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1.7 deraadt 7: <h2>Export Control List </h2>
1.1 deraadt 8: The Canadian Export Control List controls the export of goods from Canada. Goods on the list require a license from the Minister of Foreign Affairs. It is promulgated under the authority of the Export and Import Control Act of Canada.
9: <p> The following are excerpts from that List regarding the export of Cryptography from Canada.
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1.6 david 11: These are taken from the pamphlet titled <b>A Guide to Canada's Export Controls</b> available from
1.1 deraadt 12: <a href=http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ECL-locn.html>International Trade Centers of the Gov't of Canada </a> across the country.
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15: <p>The following excerpts are taken from the Guide.
16: <hr>
1.6 david 17: <h2> Group 1- International Industrial List</h2>
1.1 deraadt 18:
19: <p><i> Definitions to the terms set out in quotations are listed in pages 49 to 55 of this Guide and apply in respect to this Group.</i>
20: <p> <h3> 1000. General Technology Note</h3>
21: <p>
1.5 miod 22: The export of "technology" which is "required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of a products embargoes in the International Industrial List is controlled according to the provisions in each Category.
1.3 jufi 23: <p> "Technology" "required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of a product under embargo remains under embargo even when applicable to any unembargoed product.
24: <p> Controls do not apply to that "technology" which is the minimum necessary for the installation, operation, maintenance, (checking) and repair of those products which are unembargoed or whose export has been authorised.<br>
1.6 david 25: <b> N.B.</b><br>
1.1 deraadt 26: This does not release the repair "technology" embargoed by Category 1085.2.a Controls do not apply to "technology" "in the public domain" or to "basic scientific research".
1.6 david 27: <a name=exempt><p><b>General "Software" Note</b></a><br>
1.1 deraadt 28: This List does not embargo "software" which is either"<br>
1.6 david 29: <ol type=a>
30: <li> Generally available to the public by being:
31: <ol>
32: <li> Sold from stock at retail selling points, without restriction, by means of:
33: <ol type=a>
34: <li> Over-the-Counter transactions;
35: <li> Mail order transactions; <b>or</b>
36: <li> Telephone call transactions; <b>and</b>
37: </ol>
38: <li> Designed for installation by the user without further substantial support by the supplier; <b> or</b>
39: </ol>
40: <li> In the public domain".
41: </ol>
1.1 deraadt 42:
43: <center>.<br>.<br>.<br> </center>
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1.6 david 47: <h2> From the definitions of pp 49-55</h2>
1.1 deraadt 48:
1.6 david 49: <dl><dt>"In the public domain"
50: <dd>As it applies to the International Lists, means "technology" or "software" which has been made available without restrictions upon its further dissemination.<br>
1.1 deraadt 51: <b> N.B.</b><br>
52: <i>Copyright restrictions do not remove "technology" or "software" from being "in the public domain".</i>
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1.6 david 54: <dt> "Software"
55: <dd>A collection of one or more "programmes" or "microprogrammes" fixed in any tangible medium of expression.
56: <dt> "Technology"
57: <dd>Specific information necessary for the "development", "production"
1.1 deraadt 58: or "use" of a product. The information takes the form of "technical data"
59: or "technical assistance". Embargoed "technology" is defined in the
60: General Technology Note and in the International Industrial List.<br>
61: <b>N.B.</b><br>
1.6 david 62: <ol><li> "Technical data" may take forms such as blueprints, plans, diagrams, models, formulae, tables, engineering designs and specifications, manuals and instructions written or recorded on other media or devices such as disk, tape, read-only memories.
63: <li> "Technical assistance" may take forms such as instruction, skills, training, working knowledge, consulting services. "Technical assistance" may involve transfer of "technical data".
64: </ol>
65: </dl>
66: <hr>
67: <a name=1150><h2> 1150. Information Security</h2></a>
1.1 deraadt 68:
69: <p> <b> Note:</b><br>
70: The embargo status of "information security" equipment, "software". systems.
71: application specific "assemblies", modules, integrated circuits, components or
72: functions is defined in this Category even if they are components or "assemblies"
73: of other equipment.
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1.6 david 75: <h3> 1151. Equipment, Assemblies and Components</h3>
1.1 deraadt 76:
77: <p> Systems, equipment, application specific "assemblies", modules or integrated circuits
78: for "information security", as follows, and other specially designed components
79: therefor:
1.6 david 80: <ol type=a>
81: <li> Designed or modified to use "cryptography" employing digital techniques
1.1 deraadt 82: ensure "information security";
1.6 david 83: <li> Designed or modified to perform cryptanalytic functions;
84: <li> Designed or modified to use "cryptography" employing analogue techniques to
1.1 deraadt 85: ensure "information security", except:
1.6 david 86: <ol>
87: <li> Equipment using "fixed" band scrambling not exceeding 8 bands and in
1.1 deraadt 88: which the transpositions change not more frequently than once every
89: second;
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1.6 david 91: <li> Equipment using "fixed" band scrambling exceeding 8 bands and in which
1.1 deraadt 92: the transpositions change not more frequently than once every ten
93: seconds;
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1.6 david 95: <li> Equipment using "fixed" frequency inversion and in which the
1.1 deraadt 96: transpositions change not more frequently than once every second;
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1.6 david 98: <li> Facsimile equipment;
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1.6 david 100: <li> Restricted audience broadcast equipment;
101: <li> Civil television equipment;
102: </ol>
103: <li> Designed or modified to suppress the compromising emanations of
1.1 deraadt 104: information-bearing signals;<br>
105:
1.6 david 106: <b>Note:</b><br>
1.1 deraadt 107: 1151.d. does not embargo equipment specially designed to suppress
108: emanations for health or safety reasons.
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1.6 david 110: <li> Designed or modified to use cryptographic techniques to generate the spreading
1.1 deraadt 111: code for "spread spectrum" or the hopping code for "frequency agility" systems;
1.6 david 112: <li> Designed or modified to provide certified or certifiable "multilevel security" or
1.1 deraadt 113: user isolation at a level exceeding Class B2 of the Trusted Computer System
114: Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC) or equivalent;
1.6 david 115: <li> Communications cable systems designed or modified using mechanical,
1.1 deraadt 116: electrical or electronic means to detect surreptitious intrusion.
1.6 david 117: </ol><br>
1.1 deraadt 118:
1.6 david 119: <b>Note:</b><br>
1.1 deraadt 120: 1151.d. does not embargo:
1.6 david 121: <ol type=a>
122: <li> "Personalized smart cards" using "cryptography";
1.1 deraadt 123:
1.6 david 124: <li> Equipment containing "fixed" data compression or coding techniques;
1.1 deraadt 125:
1.6 david 126: <li> Receiving equipment for radio broadcast, pay television or similar restricted
1.1 deraadt 127: audience television of the consumer type, without digital encryption and where
128: digital decryption is limited to the video, audio or management functions;
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1.6 david 130: <li> Portable (personal) or mobile radiotelephones for civil use, e.g. for use with
1.1 deraadt 131: commercial civil cellular radiocommunications systems, containing encryption,
132: when accompanying their users;
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1.6 david 134: <li> Decryption functions specially designed to allow the execution of copy-protected
1.1 deraadt 135: "software", provided the decryption functions are not user-accessible.
1.6 david 136: </ol>
1.1 deraadt 137:
1.6 david 138: <p><h3>1152. Test, Inspection and Production Equipment</h3>
1.1 deraadt 139:
1.6 david 140: <ol type=a><li> Equipment specially designed for:
141: <ol>
1.1 deraadt 142:
1.6 david 143: <li> The development of equipment or tunctions embargoed by 1151., 1152.,
1.1 deraadt 144:
145: 1154. or 1155., including measuring or test equipment;
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1.6 david 147: <li>The production of equipment or functions embargoed by 1151., 1152.,
1.1 deraadt 148:
149: 1154. or 1155., including measuring, test, repair or production equipment;
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1.6 david 151: </ol>
152: <li> Measuring equipment specially designed to evaluate and validate the
1.1 deraadt 153: "information security" functions embargoed by 1 151. or 1 154.
1.6 david 154: </ol>
1.1 deraadt 155:
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1.6 david 158: <h3>1153. Materials</h3>
1.1 deraadt 159:
160: <p> None
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1.6 david 162: <p><h3>1154. Software</h3>
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1.6 david 166: <ol type=a>
1.1 deraadt 167:
1.6 david 168: <li type=a> "Software" specially designed or modified for the "development", "production"
1.1 deraadt 169: or "use" of equipment or "software" embargoed by 1151., 1 152. or 1154.;
1.6 david 170: <li> "Software" specially designed or modified to support technology embargoed by
1.1 deraadt 171:
172: 1155.;
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1.6 david 174: <li> Specific "software" as follows:
175: <ol>
1.1 deraadt 176:
1.6 david 177: <li> "Software" having the characteristics, or performing or simulating the
1.1 deraadt 178: functions of the equipment embargoed by 1151. or 1152.;
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1.6 david 180: <li> "Software" to certify "software" embargoed by 1154.c.1 .;
1.1 deraadt 181:
1.6 david 182: <li> "Software" designed or modified to protect against malicious computer
1.1 deraadt 183: damage, e.g. viruses.
1.6 david 184: </ol>
185: </ol>
1.1 deraadt 186:
1.6 david 187: <b>Note:</b><br>
1.1 deraadt 188:
189: 1154. does not embargo:
1.6 david 190: <ol type=a>
191: <li> "Software" required for the "use" of equipment excluded from embargo under
1.1 deraadt 192: the Note to 1151.;
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1.6 david 194: <li> "Software" providing any of the functions of equipment excluded from embargo
1.1 deraadt 195: under the Note to 1151.
1.6 david 196: </ol>
1.1 deraadt 197:
1.6 david 198: <p> <h3> 1155. Technology</h3><br>
1.1 deraadt 199: Technology according to the General Technology Note for the "development", "production" or "use" of equipment or "software" embargoed by 1151., 1152.
200: or 1154.
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1.6 david 210: <hr>
211: <h2><a name=US>Group 5- Miscellaneous Goods</a></h2>
1.1 deraadt 212: <center> .<br>.<br>.<br></center>
1.6 david 213: <h3> United States Origin Goods</h3>
1.1 deraadt 214: <p><b>
215: 5400. All goods that originate in the United States, unless they are
216: included elsewhere in this List, whether in bond or cleared by
217: Canadian Customs, other than goods that have been further
218: processed or manufactured outside the United States so as to
219: result in a substantial change in value, form or use of the
220: goods or in the production of new goods.
221: </b><br>
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223:
224: <p> With respect to this section, an introductory note in the Forward to the Guide states:
1.6 david 225: <ul>
226: <h3> Re-export of United States Origin Goods</h3>
1.1 deraadt 227: United States origin goods are controlled for re-export from Canada under
228: Item 5400 of Group . Although this means that all non-strategic
229: U.S. origin goods require an export permit, exporters may benefit,
1.3 jufi 230: in most cases, from the provisions of General Export Permit No. Ex. 12
1.1 deraadt 231: Canadian exporters of U.S. origin goods should be aware that depending
232: upon the nature of the goods and the country of destination, exporters
233: may be required to provide a copy of a U.S. export license or
234: verification that such goods may be exported to the specified country
235: without the U.S. license, prior to issuance of a Canadian export permit.
236: Contact the Export Controls Division for more information.
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1.6 david 238: </ul>
239: <hr>
240: Transcribed from the <b>Canada's Export Controls</b> Guide by
1.1 deraadt 241: <a href=mailto:unruh@physics.ubc.ca>W. G. Unruh</a>
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