Special Materials and Related Equipment
Body armour and components therefor, as follows:
1A005.aSoft body armour not manufactured to military standards or specifications, or to their equivalents, and specially designed components therefor;
1A005.bHard body armour plates providing ballistic protection equal to or less than level IIIA (NIJ 0101.06, July 2008), or "equivalent standards".
Decontrol note
Les équipements conçus exclusivement pour un usage sportif ou de loisir peuvent être exemptés (voir Note technique 1A005).
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