Last Updated: January 19, 2026

‘Laser’ materials, as follows: (a)  Synthetic crystalline ‘laser’ host material in unfinished form as follows: 1.  Titanium doped sapphire; (b)  Rare-earth-metal doped double-clad fibres; 1.  Nominal ‘laser’ wavelength of 975 nm to 1 150 nm and having all of the following: a.  Average core diameter equal to or greater than 25 μm; and b.  Core ‘Numerical Aperture’ (‘NA’) less than 0,065; or Note : The item above does not apply to double-clad fibres having an inner glass cladding diameter exceeding 150 μm and not exceeding 300 μm. 2.  Nominal ‘laser’ wavelength exceeding 1 530 nm and having all of the following: a.  Average core diameter equal to or greater than 20 μm; and b.  Core ‘NA’ less than 0,1. Technical notes: 1. For the purposes of the item above, the core ‘Numerical Aperture’ (‘NA’) is measured at the emission wavelengths of the fibre. 2. Item (b) above includes fibres assembled with end caps.

Code

6C005

EU Code

IX.A6.027

Category

ANNEX II - Goods and technology referred to in points (a) and (c) of Article 3(1) and in Article 7

Subcategory

IX.A6.SENSORS AND LASERS

Prohibited Supply To

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Authority

EU

Document

EU Regulation 2017/1509

Program information

Authority

EU

Program

Restrictive measures in relation to the non-proliferation of the weapons of mass destruction

Regime

UN, EU country specific

Target State

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Measures

Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission

Sanctions Portfolio

- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in Annex I, II and III of Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849. Member States shall also expel: (1) DPRK nationals who they dete...

Official Information

The ongoing nuclear and ballistic missile-related activities of the DPRK represent a serious threat to international peace and security. These activities undermine the global non-proliferation and disarmament regime of which the EU has been a steadfast supporter for decades. In this context, the EU has implemented the restrictive measures imposed b...

Program URL

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02016D0849-20230404