Sunday, 1 November 2026
Standing Office 81 (SOVNPA 81) emblem Viet Nam NVietnam National Presiding Agency
on Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Standing Office 81

1.A.8.Charges, devices and components, as follows:

List
Wassenaar Arrangement – List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies – WA-LIST (25) 1
Corresponding EU entry
1A008
a. 'Shaped charges' having all of the following:
1. Net Explosive Quantity (NEQ) greater than 90 g; and
2. Outer casing diameter equal to or greater than 75 mm;
Technical Note
For the purposes of 1.A.8.a., 'shaped charges' are explosive charges shaped to focus the effects of the explosive blast.
b. Linear shaped cutting charges having all of the following, and specially designed components therefor:
1. An explosive load greater than 40 g/m; and
2. A width of 10 mm or more;
c. Detonating cord with explosive core load greater than 64 g/m;
d. Cutters, other than those specified in 1.A.8.b., and severing tools, having a NEQ greater than 3.5 kg.
Note The only charges and devices specified in 1.A.8. are those containing "explosives" listed in the Annex to Category 1 and mixtures thereof.