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CIRCULAR OF THE STATE COUNCIL CONCERNING FURTHER STRICTLY CONTROLLING THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS WHICH MAY BE USED TO PRODUCE CHEMICAL WEAPONS

    With a view to prohibiting completely and destroying thoroughly all the
chemical weapons, China has signed in January, 1993 the Convention on
Prohibiting the Development, Production, Stockpile and Use of Chemical
Weapons and Destruction of This Kind of Weapons. This circular is issued for
the purpose of further strengthening the administration over the production,
sales, import and export of industrial chemicals which may be used to produce
chemical weapons.

    1. The Ministry of Chemical Industry shall be responsible for the unified
control of the import and export of the industrial chemicals which may be
used to produce chemical weapons, and the production technology and special
equipment for those chemicals.

    2. It is imperative to control the export of chemicals listed in Annex A
and the production technology and special equipment for those chemicals.
Units concerned shall submit it to the Ministry of Chemical Industry for
examination and approval before they negotiate with foreign clients for
exporting the chemicals listed in Annex A or the production technology or
special equipment for those chemicals.

    3. The export contract of the chemicals listed in the Annexes (Annex A
and Annex B, the same below), and the production technology and special
equipment for those chemicals, shall come into force upon examination and
approval by the Ministry of Chemical Industry.

    4. Units other than the enterprises which are designated by the Ministry
of Chemical Industry through consultation with the Ministry of Foreign
Economic Relations and Trade (hereinafter referred to as designated
enterprises) may not engage in import or export of chemicals listed in the
Annexes or the production technology or special equipment for those
chemicals.

    5. Designated enterprises shall submit to the Ministry of Chemical
Industry the letter of guarantee issued by import government or its trustee
that the import chemicals shall not be used to produce chemical weapons or
transit to the third country and apply to the Ministry of Foreign Economic
Relations and Trade for export license. The Customs shall release such goods
according to the export license. Designated enterprises shall also go through
other formalities in accordance with the relevant rules.

    6. Where domestic chemical production or scientific research needs
chemicals listed in the Annexes, designated enterprises must submit an
application to the chemical industry department of the relevant province,
autonomous region or municipality directly under the central government or
relevant ministry or commission and provide for the explanation and
certificate of the products' end use; after examination and approval, they
shall be submitted to the Ministry of Chemical Industry for approval. The
Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade shall issue the import
license based on written approval by the Ministry of Chemical Industry and
the Customs shall release in accordance with the import license.

    The Ministry of Chemical Industry and the Ministry of Foreign Economic
Relations and Trade shall formulate specific administrative measures
according to this Circular and report to departments concerned in time on the
state of examination and approval of import and export of the chemicals
listed in the Annexes and the production technology and special equipment for
those chemicals.

    In the event of any conflict between this Circular and other relevant
legislation promulgated by the State Council and departments concerned
before this Circular, this Circular shall prevail.

    Annex A  The Key Precursors of Chemical Weapons



Chinese Name                    English Name                     CAS Registry

                                                                    Number
(1) : -S-2-  (1) Amiton: O,O,-Diethyl S-[2-    
  (diethylamino) ethyl] phos-
                          phorothiolate      

                                and corresponding alkylated       (78-53-5)

                                or protonated salts    

                            
(2)PFIB:1,1,3,3,3,- -2-    (2) PFIB: 1,1,3,3,3,-Pentafluo-                
-1-                  ro-2-(triflouorl methyl)-1

                                -propene                          (382-21-8)

                              
(3)BZ: -3-    (3) BZ:3-Ouinuclidinyl

                                 benzilate                        (6581-06-2)

                              
(4)    (4) Chemicals, containing a
  ( )       phosphorus atom to which is
,      bonded one methyl, ethyl or
          propyl(normal or iso) group
: : -S-   but not further carbon atoms
                        Exemption: Fonofos: o-Ethyl

                                S-phenyl ethylphosphono thi-

                                olothionate                       (944-22-9)

                              
(5) (     )   (5) N,N-Dialkyl(Me,Et,n-Pr
                      or i-Pr)phosphoramidic

                                dihalides

          
(6) (     )   (6) Dialkyl(Me,Et,n-Pr or i-
(          Pr)N,N-dialkyl(Me,Et,n-Pr
)                          or i-Pr)-phosphoramidates

                                                              
(7)                    (7) Arsenic trichloride             (7784-34-1)

                                                              
(8)2,2- -2-       (8) 2,2-Diphenyl-2-hydroxy-      

                                acetic acid                       (76-93-7)

                                                              
(9) -3-                 (9) Quinuclidine-3-ol               (1619-34-7)

                              
(10) (     )  (10) N,N-Dialkyl(Me,Et,n-
-2-      Pr or i-Pr)aminoethyl-2-

                                chlorides and correspond-

                                ing protonated salts

                                                              
(11) (     )  (11) N,N-Dialkyl(Me,Et,n-Pr      
-2-        or i-Pr)aminoethane-2-ols
:      and corresponding proto-
                            nated salts

       Exemptions: N,N-Dimethr-

                                laminoethanol and corres-

                                ponding protonated salts         (108-01-0)

                                N,N-Diethylaminoethanol and

                                corresponding protonated

                                salts                            (100-37-8)

                                                                
(12) (     )  (12) N,N-Dialkyl(Me,Et,n-Pr
-2-      or i-Pr) aminoethane-2-

                                thiols and correponding

                                protonated salts

                              
(13) : (2- )    (13) Thiodiglycol: Bis(2-hydrox-

                                yethyl) sulfide                  (111-48-8)

                              
(14) :3,3-  -    (14) pinacolyl alcohol: 3,3-
2-                             Dimethylbutane-2-ol              (464-07-3)

    Annex B  The Chemicals of Chemical Weapons



Chinese Name                 English Name                        CAS Registry

                                                                    Number
(1) :                (1)Phosgene: Carbonyl dichloride    (75-44-5)
(2)                     (2)Cyanogen chloride                (506-77-4)
(3)                     (3)Hydrogen cyanide                 (74-90-8)
(4) :        (4)Chloropierin: Trichloronitro-    (76-06-2)

                                methane
(5)                       (5)Phosphorus oxychloride           (10025-87-3)
(6)                   (6)Phosphorus trichloride           (7719-12-2)
(7)                   (7)Phosphorus pentachloride         (10026-13-8)
(8)               (8)Trimethyl phosphite              (121-45-9)
(9)               (9)Triethyl phosphite               (122-52-1)
(10)              (10)Dimethyl phosphite              (868-85-9)
(11)              (11)Diethyl phosphite               (762-04-9)
(12)                  (12)Sulfur monochloride             (10025-67-9)
(13)                  (13)Sulfur dichloride               (10545-99-0)
(14)                    (14)Thionyl chloride                (7719-09-7)
(15)              (15)Ethyldiethanolamine             (139-87-7)
(16)              (16)Methyldiethanolamine            (105-59-9)
(17)                  (17)Triethanoiamine                 (102-71-6)