
Technical Note Modifications of a stored sequence of instructions include replacement of fixed storage devices, but not a physical change in wiring or interconnections. |
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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 workpiece. |
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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. |
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ML6, 13 |
"Equivalent standards" |
Comparable national or international standards recognised by one or more EU Member States or Wassenaar Arrangement Participating States and applicable to the relevant entry. |
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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. |
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ML13 |
"Fibrous or filamentary materials" |
Include:
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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. |
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ML17 |
"Fuel cell" |
An electrochemical device that converts chemical energy directly into Direct Current (DC) electricity by consuming fuel from an external source. |
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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". |
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ML9, 13, 17, 19 |
"Laser" |
An item that produces spatially and temporally coherent light through amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. |
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ML17 |
"Library" (parametric technical database) |
A collection of technical information, reference to which may enhance the performance of relevant systems, equipment or components. |
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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. Technical Note "Airship" A power-driven airborne vehicle that is kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium, formerly hydrogen) which is lighter than air. |
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ML9, 17 |
"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. |
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ML8 |
"Precursors" |
Speciality chemicals used in the manufacture of explosives. |
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ML 21, 22 |
"Production" |
Means all production stages, such as: product engineering, manufacture, integration, assembly (mounting), inspection, testing, quality assurance. |
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ML8 |
"Propellants" |
Substances or mixtures that react chemically to produce large volumes of hot gases at controlled rates to perform mechanical work. |
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ML2,4, 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. |
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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. |
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ML7 |
"Riot control agents" ("RCAs") |
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".)
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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:
"User-accessible programmability" refers to the facility allowing a user to insert, modify or replace "programs" by means other than:
Note The above definition does not include the following devices:
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ML11 |
"Satellite navigation system" |
A system consisting of ground stations, a constellation of “satellites”, and receivers, that enables receiver locations to be calculated on the basis of signals received from the “satellites”. It includes Global Navigation Satellite Systems and Regional Navigation Satellite Systems. Technical Note 1 "Satellite" A "spacecraft", other than a "space vehicle", designed to operate in orbit around Earth or another celestial body; "satellites" include orbital space stations. Technical Note 2 "Spacecraft" A craft designed to operate in, persist in or transit through space in the form of a “satellite”, “space probe”, or “space vehicle”.
Technical Note 3 "Space vehicle" A “spacecraft” designed to provide transport for cargo or passengers.
Technical Note 4 "Space probe" A “spacecraft” other than a “satellite” or “space vehicle”, designed not to return to Earth. |
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ML4, 11, 21 |
"Software" |
A collection of one or more "programs" or "microprograms" fixed in any tangible medium of expression. Technical Note 1 "Program" A sequence of instructions to carry out a process in, or convertible into, a form executable by an electronic computer. Technical Note 2 "Microprogram" A sequence of elementary instructions maintained in a special storage, the execution of which is initiated by the introduction of its reference instruction into an instruction register. |
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ML19 |
"Space-qualified" |
Designed, manufactured, or qualified through successful testing, for operation at altitudes greater than 100 km above the surface of the Earth. Note A determination that a specific item is "space- qualified" by virtue of testing does not mean that other items in the same production run or model series are "space-qualified" if not individually tested. |
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ML10 |
"Sub-orbital craft" |
A craft having an enclosure designed for the transport of people or cargo, which is designed to:
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ML20 |
"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). 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. Note "Critical temperature" (sometimes referred to as the transition temperature) of a specific "superconductive" material is the temperature at which the material loses all resistance to the flow of direct electrical current. |
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ML22 |
"Technology" |
Specific information necessary for the "development", "production" or "use" of a product. The information takes the form of ‘technical data’ or ‘technical assistance’. Specified "technology" for the EU Common Military List is defined in ML22. Technical Notes
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ML10 |
"Unmanned aerial vehicle" ("UAV") |
Any "aircraft" capable of initiating flight and sustaining controlled flight and navigation without any human presence on board. |
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ML21 |
"Vulnerability disclosure" |
The process of identifying, reporting or communicating a vulnerability to, or analysing a vulnerability with, individuals or organisations responsible for conducting or coordinating remediation for the purpose of resolving the vulnerability. |
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir_del/2026/2325/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)