Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and
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Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act, 1993 (Act No. 87 1993)DeclarationsDeclaration of certain Nuclear-Related Dual-Use Equipment, Materials and Software and Related Technology as Controlled Goods, and Control Measures applicable to such Goods4. Controlled goods |
(1) | Nuclear-related dual-use equipment, materials and software, and related technology, which can be used in their entirety or in part for the separation of uranium isotopes, are as follows: |
(a) | Equipment, assemblies and components of any plant or component parts of such plants, including the separating elements, which match all of the following conditions: |
(i) | Designed for the separation of other elements; |
(ii) | can be used directly or is modified to separate uranium isotopes; and |
(iii) | are made of materials resistant to uranium hexafluoride (UF6). |
(b) | software that is designed for the use of equipment indicated in paragraph (a); and |
(c) | technology directly applicable to the development, production or use of equipment, materials or software as indicated in paragraph (a) or (b). |
(2) | Plants, equipment and technology specially designed or prepared for the separation of uranium isotopes have, in many instances, a direct relationship to plants, equipment and technology designed or prepared for the isotope separation of other elements. Control over, plants, equipment and technology for the isotope separation of other elements is, in terms of the Act, complementary to control over plants, equipment and technology specially designed or prepared for the processing, use or production of special nuclear material in terms of the Nuclear Energy Act, 1999 (Act No. 46 of 1999). |