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Staatskoerant, 3 Februarie 2010

No 32893

GOVERNMENT NOTICE
Goewermentskennisgewing

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Department Van Handel en Nywerheid

No. 18

NON-PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ACT, 1993
(ACT NO. 87 of 1993)

DECLARATION OF CERTAIN CHEMICAL GOODS AS CONTROLLED GOODS
AND CONTROL MEASURES APPLICABLE TO SUCH GOODS

Declaration

1. I, Dr Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry, under section 13(1) of the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Act, 1993 (Act No. 87 of 1993), and on the recommendation of the South African Council for the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, hereby declare the goods listed in paragraph 4 of, and in the annexures to, this notice to be controlled goods.

[Below are excerpts of the citations to fluorine/fluoride chemicals]

Note: The Chemical Abstract Services Registry Number is in parentheses.

Page 6:“PSF discrete organic chemical” means any discrete organic chemical containing one or more of the elements phosphorus, sulphur or fluorine;”

Page 12:ANNEXURE A

Schedule 1 of the Chemical Weapons Convention

A. Toxic chemicals:

(1) O-Alkyl (equal to or less than C10, including cycloalkyl) alkyl (Methy, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl)-phosphono-fluoridtes, such as

Sarin: O-Isopropyl methylphosphono-fluoridate (107-44-8)

Soman: O-Pinacolyl methylphosphono-fluoridate (96-64-0)

Page 13: B. Precursors:

(9) Alkyl (Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl or Isopropyl) phosphonyl-difluorides, such as

DF: Methylphosphonyldifluoride (676-99-3)

Ethylphosphonyl difluoride (753-98-0)

Page 15:Schedule 2 of the Chemical Weapons Convention

A. Toxic Chemicals

(2) PFIB
1,1,3,3,3-Pentafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1-propene (382-21-8)

Precursors:

Ethylphosphinyl difluoride (430-78-4)
Methylphosphinyl difluoride (753-59-3)

Page 20-21: ANNEXURE D
[PAGE 9: (f) an aggregate quantify per caldendar year of the toxic chemicals listed in Annexure D greater than or equal to one metric tonne, whether in substantially pure form or in a mixture with any other substance in a concentration greater than or equal to 30 per cent by weight;

Toxic Chemicals:

(2) Potassium fluoride (7789-23-3)

(6) Hydrogen fluoride (7664-39-3)

(11) Potassium bifluoride (7789-29-9)

(12) Ammonium bifluoride (1341-49-7)

(13) Sodium bifluoride (1333-83-1)

(14) Sodium fluoride (7681-49-4)

(24) Sodium hexafluorosilicate (16893-85-9)

Page 24: ANNEXURE F

Anti-plant agents:

(1) Butyl 2-chloro-4-fluorophenoxyacetate (LNF) (1692-85-9)

[Page 5: “antiplant agent” means any chemical listed in Annexure F to this notice, which can defoliate plants or which can destroy crops or plants or which can sterilise the soil to prevent plant growth;
Page 10: “any quantity per calendar year of the antiplant agents listed in Annexure F, whether in substantially pure form or in a mixture with other substance.”]

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