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‘modified’ means any structural, means any structural, electrical, me-
electrical, mechanical, or other chanical, or other change that provides
change that provides a non-military a non-military item with military ca-
item with military capabilities pabilities equivalent to an item which
equivalent to an item which is spe- is specially designed for military use.
cially designed for military use. Note 6A009.h. includes “nuclear
Note 6A009.h.1. includes “nuclear reactors”.
reactors”.
N.B See Commodity Identification
Note 2 to SCOMET.
59. Change in 6A013.d.2. 6A013.d.2.
6A013.d.2. Hard body armour plates Hard body armour plates provid-
providing ballistic protection ing ballistic protection equal to or
equal to or greater than level III greater than level III (NIJ 0101.06,
(NIJ 0101.06, July 2008). July 2008), or “equivalent stand-
ards”.
60. Change in 6A018 6A018
6A018 ‘Production’ equipment and ‘Production’ equipment, environ-
components, as follows : mental test facilities and compo-
a. Specially designed or mod- nents, as follows :
ified ‘production’ equip- a. Specially designed or modi-
ment for the ‘production’ fied ‘production’ equipment
of products specified by for the ‘production’ of prod-
Category 6, and specially ucts specified by Category 6,
designed components and specially designed com-
therefor; ponents therefor;
b. Specially designed envi- b. Specially designed environ-
ronmental test facilities mental test facilities and spe-
and specially designed cially designed equipment
equipment therefor, for the therefor, for the certification,
certification, qualification qualification or testing of
or testing of products spec- products specified by Catego-
ified by Category 6. ry 6.
61. New entry 6A021 “Software” as follows : 6A021.b “Software” specially de-
added to a. “Software” specially de- signed or modified for the conduct
6A021.b. signed or modified for any of military offensive cyber opera-
of the following : tions;
1. “Development”, Note 1 6A021.b.5. includes “soft-
“production”, opera- ware” designed to destroy,
tion or maintenance damage, degrade or disrupt
of equipment speci- systems, equipment or “soft-
fied by Category 6; ware”, specified by Category 6,
2. “Development” or cyber reconnaissance and
“production” of ma- cyber command and control
terials specified by “software”, therefor.
Category 6; or Note 2 6A021.b.5. does not apply to
3. “Development”, “vulnerability disclosure” or
“production”, opera- to “cyber incident response”,
tion or maintenance limited to non-military defen-
sive cyber security readiness or
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