- List
- Wassenaar Arrangement – List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies – WA-LIST (25) 1
- Corresponding EU entry
- 1A004
a. Full face masks, filter canisters and decontamination equipment therefor, designed or modified for defence against any of the following, and specially designed components therefor:
Note 1.A.4.a. includes Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR) that are designed or modified for defence against agents or materials, listed in 1.A.4.a.
Technical Notes
For the purposes of 1.A.4.a.:
1. Full face masks are also known as gas masks.
2. Filter canisters include filter cartridges.
a. 1. "Biological agents";
2. 'Radioactive materials';
3. Chemical Warfare (CW) agents; or
4. "Riot Control Agents" ("RCAs");
b. Protective suits, gloves and shoes, specially designed or modified for defence against any of the following:
1. "Biological agents";
2. 'Radioactive materials'; or
3. Chemical Warfare (CW) agents;
c. Detection systems, specially designed or modified for detection or identification of any of the following, and specially designed components therefor:
1. "Biological agents";
2. 'Radioactive materials'; or
3. Chemical Warfare (CW) agents.
Note 1.A.4.c. does not apply to detection systems limited to the detection of any of the following:
a. Cyanogen chloride (CAS 506-77-4);
b. Hydrocyanic acid (CAS 74-90-8);
c. Chlorine (CAS 7782-50-5);
d. Carbonyl chloride (phosgene) (CAS 75-44-5);
e. Diphosgene (trichloromethyl-chloroformate) (CAS 503-38-8);
f. Xylyl bromide, ortho: (CAS 89-92-9), meta: (CAS 620-13-3), para: (CAS 104-81-4);
g. Benzyl bromide (CAS 100-39-0);
h. Benzyl iodide (CAS 620-05-3);
i. Bromo acetone (CAS 598-31-2);
j. Cyanogen bromide (CAS 506-68-3);
k. Bromo methylethylketone (CAS 816-40-0);
l. Chloro acetone (CAS 78-95-5);
m. Ethyl iodoacetate (CAS 623-48-3);
n. Iodo acetone (CAS 3019-04-3);
o. Chloropicrin (CAS 76-06-2).
d. Electronic equipment designed for automatically detecting or identifying the presence of "explosives" residues and utilising 'trace detection' techniques (e.g., surface acoustic wave, ion mobility spectrometry, differential mobility spectrometry, mass spectrometry).
Technical Note
For the purposes of 1.A.4.d., 'trace detection' is defined as the capability to detect less than 1 ppm vapour, or 1 mg solid or liquid.
Note 1 1.A.4.d. does not apply to equipment specially designed for laboratory use.
Note 2 1.A.4.d. does not apply to non-contact walk-through security portals.
Note 1.A.4. does not apply to:
a. Personal radiation monitoring dosimeters;
b. Occupational health or safety equipment limited by design or function to protect against hazards specific to residential safety or civil industries, including:
1. mining;
2. quarrying;
3. agriculture;
4. pharmaceutical;
5. medical;
6. veterinary;
7. environmental;
8. waste management;
9. food industry.
Technical Notes
1. 1.A.4. includes equipment and components that have been identified, successfully tested to national standards or otherwise proven effective, for the detection of or defence against 'radioactive materials', "biological agents", Chemical Warfare (CW) agents, 'simulants' or "Riot Control Agents" ("RCAs"), even if such equipment or components are used in civil industries such as mining, quarrying, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, medical, veterinary, environmental, waste management, or the food industry.
2. 'Simulant': A substance or material that is used in place of toxic agent (chemical or biological) in training, research, testing or evaluation.
3. For the purposes of 1.A.4., 'radioactive materials' are those selected or modified to increase their effectiveness in producing casualties in humans or animals, degrading equipment or damaging crops or the environment.
Note 1.A.4.a. includes Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR) that are designed or modified for defence against agents or materials, listed in 1.A.4.a.
Technical Notes
For the purposes of 1.A.4.a.:
1. Full face masks are also known as gas masks.
2. Filter canisters include filter cartridges.
a. 1. "Biological agents";
2. 'Radioactive materials';
3. Chemical Warfare (CW) agents; or
4. "Riot Control Agents" ("RCAs");
b. Protective suits, gloves and shoes, specially designed or modified for defence against any of the following:
1. "Biological agents";
2. 'Radioactive materials'; or
3. Chemical Warfare (CW) agents;
c. Detection systems, specially designed or modified for detection or identification of any of the following, and specially designed components therefor:
1. "Biological agents";
2. 'Radioactive materials'; or
3. Chemical Warfare (CW) agents.
Note 1.A.4.c. does not apply to detection systems limited to the detection of any of the following:
a. Cyanogen chloride (CAS 506-77-4);
b. Hydrocyanic acid (CAS 74-90-8);
c. Chlorine (CAS 7782-50-5);
d. Carbonyl chloride (phosgene) (CAS 75-44-5);
e. Diphosgene (trichloromethyl-chloroformate) (CAS 503-38-8);
f. Xylyl bromide, ortho: (CAS 89-92-9), meta: (CAS 620-13-3), para: (CAS 104-81-4);
g. Benzyl bromide (CAS 100-39-0);
h. Benzyl iodide (CAS 620-05-3);
i. Bromo acetone (CAS 598-31-2);
j. Cyanogen bromide (CAS 506-68-3);
k. Bromo methylethylketone (CAS 816-40-0);
l. Chloro acetone (CAS 78-95-5);
m. Ethyl iodoacetate (CAS 623-48-3);
n. Iodo acetone (CAS 3019-04-3);
o. Chloropicrin (CAS 76-06-2).
d. Electronic equipment designed for automatically detecting or identifying the presence of "explosives" residues and utilising 'trace detection' techniques (e.g., surface acoustic wave, ion mobility spectrometry, differential mobility spectrometry, mass spectrometry).
Technical Note
For the purposes of 1.A.4.d., 'trace detection' is defined as the capability to detect less than 1 ppm vapour, or 1 mg solid or liquid.
Note 1 1.A.4.d. does not apply to equipment specially designed for laboratory use.
Note 2 1.A.4.d. does not apply to non-contact walk-through security portals.
Note 1.A.4. does not apply to:
a. Personal radiation monitoring dosimeters;
b. Occupational health or safety equipment limited by design or function to protect against hazards specific to residential safety or civil industries, including:
1. mining;
2. quarrying;
3. agriculture;
4. pharmaceutical;
5. medical;
6. veterinary;
7. environmental;
8. waste management;
9. food industry.
Technical Notes
1. 1.A.4. includes equipment and components that have been identified, successfully tested to national standards or otherwise proven effective, for the detection of or defence against 'radioactive materials', "biological agents", Chemical Warfare (CW) agents, 'simulants' or "Riot Control Agents" ("RCAs"), even if such equipment or components are used in civil industries such as mining, quarrying, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, medical, veterinary, environmental, waste management, or the food industry.
2. 'Simulant': A substance or material that is used in place of toxic agent (chemical or biological) in training, research, testing or evaluation.
3. For the purposes of 1.A.4., 'radioactive materials' are those selected or modified to increase their effectiveness in producing casualties in humans or animals, degrading equipment or damaging crops or the environment.