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X.A.X.001 | Explosives or detonator detection equipment, both bulk and trace based, consisting of an automated device, or combination of devices for automated decision making to detect the presence of different types of explosives, explosive residue, or detonators; and components, other than those specified in the CML or in Regulation (EU) 2021/821: a. Explosives detection equipment for “automated decision making” to detect and identify bulk explosives utilizing, but not limited to, X-ray (e.g., computed tomography, dual energy, or coherent scattering), nuclear (e.g., thermal neutron analysis, pulse fast neutron analysis, pulse fast neutron transmission spectroscopy, and gamma resonance absorption), or electromagnetic techniques (e.g., quadropole resonance and dielectrometry); b. Not used; c. Detonator detection equipment for automated decision making to detect and identify initiation devices (e.g. detonators, blasting caps) utilizing, but not limited to, X-ray (e.g. dual energy or computed tomography) or electromagnetic techniques. Note: Explosives or detonation detection equipment in X.A.X.001 includes equipment for screening people, documents, baggage, other personal effects, cargo and/or mail. Technical Notes: 1. “Automated decision making” is the ability of the equipment to detect explosives or detonators at the design or operator- selected level of sensitivity and provide an automated alarm when explosives or detonators at or above the sensitivity level are detected. 2. This entry does not control equipment that depends on operator interpretation of indicators such as inorganic/organic color mapping of the items(s) being scanned. 3. Explosives and detonators include commercial charges and devices controlled by X.C.VIII.004 and X.C.IX.006 and energetic materials controlled by 1C011, 1C111 and 1C239 (21). X.A.X.002 | Concealed object detection equipment operating in the frequency range from 30 GHz to 3 000 GHz and having a spatial resolution of 0,1 mrad (milliradian) up to and including 1 mrad (milliradian) at a standoff distance of 100 m; and components, other than those specified in the CML or in Regulation (EU) 2021/821. Note: Concealed object detection equipment includes but is not limited to equipment for screening people, documents, baggage, other personal effects, cargo and/or mail. Technical Note: The range of frequencies span what is generally considered as the millimetre-wave, submillimetre-wave and terahertz frequency regions. X.A.X.003 | Bearings and bearing systems not controlled by 2A001 (see List of Items Controlled): a. Ball bearings or Solid ball bearings, having tolerances specified by the manufacturer in accordance with ABEC 7, ABEC 7P, or ABEC 7T or ISO Standard Class 4 or better (or equivalents) and having any of the following characteristics; 1. Manufactured for use at operating temperatures above 573 K (300 oC) either by using special materials or by special heat treatment; or 2. With lubricating elements or component modifications that, according to the manufacturer’s specifications, are specially designed to enable the bearings to operate at speeds exceeding 2,3 million “DN”; b. Solid tapered roller bearings, having tolerances specified by the manufacturer in accordance with ANSI/AFBMA Class 00 (inch) or Class A (metric) or better (or equivalents) and having either of the following characteristics: 1. With lubricating elements or component modifications that, according to the manufacturer’s specifications, are specially designed to enable the bearings to operate at speeds exceeding 2,3 million “DN”; or 2. Manufactured for use at operating temperatures below 219 K (-54 oC) or above 423 K (150 oC); c. Gas-lubricated foil bearing manufactured for use at operating temperatures of 561 K (288 oC) or higher and a unit load capacity exceeding 1 MPa; d. Active magnetic bearing systems; e. Fabric-lined self-aligning or fabric-lined journal sliding bearings manufactured for use at operating temperatures below 219 K (-54 oC) or above 423 K (150 oC). Technical Notes: 1. “DN” is the product of the bearing bore diameter in mm and the bearing rotational velocity in rpm. 2. Operating temperatures include those temperatures obtained when a gas turbine engine has stopped after operation. X.A.X.004 | Piping, fittings and valves made of, or lined with stainless, copper-nickel alloy or other alloy steel containing 10 % or more nickel and/or chromium: a. Pressure tube, pipe, and fittings of 200 mm or more inside diameter, and suitable for operation at pressures of 3,4 MPa or greater; b. Pipe valves having all of the following characteristics that are not controlled by 2B350.g (22): 1. A pipe size connection of 200 mm or more inside diameter; and 2. Rated at 10,3 MPa or more. Notes: 1. See X.D.X.005 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. 2. See 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and X.E.X.003 (“use”) for technology for items controlled under this entry. 3. See related controls 2A226, 2B350 and X.B.X.010. X.A.X.005 | Pumps designed to move molten metals by electromagnetic forces. Notes: 1. See X.D.X.005 for “software” for items controlled under this entry. 2. See 2E001 (“development”), 2E002 (“production”), and X.E.X.003 (“use”) for “technology” for items controlled under this entry. 3. Pumps for use in liquid-metal-cooled reactors are controlled by 0A001. X.A.X.006 | “Portable electric generators” and specially designed components. Technical Note: “Portable electric generators” – The generators that are in X.A.X.006 are portable – 2 268 kg or less on wheels or transportable in a 2,5 tonnes truck without a special set up requirement. X.A.X.007 | Specific processing equipment, other than those specified in the CML or in Regulation (EU) 2021/821, as follows (see List of Items Controlled): a. Bellows sealed valves; b. Not used. X.B.X.001 | “Continuous flow reactors” and their “modular components”. Technical Notes: 1. For the purposes of X.B.X.001, “continuous flow reactors” consist in plug and play systems where reactants are continuously fed into the reactor and the resultant product is collected at the outlet. 2. For purposes of X.B.X.001, “modular components” are fluidic modules, liquid pumps, valves, packed-bed modules, mixer modules, pressure gauges, liquid-liquid separators, etc. X.B.X.002 | Nucleic acid assemblers and synthesizers not controlled by 2B352.i, which are partly or entirely automated, and designed to generate nucleic acids greater than 50 bases. X.B.X.003 | Automated peptide synthesizers capable to work under controlled atmosphere conditions. X.B.X.004 | Numerical control units for machine tools and “numerically controlled” machine tools, other than those specified in the CML or in Regulation (EU) 2021/821 (see List of Items Controlled): a. “Numerical control” units for machine tools: 1. Having four interpolating axes that can be coordinated simultaneously for contouring control; or 2. Having two or more axes that can be coordinated simultaneously for contouring control and a minimum programmable increment better (less) than 0,001 mm; 3. “Numerical control” units for machine tools having two, three or four interpolating axes that can be coordinated simultaneously for contouring control, and capable of receiving directly (on-line) and processing computer-aided-design (CAD) data for internal preparation of machine instructions; or b. Motion control boards specially designed for machine tools and having any of the following characteristics: 1. Interpolation in more than four axes; 2. Capable of real-time processing of data to modify tool path, feed rate and spindle data, during the machining operation, by any of the following: a. Automatic calculation and modification of part program data for machining in two or more axes by means of measuring cycles and access to source data; or b. Adaptive control with more than one physical variable measured and processed by means of a computing model (strategy) to change one or more machining instructions to optimize the process; or 3. Capable of receiving and processing CAD data for internal preparation of machine instructions; c. “Numerically controlled” machine tools that, according to the manufacturer’s technical specifications, can be equipped with electronic devices for simultaneous contouring control in two or more axes and that have both of the following characteristics: 1. Two or more axes that can be coordinated simultaneously for contouring control; and 2. Positioning accuracies according to ISO 230/2 (2006), with all compensations available: a. Better than 15 μm along any linear axis (overall positioning) for grinding machines; b. Better than 15 μm along any linear axis (overall positioning) for milling machines; or c. Better than 15 μm along any linear axis (overall positioning) for turning machines; or d. Machine tools, as follows, for removing or cutting metals, ceramics or composites, that, according to the manufacturer’s technical specifications, can be equipped with electronic devices for simultaneous contouring control in two or more axes: 1. Machine tools for turning, grinding, milling or any combination thereof, having two or more axes that can be coordinated simultaneously for contouring control and having any of the following characteristics: a. One or more contouring “tilting spindles”; Note: X.B.X.004.d.1.a. applies to machine tools for grinding or milling only. b. “Camming” (axial displacement) in one revolution of the spindle less (better) than 0,0006 mm total indicator reading (TIR); Note: X.B.X.004.d.1.b. applies to machine tools for turning only. c. “Run-out” (out-of-true running) in one revolution of the spindle less (better) than 0,0006 mm total indicator reading (TIR); or d. The positioning accuracies, with all compensations available, are less (better) than: 0,001o on any rotary axis; 2. Electrical discharge machines (EDM) of the wire feed type that have five or more axes that can be coordinated simultaneously for contouring control. X.B.X.005 | Non-“numerically controlled” machine tools for generating optical quality surfaces, (see List of Items Controlled) and specially designed components therefor: a. Turning machines using a single point cutting tool and having all of the following characteristics: 1. Slide positioning accuracy less (better) than 0,0005 mm per 300 mm of travel; 2. Bidirectional slide positioning repeatability less (better) than 0,00025 mm per 300 mm of travel; 3. Spindle “run-out” and “camming” less (better) than 0,0004 mm total indicator reading (TIR); 4. Angular deviation of the slide movement (yaw, pitch and roll) less (better) than 2 seconds of arc, TIR, over full travel; and 5. Slide perpendicularity less (better) than 0,001 mm per 300 mm of travel; Technical Note: The bidirectional slide positioning repeatability (R) of an axis is the maximum value of the repeatability of positioning at any position along or around the axis determined using the procedure and under the conditions specified in part 2.11 of ISO 230/2: 1988. b. Fly cutting machines having all of the following characteristics: 1. Spindle “run-out” and “camming” less (better) than 0,0004 mm TIR; and 2. Angular deviation of slide movement (yaw, pitch and roll) less (better) than 2 seconds of arc, TIR, over full travel. X.B.X.006 | Gearmaking and/or finishing machinery not controlled by 2B003 capable of producing gears to a quality level of better than AGMA 11. X.B.X.007 | Dimensional inspection or measuring systems or equipment not controlled by 2B006 or 2B206, as follows (see List of Items Controlled): a. Manual dimensional inspection machines, having both of the following characteristics: 1. Two or more axes; and 2. A measurement uncertainty equal to or less (better) than (3 + L/300) μm in any axes (L measured length in mm). X.B.X.008 | “Robots” not controlled by 2B007 or 2B207 that are capable of employing feedback information in real-time processing from one or more sensors to generate or modify programs or to generate or modify numerical program data. X.B.X.009 | Assemblies, circuit boards or inserts specially designed for machine tools controlled by X.B.X.004, or for equipment controlled by X.B.X.006, X.B.X.007 or X.B.X.008: a. Spindle assemblies, consisting of spindles and bearings as a minimal assembly, with radial (“run-out”) or axial (“camming”) axis motion in one revolution of the spindle less (better) than 0,0006 mm total indicator reading (TIR); b. Single point diamond cutting tool inserts, having all of the following characteristics: 1. Flawless and chip-free cutting edge when magnified 400 times in any direction; 2. Cutting radius from 0,1 to 5 mm inclusive; and 3. Cutting radius out-of-roundness less (better) than 0,002 mm TIR. c. Specially designed printed circuit boards with mounted components capable of upgrading, according to the manufacturer’s specifications, “numerical control” units, machine tools or feed-back devices to or above the levels specified in X.B.X.004, X.B.X.006, X.B.X.007, X.B.X.008, or X.B.X.009. Technical Note: This entry does not control measuring interferometer systems, without closed or open loop feedback, containing a laser to measure slide movement errors of machine-tools, dimensional inspection machines or similar equipment. X.B.X.010 | Specific processing equipment, other than those specified in the CML or in Regulation (EU) 2021/821, as follows (see List of Items Controlled): a. Isostatic presses, other than those specified in the CML or in Regulation (EU) 2021/821; b. Bellows manufacturing equipment, including hydraulic forming equipment and bellows forming dies; c. Laser welding machines; d. MIG welders; e. E-beam welders; f. Monel equipment, including valves, piping, tanks and vessels; g. 304 and 316 stainless steel valves, piping, tanks and vessels; Note: Fittings are considered part of piping for purposes of X.B.X.010.g. h. Mining and drilling equipment, as follows: 1. Large boring equipment capable of drilling holes greater than 61 cm in diameter; 2. Large earth-moving equipment used in the mining industry; i. Electroplating equipment designed for coating parts with nickel or aluminium; j. Pumps designed for industrial service and for use with an electrical motor of 5 HP or greater; k. Vacuum valves, piping, flanges, gaskets and related equipment specially designed for use in high-vacuum service, other than those specified in the CML or in Regulation (EU) 2021/821; l. Spin forming and flow forming machines, other than those specified in the CML or in Regulation (EU) 2021/821; m. Centrifugal multiplane balancing machines, other than those specified in the CML or in Regulation (EU) 2021/821; or n. Austenitic stainless steel plate, valves, piping, tanks and vessels. X.B.X.011 | Floor-mounted fume hoods (walk-in style) with a minimum nominal width of 2,5 metres. X.B.X.012 | Class II biosafety cabinets and glove boxes. X.B.X.013 | Batch centrifuges with a rotor capacity of 4 litres or greater, usable with biological materials. X.B.X.014 | Fermenters with an internal volume of 10–20 litres, usable with biological materials. X.B.X.015 | Reaction vessels, reactors, agitators, heat exchangers, condensers, pumps (including single seal pumps), valves, storage tanks, containers, receivers, and distillation or absorption columns that meet performance parameters of the control 2B350 (23), regardless of their materials of construction. Note: For the purpose of the control X.B.X.015, plumbing valves and storage tanks with total internal (geometric) volume less than 1 m3 (1 000 litres) designed for domestic water or gas systems are excluded. X.B.X.016 | Conventional or turbulent air-flow clean-air rooms and self-contained fan-HEPA filter units that may be used for P3 or P4 (BSL 3, BSL 4, L3, L4) containment facilities. X.B.X.017 | Vacuum pumps with a manufacturer’s specified maximum flow-rate greater than 1 m3/h (under standard temperature and pressure conditions), casings (pump bodies), preformed casing-liners, impellers, rotors, and jet pump nozzles designed for such pumps, in which all surfaces that come into direct contact with the chemicals being processed are made from controlled materials. X.B.X.018 | Laboratory equipment, including parts and accessories for such equipment, for the analysis or detection, destructive or non-destructive, of chemical substances. X.B.X.019 | Whole chlor-alkali electrolysis cells – mercury, diaphragm, and membrane. X.B.X.020 | Titanium electrodes (including those with coatings produced from other metal oxides), specially designed for use in chlor-alkali cells. X.B.X.021 | Nickel electrodes (including those with coatings produced from other metal oxides), specially designed for use in chlor-alkali cells. X.B.X.022 | Bipolar titanium nickel electrodes (including those with coatings produced from other metal oxides), specially designed for use in chlor-alkali cells. X.B.X.023 | Asbestos diaphragms specially designed for use in chlor-alkali cells. X.B.X.024 | Fluoropolymer based diaphragms specially designed for use in chlor-alkali cells. X.B.X.025 | Fluoropolymer based ion exchange membranes specially designed for use in chlor-alkali cells. X.B.X.026 | Compressors specially designed to compress wet or dry chlorine, regardless of material of construction. X.B.X.027 | Microwave reactors – Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated, for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating. X.D.X.001 | “Software” specially designed or modified for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment controlled by X.A.X.001. X.D.X.002 | “Software” “required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of concealed object detection equipment controlled by X.A.X.002. X.D.X.003 | “Software” specially designed for the “development”, “production”, or “use” of equipment controlled by X.B.X.004, X.B.X.006, or X.B.X.007, X.B.X.008, and X.B.X.009. X.D.X.004 | Specific “software”, as follows (see List of Items Controlled): a. “Software” to provide adaptive control and having both of the following characteristics: 1. For flexible manufacturing units (FMUs); and 2. Capable of generating or modifying, in real-time processing, programs or data by using the signals obtained simultaneously by means of at least two detection techniques, such as: a. Machine vision (optical ranging); b. Infrared imaging; c. Acoustical imaging (acoustical ranging); d. Tactile measurement; e. Inertial positioning; f. Force measurement; and g. Torque measurement. Note: X.D.X.004.a does not control “software” which only provides rescheduling of functionally identical equipment within “flexible manufacturing units” using pre-stored part programs and a pre-stored strategy for the distribution of the part programs. b. Not used. X.D.X.005 | “Software” specially designed or modified for the “development,” “production,” or “use” of items controlled by X.A.X.004 or X.A.X.005. Note: See 2E001 (“development”) for “technology” for “software” controlled under this entry. X.D.X.006 | “Software” specially designed for the “development” or “production” of portable electric generators controlled by X.A.X.006. X.E.X.001 | “Technology” “required” for the “development,” “production” or “use” of equipment controlled by X.A.X.002 or “required” for the “development” of “software” controlled by X.D.X.002. Note: See X.A.X.002 and X.D.X.002 for related commodity and “software” controls. X.E.X.002 | “Technology” for the “use” of equipment controlled by X.B.X.004, X.B.X.006, X.B.X.007, or X.B.X.008. X.E.X.003 | “Technology” according to the General Technology Note for the “use” of equipment controlled by X.A.X.004 or X.A.X.005. X.E.X.004 | “Technology” for the “use” of portable electric generators controlled by X.A.X.006.

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