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1988 Ed.]

Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations

[CAP. 60 G135

[Subsidiary]

(a) Specially designed for television or audio recording and reproduction; (b) Being a standard commercial product;

(c) A rated intrinsic coercivity not exceeding 120 kA/m (1,500 oersted); (d) A retentivity not exceeding 0.30 T (3,000 gauss);

(e) A tape length not exceeding 550 m (1,805 feet); and

A magnetic coating thickness not less than 2.0 micrometres (0.079 mil); (iv) Computer magnetic tape having all of the following characteristics:

(a) Designed for digital recording and reproduction;

(b) A magnetic coating certified for a maximum "packing density" of 2,460 bit per cm (6,250 bit per inch) or 3,560 flux changes per cm (9,042 flux changes per inch) along the length of the tape;

(c) A magnetic coating thickness not less than 3.6 micrometres (0.142 mil);

(d) A tape width not exceeding 25.4 mm (1 inch);

(e) A tape length not exceeding 1,100 m (3,609 feet);

(f) Been in civil use for at least two years; and

(g) The base material consists only of polyester;

(v) Computer flexible disk cartridges having both of the following characteristics:

(a) Designed for digital recording and reproduction; and

(b) Not exceeding a "gross capacity" of 17 million bit;

(vi) Rigid magnetic disk "recording media" having all of the following characteristics:

(a) Being a standard commercial product;

(b) Non servo-written;

(c) A "packing density" not exceeding 866 bit per cm (2,200 bit per inch);

(d) Not exceeding 80 tracks per cm (200 tracks per inch); and

(e) Conforming to any of the following specifications:

(1) Unrecorded single disk cartridges (front loading (2315-type)) designed to meet ANSI X3.52-1976;

(2) Unrecorded single disk cartridges (top loading (5440-type)) designed to meet International Standard ISO 3562-1976;

(3) Unrecorded six-disk packs (2311 type) designed to meet ANSI X3.46-1974 or International Standard ISO 2864-1974(E); or

(4) Unrecorded eleven-disk packs (2316 type) designed to meet ANSI X3/58-1977 or International Standard ISO 3564-1976;

(e) Technology for the development, production or use of recording or reproducing equipment described in this Item, except:

(1) Technology which is unique to equipment released under sub-items (a)(i)(1), (a)(i)(2) or (a)(ii), (b) or (c) above;

Note:

This clause does not apply to technology for the design or production of recorded alignment tapes used in the production of recording or reproducing equipment.

(ii) The minimum technology necessary for the use of equipment which may be exported under the provisions of this Item.

(iii) Technology for continuous coating of magnetic tape described in this Item as follows:

(1) Technology for the formulation of coating material;

(2) Technology for the application of coating material to the backing;

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