The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2026
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14 Amendments to Category 6 - Sensors and Lasers
(1) The section headed Category 6 - Sensors and Lasers is amended as follows. (2) In the section headed 6A Systems, Equipment and Components— (a) in entry 6A001— (i) after entry 6A001.a.1.b., insert— N.B. For acoustic seabed survey equipment, see 6A001.a.1.a. ; (ii) in entry 6A001.b., for “sea bed” substitute “seabed,”; (iii) in entry 6A001.b.1.a., for “sea bed” substitute “seabed”; (b) for the Note to entry 6A002.a.3.d., substitute— Note: 6A002.a.3.d. does not apply to “focal plane arrays” with 32 elements or fewer, where all the detector elements are made from germanium. ; (c) for the Technical Note to entry 6A002.a.3.d., substitute— Technical Notes: For the purposes of 6A002.a.3.d.2.a.: 1. ‘Scan direction’ is defined as the axis perpendicular to the linear array of detector elements. 2. ‘Cross-scan direction’ is defined as the axis parallel to the linear array of detector elements. ; (d) for the Note to entry 6A002.d.3., substitute— Note 1: 6A002.d.3. does not apply to encapsulated optical sensing fibres specially designed for bore hold sensing applications. Note 2: 6A002.d.3. does not apply to optical fibre Bragg gratings specially designed for thermal sensing, having a maximum sensing temperature less than 423 K (150°C) and a minimum sensing temperature greater than 173 K (-100°C). ; (e) in entry 6A002.f., for “‘Read-out integrated circuits’”, substitute “‘Read-Out Integrated Circuits’”; (f) in the Note to entry 6A002.f., for “‘read-out integrated circuits’” substitute “‘Read-Out Integrated Circuits’ (‘ROIC’)”; (g) in entry 6A003.b.4., after “Imaging cameras” insert “, not specified in 6A002.b.,”; (h) in Note 4 to entry 6A003.b.4, in paragraph b.2.b. for “length overall” substitute “Length Overall”; (i) in entry 6A004.a.1.b.1., for “a “CW laser”” substitute “a Continuous Wave “(CW) laser””; (j) in Note 1 to entry 6A005, for “continuous wave” substitute “Continuous Wave”; (k) in entry 6A005.a., for “continuous wave” substitute “Continuous Wave”; (l) in entry 6A005.a.6.a.1., for “1 000 W” substitute “2 kW”; (m) after entry 6A005.a.6.a.2., insert— 3. Having all of the following: a. Output power exceeding 1.5 kW; and b. Spectral bandwidth greater than or equal to 40 GHz and less than 100 GHz; or ; (n) for entry 6A005.a.6.b.1., substitute “Not used;”; (o) in Note 1 to entry 6A005.a.6.b., for “2 kW” substitute “3 kW”; (p) for Note 2 to entry 6A005.a.6.b., substitute— Note 2: 6A005.a.6.b. does not apply to ‘multiple transverse mode’, industrial “lasers” having any of the following: a. Not used since 2018; b. Not used; c. Not used; d. Not used; e. Output power exceeding 3 kW but not exceeding 12 kW and having a Beam Parameter Product (BPP) exceeding 3.2 mm•mrad; f. Not used; g. Not used; h. Output power exceeding 12 kW but not exceeding 20 kW and having a BPP exceeding 3,9 mm•mrad; or i. Output power exceeding 20 kW but not exceeding 40 kW and having a BPP exceeding 5 mm•mrad. ; (q) after entry 6A005.c.3., insert— Note: 6A005.c.3. does not apply to “tunable” “lasers” having an average or CW output power exceeding 1 W and not exceeding 10 W, power consumption equal to or exceeding 250 W, and a total mass greater than 50 kg. For the purposes of this Note, total mass includes all components required to operate the “laser”, e.g., “laser”, power supply, heat exchanger, but excludes external optics for beam conditioning or delivery. ; (r) in entry 6A006.d., for “specified parameters of” substitute “parameters specified in”; (s) in the Note to entry 6A008, for “ICAO” substitute “International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)”; (t) for entry 6A008.d., substitute “Capable of operating in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) mode, Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) mode, or Sidelooking Airborne Radar (SLAR) mode;”; (u) in entry 6A107.a., for “mgal” substitute “mGal”. (3) In the section headed 6C Materials— (a) for entry 6C002.a., for “of purity levels of 99.9995 % or more” substitute “having a purity equal to or greater (better) than 99.9995 %”; (b) for entry 6C004.a., for “chemical vapour deposition” substitute “Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD)”.
14 Amendments to Category 6 - Sensors and Lasers
(1) The section headed Category 6 - Sensors and Lasers is amended as follows. (2) In the section headed 6A Systems, Equipment and Components— (a) in entry 6A001— (i) after entry 6A001.a.1.b., insert— N.B. For acoustic seabed survey equipment, see 6A001.a.1.a. ; (ii) in entry 6A001.b., for “sea bed” substitute “seabed,”; (iii) in entry 6A001.b.1.a., for “sea bed” substitute “seabed”; (b) for the Note to entry 6A002.a.3.d., substitute— Note: 6A002.a.3.d. does not apply to “focal plane arrays” with 32 elements or fewer, where all the detector elements are made from germanium. ; (c) for the Technical Note to entry 6A002.a.3.d., substitute— Technical Notes: For the purposes of 6A002.a.3.d.2.a.: 1. ‘Scan direction’ is defined as the axis perpendicular to the linear array of detector elements. 2. ‘Cross-scan direction’ is defined as the axis parallel to the linear array of detector elements. ; (d) for the Note to entry 6A002.d.3., substitute— Note 1: 6A002.d.3. does not apply to encapsulated optical sensing fibres specially designed for bore hold sensing applications. Note 2: 6A002.d.3. does not apply to optical fibre Bragg gratings specially designed for thermal sensing, having a maximum sensing temperature less than 423 K (150°C) and a minimum sensing temperature greater than 173 K (-100°C). ; (e) in entry 6A002.f., for “‘Read-out integrated circuits’”, substitute “‘Read-Out Integrated Circuits’”; (f) in the Note to entry 6A002.f., for “‘read-out integrated circuits’” substitute “‘Read-Out Integrated Circuits’ (‘ROIC’)”; (g) in entry 6A003.b.4., after “Imaging cameras” insert “, not specified in 6A002.b.,”; (h) in Note 4 to entry 6A003.b.4, in paragraph b.2.b. for “length overall” substitute “Length Overall”; (i) in entry 6A004.a.1.b.1., for “a “CW laser”” substitute “a Continuous Wave “(CW) laser””; (j) in Note 1 to entry 6A005, for “continuous wave” substitute “Continuous Wave”; (k) in entry 6A005.a., for “continuous wave” substitute “Continuous Wave”; (l) in entry 6A005.a.6.a.1., for “1 000 W” substitute “2 kW”; (m) after entry 6A005.a.6.a.2., insert— 3. Having all of the following: a. Output power exceeding 1.5 kW; and b. Spectral bandwidth greater than or equal to 40 GHz and less than 100 GHz; or ; (n) for entry 6A005.a.6.b.1., substitute “Not used;”; (o) in Note 1 to entry 6A005.a.6.b., for “2 kW” substitute “3 kW”; (p) for Note 2 to entry 6A005.a.6.b., substitute— Note 2: 6A005.a.6.b. does not apply to ‘multiple transverse mode’, industrial “lasers” having any of the following: a. Not used since 2018; b. Not used; c. Not used; d. Not used; e. Output power exceeding 3 kW but not exceeding 12 kW and having a Beam Parameter Product (BPP) exceeding 3.2 mm•mrad; f. Not used; g. Not used; h. Output power exceeding 12 kW but not exceeding 20 kW and having a BPP exceeding 3,9 mm•mrad; or i. Output power exceeding 20 kW but not exceeding 40 kW and having a BPP exceeding 5 mm•mrad. ; (q) after entry 6A005.c.3., insert— Note: 6A005.c.3. does not apply to “tunable” “lasers” having an average or CW output power exceeding 1 W and not exceeding 10 W, power consumption equal to or exceeding 250 W, and a total mass greater than 50 kg. For the purposes of this Note, total mass includes all components required to operate the “laser”, e.g., “laser”, power supply, heat exchanger, but excludes external optics for beam conditioning or delivery. ; (r) in entry 6A006.d., for “specified parameters of” substitute “parameters specified in”; (s) in the Note to entry 6A008, for “ICAO” substitute “International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)”; (t) for entry 6A008.d., substitute “Capable of operating in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) mode, Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) mode, or Sidelooking Airborne Radar (SLAR) mode;”; (u) in entry 6A107.a., for “mgal” substitute “mGal”. (3) In the section headed 6C Materials— (a) for entry 6C002.a., for “of purity levels of 99.9995 % or more” substitute “having a purity equal to or greater (better) than 99.9995 %”; (b) for entry 6C004.a., for “chemical vapour deposition” substitute “Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD)”.
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