G134 CAP. 60
Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations
[1988 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
(1) A "maximum bit packing density" of 131 bit per mm (3,300 bit per inch) per track; or
(2) A "maximum bit transfer rate" of 2.66 million bit per second;
(b) Not ruggedized for military use;
(c) Not specially designed for underwater use; and
(d) Not rated for continuous operation in ambient temperatures from below 233K to above 328K (from below -40°C to above +55°C);
(b) Recording or reproducing equipment using laser beams, which produce patterns or images directly on the recording surface or reproduce from such surfaces, except
(i) When specially designed for the production of audio and video disk masters for the replication of entertainment or education-type disks;
(ii) Facsimile equipment such as used for commercial weather imagery and commercial wire photos and text;
(iii) Consumer-type reproducers for audio or video disks employing non-erasable media; or
(iv) When specially designed for gravure (printing plate) manufacturing;
(c) Graphics instruments capable of continuous/direct recording of sine waves at frequencies exceeding 20 kHz;
(d) 'Recording media' used in equipment embargoed by (a) or (b) above, except:
(i) Magnetic tape having all of the following characteristics:
(a) Specially designed for television recording and reproduction or for instrumentation;
(b) Being a standard commercial product;
(c) Not designed for use in satellite applications;
(d) Been in use in quantity for at least two years;
(e) A tape width not exceeding 25.4 mm (1 inch);
(f) A magnetic coating thickness not less than:
(1) 2.0 micrometres (0.079 mil) if the tape length does not exceed 1,450 m (4,760 feet); or
(2) 5.0 micrometres (0.1975 mil) if the tape length does not exceed 6,000 m (19,710 feet);
(g) A magnetic coating material consisting of doped or undoped gamma-ferric oxide or chromium dioxide;
(h) A base material consisting only of polyester;
(i) A rated intrinsic coercivity not exceeding 64 kA/m (804 oersted); and
(j) A retentivity not exceeding 0.16 T (1,600 gauss);
(ii) Magnetic tape having all of the following characteristics:
(a) Specially designed for television recording and reproduction or for instrumentation;
(b) Being a standard commercial product;
(c) Not designed for use in satellite applications;
(d) Been in use in quantity for at least two years;
(e) A tape width not exceeding 50.8 mm (2 inches);
(f) A magnetic coating material consisting of doped or undoped gamma-ferric oxide or chromium dioxide;
(g) A rated intrinsic coercivity not exceeding 64 kA/m (804 oersted); and
(h) A tape length not exceeding 1,096 m (3,600 feet);
(iii) Video or audio magnetic tape in cassette having all of the following characteristics: