"Munitions List"
Category 2-22

Canada has exported products in Category 2-22 to five countries in the Middle East & North Africa
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Summary
2-22: Technology
Technology required for the development, production or use of items on the Munitions List. Includes technology for the design, assembly of components and operation, maintenance and repair of complete production installations for items on the Munitions List.

The above summary -- by the Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade (COAT) for its web report "Canadian Military Exports to the Middle East and North Africa" -- was derived from a detailed description of this category of munitions published by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) in a document called A Guide to Canada’s Export Controls (June 2006).  This DFAIT document describes seven different groups of products on the "Export Control List" whose export is "controlled" by the Government of Canada.  One of these seven groups, known as "Group 2" or the "Munitions List," is comprised of 22 categories of military products.  These are the categories of products whose export is documented in a series of DFAIT documents published since 1990, called Export of Military Goods from Canada.

The relevant section from A Guide to Canada’s Export Controls detailing this category on the "Munitions List" is provided below:

2-22

“Technology” as follows:

a. “Technology”, other than specified in 2-22.b., which is “required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of items controlled in the Munitions List.

b. “Technology” as follows:

1. “Technology” “required” for the design of, the assembly of components into, and the operation, maintenance and repair of complete production installations for items controlled in the Munitions List, even if the components of such production installations are not controlled;

2. “Technology” “required” for the “development” and “production” of small arms even if used to produce reproductions of antique small arms;

3. “Technology” “required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of toxicological agents, related equipment or components controlled by 2-7.a. to 2-7.g.;

4. “Technology” “required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of “biopolymers” or cultures of specific cells controlled by 2-7.h.;

5. “Technology” “required” exclusively for the incorporation of “biocatalysts”, controlled by 2-7.i.1., into military carrier substances or military material.

Note 1:

“Technology” “required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of items controlled in the Munitions List remains under control even when applicable to any uncontrolled item.

Note 2:

2-22. does not control “technology” as follows:

a. Which is the minimum necessary for the installation, operation, maintenance (checking) and repair of those items which are not controlled or whose export has been authorised;

b. Which is “in the public domain”, “basic scientific research” or the minimum necessary information for patent applications;

c. For magnetic induction for continuous propulsion of civil transport devices.

Compiled by COAT

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