Defence Production Act

Interpretation

• 1 The following definitions apply in this schedule.

  firearm

  firearm has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Criminal Code. (arme à feu)

  full demilitarization

  full demilitarization means an action that permanently prevents a good’s repair, restoration or reverse engineering. (démilitarisation complète)

  Guide

  Guide has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Export Control List. (guide)

  prohibited firearm

  prohibited firearm has the same meaning as in paragraph (c) of the definition prohibited firearm in subsection 84(1) of the Criminal Code. (arme à feu prohibée)

  restricted firearm

  restricted firearm has the same meaning as in subsection 84(1) of the Criminal Code. (arme à feu à autorisation restreinte)

“Defense Article”

• • 2 (1) Subject to subsection (2) and section 6, the following are controlled goods:

    • (a) a good of United States origin that is a defense article as defined in section 120.6 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the United States Code of Federal Regulations, as amended from time to time, or

    • (b) a good, other than a good of United States origin, that is manufactured using technical data of United States origin, as defined in section 120.10 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations of the United States Code of Federal Regulations, as amended from time to time, if the technical data is a defense article.

  • (2) For the purposes of this section, controlled goods do not include a firearm or its specially designed components if it is not a prohibited firearm and it has

    • (a) a calibre equal to or less than 12.7 mm; or

    • (b) a smooth bore with a calibre less than 20 mm.

Group 2 of the Guide

• • 3 (1) Subject to subsection (2) and section 6, goods set out in Group 2 of the Guide, other than those described in any of the following items, are controlled goods:

    • (a) item 2-1;

    • (b) items 2-2.c or 2-2.d;

    • (c) item 2-3;

    • (d) item 2-4.c;

    • (e) item 2-5.d;

    • (f) item 2-6.b;

    • (g) items 2-7.d to 2-7.i;

    • (h) items 2-8.a or 2-8.b, 2-8.c.1 or 2-8.c.3, 2-8.c.4.a, 2-8.c.4.b or 2-8.c.4.d, 2-8.c.5, 2-8.c.7, 2-8.c.8, 2-8.d.1 to 2-8.d.3, 2-8.d.7, 2-8.d.10, 2-8.e.11, 2-8.e.12 or 2-8.e.14, 2-8.f.4.a to 2-8.f.4.d or 2-8.f.13, 2-8.f.17, 2-8.f.19 or 2-8.f.22;

    • (i) items 2-9.a.2 or 2-9.c to 2-9.g;

    • (j) items 2-10.e to 2-10.i;

    • (k) item 2-13;

    • (l) item 2-16;

    • (m) items 2-17.a.2 or 2-17.b, 2-17.d, 2-17.f, 2-17.h, 2-17.j to 2-17.m, 2-17.o or 2-17.p;

    • (n) item 2-20;

    • (o) item 2-22.b.

  • (2) The following modifications apply to the controlled goods as set out in Group 2 of the Guide:

    • (a) the portion of item 2-2 of the Guide before “Note 1” is to be read as follows:

      • 2-2 

        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 and accessories, as follows:
        • a 

          Guns, howitzers, cannon, mortars, anti-tank weapons, projectile launchers, military flame throwers, rifles, recoilless rifles, smooth-bore weapons and signature reduction devices therefor, first manufactured after 1945, and the following components:
          • 1 

            Frames or receivers;
          • 2 

            Barrels; or
          • 3 

            Breech closing mechanisms.

    • (b) the portion of item 2-4.b.2 of the Guide before the “Technical Note” is to be read as follows:

      • 2 

        Specially designed for ‘activities’ relating to any of the following:
        • a 

          Items specified by 2-4.a.;
        • b 

          Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs); or
        • c 

          Military aircraft missile protection systems (countermeasures).

    • (c) the portion of item 2-5 of the Guide before item 2-5.a is to be read as follows:

      • 2-5 

        Fire control, and related alerting and warning equipment, and related systems, test and alignment and countermeasure equipment, as follows, specially designed for military use:

    • (d) the portion of item 2-6 of the Guide before the note “N.B.” is to be read as follows:

      • 2-6 

        Ground vehicles as follows:

    • (e) the portion of item 2-6.a of the Guide before the “Technical Note” is to be read as follows:

      • a 

        ‘Ground vehicles’, specially designed for military use and first manufactured after 1945;
      • Note A:
        • For the purposes of the schedule to the Defence Production Act, ‘ground vehicles’ are those referred to in paragraphs a to c in Note 1 at the end of item 2-6.b.2.b. of the Guide.
      • Note B:
        • For the purposes of the schedule to the Defence Production Act, the “Technical Note” at the end of item 2-6.a., paragraph d of “Note 1” and “Note 2” at the end of item 2-6.b.2.b. of the Guide do not apply.

    • (f) the portion of item 2-9.a of the Guide before item 2-9.a.2 is to be read as follows:

      • 2-9 

        a. Vessels as follows:
        • 1 

          Vessels (surface or underwater) specially designed for military use, whether or not they contain weapon delivery systems or armour, and armoured hulls or parts of armoured hulls for such vessels;
        • Note A:
          • For the purposes of the schedule to the Defence Production Act, item 2-9.a.1. does not apply to sunken vessels.

    • (g) item 2-9.b of the Guide before item 2-9.b.1 is to be read as follows:

      • 2-9 

        b. Engines and propulsion systems, as follows, specially designed for military use:

    • (h) the portion of item 2-10 of the Guide before the note “N.B.” is to be read as follows:

      • 2-10 

        “Aircraft”, “lighter-than-air vehicles”, “unmanned aerial vehicles” (“UAVs”), aero-engines and “aircraft” equipment, specially designed or modified for military use and first manufactured after 1955, as follows:

    • (i) items 2-10.a and 2-10.b of the Guide are to be read as follows:

      • a 

        Manned “aircraft” and “lighter-than-air vehicles”, and specially designed components, as follows:
        • 1 

          Bomb racks, missile launchers, missile rails, weapon pylons, pylon-to-launcher adapters, “unmanned aerial vehicle” (“UAV”) launching systems, and external stores support systems for ordnance or weapons;
        • 2 

          Damage adaptive or failure adaptive flight control systems;
        • 3 

          Face gear gearboxes, split-torque gearboxes, variable speed gearboxes, synchronization shafts, interconnecting drive shafts and gearboxes with internal pitch line velocities exceeding 20,000 feet per minute and able to operate 30 minutes with loss of lubrication;
        • 4 

          Tail boom, stabilator and automatic rotor blade folding systems;
        • 5 

          Wing folding systems;
        • 6 

          Tail hooks and arresting gear;
        • 7 

          Threat-adaptive autonomous flight control systems;
        • 8 

          Non-surface-based flight control systems and effectors, (e.g., thrust vectoring from gas ports other than main engine thrust vector);
        • 9 

          Lithium-ion batteries that provide 28 VDC nominal;
        • 10 

          Lift fans, clutches and roll posts for short take-off, vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft;
        • 11 

          Integrated helmets incorporating optical sights or slewing devices, which include the ability to aim, launch, track or manage munitions (e.g., Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems, Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS), Helmet Mounted Displays, Display and Sight Helmets (DASH));
        • 12 

          Fire control computers, stores management systems, armaments control processors, aircraft-weapon interface units and computers (e.g., AGM-88 HARM Aircraft Launcher Interface Computer (ALIC));
        • 13 

          Radomes or electromagnetic antenna windows specially designed for aircraft or “unmanned aerial vehicles” “UAVs” that
          • a 

            incorporate radio frequency selective surfaces,
          • b 

            operate in multiple or more non-adjacent radar bands,
          • c 

            incorporate a structure that is specially designed to provide ballistic protection from bullets, shrapnel or blast,
          • d 

            have a melting point greater than 1,300 °C and maintain a dielectric constant less than 6 at a temperature greater than 500 °C,
          • e 

            are manufactured from ceramic materials with a dielectric constant less than 6 at any frequency from 100 MHz to 100 GHz,
          • f 

            maintain structural integrity at stagnation pressures greater than 287.28 kPa (6,000 pounds per square foot), or
          • g 

            withstand a combined thermal shock greater than 4.184 x 106 J/m² accompanied by a peak overpressure of greater than 50 kPa;
        • 14 

          Drive systems and flight control systems specially designed to function after impact of a 7.62 mm or larger projectile;
        • 15 

          Radar altimeters with output power management or signal modulation (i.e., frequency hopping, chirping and direct sequence-spectrum spreading) LPI (low probability of intercept) capabilities;
        • 16 

          Air-to-air refuelling systems and hover-in-flight refuelling (HIFR) systems; or
        • 17 

          Thrust reversers specially designed to be deployed in flight.
      • b 

        Not used since 2011;

    • (j) item 2-10.c of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • c 

        “Unmanned aerial vehicles” (“UAVs”) and related equipment, specially designed or modified for military use, as follows:
        • 1 

          “Unmanned aerial vehicles” (“UAVs”) including remotely piloted air vehicles (RPVs), autonomous programmable vehicles and “lighter-than-air vehicles”;
        • 2 

          Associated launchers and ground support equipment;
        • 3 

          Related equipment for command and control;
        • The “unmanned aerial vehicles” (“UAVs”) and related equipment, specially designed or modified for military use, include “unmanned aerial vehicle” (“UAV”) flight control systems and vehicle management systems with swarming capability (i.e., “unmanned aerial vehicles” (“UAVs”) that interact with each other to avoid collisions and stay together or, if weaponized, to coordinate targeting).

    • (k) item 2-10.d of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • d 

        Aero-engines specially designed or modified for military use for the propulsion of combat aircraft or “unmanned aerial vehicles” (“UAVs”), and the following specially designed components:
        • 1 

          Hot section components (i.e., combustion chambers and liners; high pressure turbine blades, vanes, disks and related cooled structure; cooled low pressure turbine blades, vanes, disks and related cooled structure; cooled augmenters; and cooled nozzles);
        • 2 

          Digital engine controls (e.g., Full Authority Digital Engine Controls (FADEC) and Digital Electronic Engine Controls (DEEC) designed after Jan. 1, 1970 for military use);

    • (l) the portion of item 2-11 of the Guide before the “Note” is to be read as follows:

      • 2-11 

        Electronic equipment, not specified elsewhere as a controlled good of Group 2 of the Guide as set out in the schedule to the Defence Production Act, as follows:
        • a 

          Miscellaneous electronics, auxiliary equipment or “spacecraft” for military use, as follows:
          • 1 

            “Spacecraft”, components for “spacecraft”, and ground control equipment for “spacecraft”;
          • 2 

            Analogue-to-digital converter “microcircuits”, which are “radiation-hardened” or are rated for operation in the temperature range from below -54° C to above +125° C;
          • 3 

            Electrical input type analogue-to-digital converter printed circuit boards or modules, that are rated for operation in the temperature range from below -45° C to above +55° C and that incorporate “microcircuits” that are described in 2-11.a.2. as set out in the schedule of the Defence Production Act;
          • 4 

            Electronic countermeasure (ECM) and electronic counter-countermeasure (ECCM) equipment;
          • 5 

            Frequency agile tubes;
          • 6 

            Electronic systems or equipment, designed either for surveillance and monitoring of the electro-magnetic spectrum for intelligence or security purposes or for counteracting such surveillance and monitoring;
          • 7 

            Underwater countermeasures, including acoustic and magnetic jamming and decoy, equipment designed to introduce extraneous or erroneous signals into sonar receivers;
          • 8 

            Cryptographic equipment;
          • 9 

            Guidance and navigation equipment;
          • 10 

            Digital demodulators specially designed for signals intelligence; or
          • 11 

            “Automated Command and Control Systems”.
          • Note A:
          • For the purposes of the schedule to the Defence Production Act, the “Note” at the end of item 2-11.a. of the Guide does not apply.

    • (m) the portion of item 2-12 of the Guide before the note “N.B.” is to be read as follows:

      • 2-12 

        High velocity kinetic energy weapon systems and related equipment as follows and the specially designed systems listed in Note 1 at the end of item 2-12.b. of the Guide:
        • a 

          Kinetic energy weapon systems specially designed for destruction or effecting mission-abort of a target;
        • b 

          Specially designed test and evaluation facilities and test models, including diagnostic instrumentation and targets, for dynamic testing of kinetic energy projectiles and systems.

    • (n) the portion of item 2-14 of the Guide before the “Technical Note” is to be read as follows:

      • 2-14 

        ‘Specialised equipment for military training’ or for simulating military scenarios, and specially designed components and accessories therefor.

    • (o) the portion of item 2-15 of the Guide before the “Note” is to be read as follows:

      • 2-15 

        Imaging or countermeasure equipment specially designed for military use as follows:
        • a 

          Recorders and image processing equipment;
        • b 

          Cameras, photographic equipment and film processing equipment;
        • c 

          Image intensifier equipment;
        • d 

          Infrared or thermal imaging equipment;
        • e 

          Imaging radar sensor equipment;
        • f 

          Countermeasure or counter-countermeasure equipment, for the equipment specified by 2-15.a. to 2-15.e.
        • The imaging or countermeasure equipment include the following components:
          • i 

            Infrared image converter tubes;
          • ii 

            Image intensifier tubes, other than first generation image intensifier tubes;
          • iii 

            Detector arrays; or
          • iv 

            Cooling systems for imaging systems.
        • Note A:
          • For the purposes of the schedule to the Defence Production Act, “Note 1”, “Note 2” and the second note “N.B.” before item 2-16. of the Guide do not apply.

    • (p) the portion of item 2-17 of the Guide before item 2.17.a is to be read as follows:

      • 2-17 

        Miscellaneous equipment and materials as follows:

    • (q) item 2.17.n of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • n 

        Test models specially designed for the “development” of items specified by 2-4.a., 2-4.b., 2-6.a., 2-9.a.1., 2-9.b, 2-10.a., 2-10.b. or 2-10.c.
        • Note A:
          • For the purposes of the schedule to the Defence Production Act, section 1 of the “Technical Note” at the end of item 2-17.p. of the Guide does not apply.

    • (r) item 2-18 before the “Technical Note” is to be read as follows:

      • 2-18 

        Production equipment as follows:
        • a 

          Specially designed or modified ‘production’ equipment for the ‘production’ of products that are deemed to be controlled goods of Group 2 of the Guide for the purposes of the schedule to the Defence Production Act;
        • b 

          Specially designed environmental test facilities and specially designed equipment therefor, for the certification, qualification or testing of products that are deemed to be controlled goods of Group 2 of the Guide for the purposes of the schedule to the Defence Production Act.

    • (s) the portion of item 2-19 of the Guide before the “Note 1” is to be read as follows:

      • 2-19 

        Directed energy weapon systems (DEW), related or countermeasure equipment and test models, as follows, and the specially designed systems listed in Note 2 at the end of 2.19.f. of the Guide:
        • a 

          “Laser” systems specially designed for destruction or effecting mission-abort of a target;
        • b 

          Particle beam systems capable of destruction or effecting mission-abort of a target;
        • c 

          High power Radio-Frequency (RF) systems capable of destruction or effecting mission-abort of a target;
        • d 

          Equipment specially designed for the detection or identification of, or defence against, systems specified by 2-19.a. to 2-19.c.;
        • e 

          Physical test models for the systems or equipment specified by 2-19.;
        • f 

          “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.

    • (t) item 2-21.a of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • a 

        “Software” specially designed or modified for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment, materials or “software” that are deemed to be controlled goods of Group 2 of the Guide for the purposes of the schedule to the Defence Production Act;

    • (u) item 2-21.c of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • c 

        “Software”, not specified by 2-21.a. or 2-21.b., specially designed or modified to enable equipment not specified as a controlled good of Group 2 of the Guide that is set out in the schedule to the Defence Production Act to perform the military functions of equipment deemed to be a controlled good of Group 2 of the Guide for the purposes of that schedule.

    • (v) Item 2-22.a of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • a 

        “Technology” “required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of items that are deemed to be controlled goods of Group 2 of the Guide for the purposes of the schedule to the Defence Production Act.

Group 5 of the Guide

• • 4 (1) Subject to subsection (2) and section 6, goods set out in item 5504 of Group 5 of the Guide, other than any of those described in items 5504.2.a.i or 5504.2.d to 5504.2.f or 5504.2.i, are controlled goods.

  • (2) The following modifications apply to the controlled goods set out in Group 5 of the Guide:

    • (a) item 5504.2.a.ii of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • ii 

        propulsion and space-related equipment referred to in 1-9.A.4. to 1-9.A.11. of the Guide, the associated software referred to in 1-9.D. of the Guide, and the associated technology referred to in 1-9.E. of the Guide;
        • Note A :
          • For the purposes of the schedule to the Defence Production Act, the text of item 1-9.A.4. referred to in item 5504.2.a.ii. of the Guide is to be read as “Space launch vehicles”.
        • Note B :
          • For the purposes of the schedule to the Defence Production Act, the text of item 1-9.A.6.d. referred to in item 5504.2.a.ii. of the Guide is to be read as “High pressure (exceeding 17.5 MPa) turbo pumps or their associated gas generator or expander cycle turbine drive systems”.

    • (b) items 5504.2.b and 5504.2.c of the Guide are to be read as follows:

      • b 

        subject to the General Software Note in Group 1 of the Guide, software that is specially designed or modified for the development or use of the goods or technology referred to in 5504.2.g. or 5504.2.h.
      • c 

        subject to the General Technology Note in Group 1 of the Guide, technology that is specially designed or modified for the development or production of the goods or technology referred to in 5504.2.g. or 5504.2.h.

    • (c) item 5504.2.g of the Guide before item 5504.2.g.i is to be read as follows:

      • g 

        radiation-hardened microelectronic circuits that meet or exceed all of the following:

Group 6 of the Guide

• • 5 (1) Subject to subsection (2) and section 6, goods set out in Group 6 of the Guide, other than those described in any of the following items, are controlled goods:

    • (a) item 6-1.C;

    • (b) item 6-2.C;

    • (c) items 6-3.A.1, 6-3.A.6, 6-3.A.7, 6-3.A.9, 6-3.B.3 or 6-3.C;

    • (d) items 6-4.A, 6-4.B.3 or 6-4.C.1, 6-4.C.2.c to 6-4.C.2.f, 6-4.C.3, 6-4.C.4.a.2, 6-4.C.4.b.1, 6-4.C.4.b.3 or 6-4.C.4.b.5, 6-4.C.5.c, 6-4.C.6.b or 6-4.C.6.d, 6-4.C.6.e.1 or 6-4.D;

    • (e) item 6-5;

    • (f) items 6-6.B, 6-6.C.1 to 6-6.C.4, 6-6.C.6 to 6-6.C.9, 6-6.D or 6-6.E.2 or 6-6.E.3;

    • (g) items 6-7 to 6-11;

    • (h) items 6-12.A.3, 6-12.A.5.a, 6-12.A.6, 6-12.B or 6-12.C or 6-12.D.2;

    • (i) items 6-13 to 6-15;

    • (j) items 6-16.B or 6-16.C;

    • (k) items 6-18.A.1 or 6-18.B to 6-18.D;

    • (l) items 6-19.A.3 or 6-19.C;

    • (m) item 6-20.C.

  • (2) The following modifications apply to the controlled goods set out in Group 6 of the Guide:

    • (a) the heading of item 6-2 of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • 6-2 COMPLETE SUBSYSTEMS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR COMPLETE DELIVERY SYSTEMS

    • (b) the portion of item 6-2.A.1 of the Guide before item 6-2.A.1.a is to be read as follows:

      • 1 

        Complete subsystems specially designed for the systems specified in 6-1.A., as follows:

    • (c) items 6-2.A.1.b.1 and 6-2.A.1.b.2 of the Guide are to be read as follows:

      • 1 

        Heat shields fabricated of ceramic or ablative materials;
      • 2 

        Heat sinks fabricated of light-weight, high heat capacity materials;

    • (d) the portion of item 6-2.A.1.c of the Guide before the “Note” is to be read as follows:

      • c 

        Solid propellant rocket motors, hybrid rocket motors or liquid propellant rocket engines, specially designed for the systems specified in 6-1.A., having a total impulse capacity equal to or greater than 1.1 x 10⁶ Ns;

    • (e) the portion of item 6-2.A.1.d of the Guide before the “Technical Notes” is to be read as follows:

      • d 

        ‘Guidance sets’, specially designed for the systems specified in 6-1.A., capable of achieving system accuracy of 3.33% or less of the “range” (e.g., a ‘CEP’ of 10 km or less at a “range” of 300 km), except as provided in the Note at the end of 6-2.A.1. for those designed for missiles with a “range” under 300 km or manned aircraft;

    • (f) the portion of item 6-2.A.1.e of the Guide before the “Technical Note” is to be read as follows:

      • e 

        Thrust vector control sub-systems, specially designed for the systems specified in 6-1.A., except as provided in the Note at the end of 6-2.A.1. for those designed for rocket systems that do not exceed the “range”/“payload” capability of systems specified in 6-1.A.;

    • (g) the portion of item 6-2.A.1.f of the Guide before the “Note” is to be read as follows:

      • f 

        Weapon or warhead safing, arming, fuzing, and firing mechanisms, specially designed for the systems specified in 6-1.A., except as provided in the Note at the end of 6-2.A.1. for those designed for systems other than those specified in 6-1.A.
      • Note A:
        • For the purposes of the schedule to the Defence Production Act, the “Note” at the end of item 6-2.A.1.f. of the Guide does not apply.

    • (h) the portion of item 6-3.A.2 of the Guide before the “Technical Note” is to be read as follows:

      • 2 

        Ramjet/scramjet/pulse jet/combined cycle engines, including devices to regulate combustion, specially designed for the systems specified in 6-1.A. or 6-19.A.2, and specially designed components therefor.

    • (i) the portion of item 6-3.A.3 of the Guide before the “Technical Note” is to be read as follows:

      • 3 

        Rocket motor cases and nozzles therefor, specially designed for the systems specified in 6-1.A. or 6-19.A.1.
      • Note A:
        • For the purposes of the schedule to the Defence Production Act, the “Technical Note” and “Note” at the end of item 6-3.A.3. of the Guide do not apply.

    • (j) item 6-3.A.4 of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • 4 

        Staging mechanisms, separation mechanisms, and interstages therefor, specially designed for the systems specified in 6-1.A.

    • (k) the portion of item 6-3.A.5 of the Guide before the “Notes” is to be read as follows:

      • 5 

        Liquid and slurry propellant (including oxidisers) control systems specially designed for the systems specified in 6-1.A., designed or modified to operate in vibration environments greater than 10 g rms between 20 Hz and 2 kHz.
      • Note A:
        • For the purposes of the schedule to the Defence Production Act, section 2 of the “Notes” at the end of item 6-3.A.5. of the Guide does not apply.

    • (l) item 6-3.A.8 of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • 8 

        Liquid propellant tanks specially designed for the propellants controlled in 6-4.C.2.a., 6-4.C.2.b., 6-4.C.4.a.1., 6-4.C.4.a.3. to 6-4.C.4.a.6., 6-4.C.4.b.2. or 6-4.C.4.b.4. or other liquid propellants used in the systems specified in 6-1.A.1.

    • (m) items 6-3.B.1 and 6-3.B.2 of the Guide are to be read as follows:

      • 1 

        “Production facilities” specially designed for equipment or materials specified in 6-3.A.2., 6-3.A.3., 6-3.A.4., 6-3.A.5. or 6-3.A.8.
      • 2 

        “Production equipment” specially designed for equipment or materials specified in 6-3.A.2., 6-3.A.3., 6-3.A.4., 6-3.A.5. or 6-3.A.8.

    • (n) item 6-3.D.1 of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • 1 

        “Software” specially designed or modified for the “use” of “production facilities” specified in 6-3.B.1.

    • (o) The portion of item 6-3.D.2 of the Guide before the “Notes” is to be read as follows:

      • 2 

        “Software” specially designed or modified for the “use” of equipment specified in 6-3.A.2., 6-3.A.4. or 6-3.A.5.
      • Note A:
        • For the purposes of the schedule to the Defence Production Act, section 1 of the “Notes” of 6-3.D.2 of the Guide does not apply.

    • (p) item 6-3.E.1 of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • 1 

        “Technology”, in accordance with the General Technology Note, for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment, materials or “software” specified in 6-3.A.2., 6-3.A.3., 6-3.A.4., 6-3.A.5., 6-3.B.1. or 6-3.B.2. or 6-3.D.

    • (q) items 6-4.B.1 and 6-4.B.2 of the Guide are to be read as follows:

      • 1 

        “Production equipment”, and specially designed components therefor, for the “production”, handling or acceptance testing of liquid propellants or propellant constituents specified in 6-4.C.2.a. or 6-4.C.2.b. or 6-4.C.4.a.1., 6-4.C.4.a.3., 6-4.C.4.a.4., 6-4.C.4.a.5., 6-4.C.4.a.6., 6-4.C.4.b.2. or 6-4.C.4.b.4.
      • 2 

        “Production equipment”, other than that described in 6-4.B.3., and specially designed components therefor, for the production, handling, mixing, curing, casting, pressing, machining, extruding or acceptance testing of solid propellants or propellant constituents specified in 6-4.C.2.a. or 6-4.C.2.b. or 6-4.C.4.a.1., 6-4.C.4.a.3., 6-4.C.4.a.4., 6-4.C.4.a.5., 6-4.C.4.a.6., 6-4.C.4.b.2. or 6-4.C.4.b.4.

    • (r) item 6-4.E.1 of the Guide is to be read as follows:

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        “Technology”, in accordance with the General Technology Note, for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment or materials specified in 6-4.B.1. or 6-4.B.2., 6-4.C.2.a. or 6-4.C.2.b. or 6-4.C.4.a.1., 6-4.C.4.a.3., 6-4.C.4.a.4., 6-4.C.4.a.5., 6-4.C.4.a.6., 6-4.C.4.b.2. or 6-4.C.4.b.4.

    • (s) item 6-6.A.2.b of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • b 

        Specially designed for the systems specified in 6-1.A. or 6-19.A.1.

    • (t) item 6-6.C.5 of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • 5 

        Ceramic composite materials (dielectric constant less than 6 at any frequency from 100 MHz to 100 GHz) for use in missile radomes specially designed for systems specified in 6-1.A. or 6-19.A.1.

    • (u) item 6-6.E.1 of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • 1 

        “Technology” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment or materials specified in 6-6.A. or 6-6.C.5.

    • (v) item 6-12.D.3 of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • 3 

        “Software” specially designed or modified for the “use” of equipment specified in 6-12.A.4. or 6-12.A.5.b., specially designed for systems specified in 6-1.A., 6-19.A.1. or 6-19.A.2.

    • (w) item 6-12.E.1 of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • 1 

        “Technology”, in accordance with the General Technology Note, for the “development”, “production” or “use” of equipment or “software” specified in 6-12.A.1., 6-12.A.2. or 6-12.A.4., 6-12.A.5.b. or 6-12.D.1. or 6-12.D.3.

    • (x) item 6-17.B.1 of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • 1 

        Systems, specially designed for radar cross section measurement, specially designed for the systems specified in 6-1.A., 6-19.A.1. or 6-19.A.2. or the subsystems specified in 6-2.A.

    • (y) the portion of item 6-17.C.1 of the Guide before the “Notes” is to be read as follows:

      • 1 

        Materials for reduced observables such as radar reflectivity, ultraviolet/infrared signatures and acoustic signatures (i.e., stealth technology), for applications specially designed for the systems specified in 6-1.A. or 6-19.A. or the subsystems specified in 6-2.A.

    • (z) the portion of item 6-17.D.1 of the Guide before the “Note” is to be read as follows:

      • 1 

        “Software” specially designed for reduced observables such as radar reflectivity, ultraviolet/infrared signatures and acoustic signatures (i.e., stealth technology), for applications specially designed for the systems specified in 6-1.A. or 6-19.A. or the subsystems specified in 6-2.A.

    • (z.1) the portion of item 6-18.A.2 of the Guide before the “Technical Note” is to be read as follows:

      • 2 

        ‘Detectors’ specially designed or modified to protect rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicles against nuclear effects (e.g. Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), X-rays, combined blast and thermal effects), and specially designed for the systems specified in 6-1.A.

    • (z.2) item 6-18.A.3 of the Guide is to be read as follows:

      • 3 

        Radomes designed to withstand a combined thermal shock greater than 4.184 x 10⁶ J/m² accompanied by a peak over pressure of greater than 50 kPa, specially designed to protect rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicles against nuclear effects (e.g., Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), X-rays, combined blast and thermal effects), and usable for the systems specified in 6-1.A.

Exceptions

• 6 The following goods are not controlled goods:

  • (a) a good set out in the schedule that has been fully demilitarized;

  • (b) a firearm that has a calibre greater than 12.7 mm and is not a restricted firearm, other than a howitzer, mortar, anti-tank weapon, projectile launcher, flame thrower, recoilless rifle and their components;

  • (c) a prohibited firearm if an individual holds a licence that authorizes them to possess the prohibited firearm under section 12 of the Firearms Act;

  • (d) specially designed components of a prohibited firearm; and

  • (e) the following types of ammunition:

    • (i) shotgun ammunition of any gauge,

    • (ii) ammunition with a calibre less than or equal to 12.7 mm, and

    • (iii) ammunition for any firearm that is not set out in this schedule.