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Substances pertaining to the hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) group, and mixtures thereof; R 401A (chlorodifluoromethane, difluoroethane and chlorotetrafluoroethane), R 409A (chlorodifluoromethane, chlorotetrafluoroethane and chlorodifluoroethane) and R 408A (chlorodifluoromethane, trifluoroethane and pentafluoroethane), etc.; and
Products and equipment containing these substances (e.g. refrigerated and/or air conditioned transport units, portable extinguishers, refrigerators, freezers, heat pumps, and aerosol products)

All plant and animal species and parts and derivatives thereof, except for species considered to be exotic, at risk or genetically modified and those listed in the three appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Also excluded from the scope of the resolution are the biological resources evoked by the agricultural, livestock and fish production of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of the Food Industry, the State sugar enterprise Azcuba, and other state, cooperative and private producers, which are duly authorized by the competent authority, destined for human and animal consumption, and traditionally used in the country for these purposes

Biological agents and their products, and organisms (i.e. biological agents that affect humans, animals and plants; genetically modified organisms; exotic species) and parts thereof containing genetic information

For these purposes, biological agents are defined as viable micro organisms and their products, priors and other organisms which cause or may cause disease in humans, animals and plants; organisms are defined as any biological entity that is genetically modified or exotic to the country, capable of reproduction or of transferring genetic material.

Ionizing radiation source: Anything that produces ionizing radiation and might cause exposure to such radiation.
Nuclear material: Uranium containing the mixture of isotopes occurring in nature; uranium depleted in the isotope 235; thorium; any of the foregoing in the form of metal, alloy, chemical compound, or concentrate. Plutonium 239; uranium 233; uranium enriched in the isotopes 235 or 233; and any material containing one or more of the foregoing.
Significant components: Equipment or components for nuclear installations or those of the type used in such installations, specially designed or developed for the treatment, utilization or production of nuclear material.

The import and industrial use of crocidolite (blue asbestos), polychlorinated terphenyls, pentachlorophenol and ethylene dichloride are prohibited, as is the industrial use in textile production of polybrominated biphenyls and tris(2,3 dibromopropyl) phosphate. The use of polybrominated biphenyls and tris(2,3 dibromopropyl) phosphate for purposes other than textile production is subject to licensing. The industrial use of ethylene oxide for sterilization purposes in the national health system and procedures ensuring its operation is restricted. The import and domestic marketing of polychlorinated biphenyls (askarels) and electrical equipment containing more than 50 ppm PCBs is prohibited, as is the importation of anthophyllite, tremolite, actinolite and amosite.

Substances, equipment and technologies listed in the Annexes to Resolution No. 116/2005 on the National Schedule for the Control and Elimination of Ozone Depleting Substances

The substances listed in Annexes 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 are subject to a ban on import, export and consumption. The substances listed in Annex 5 are subject to a licence based regulatory system and quotas until 1 January 2013, after which date their import, export and consumption will be prohibited. Similarly, as of 1 January 2013, a licence based regulatory system will be in force, in conjunction with quotas, for the substances listed in Annex 6, as will an import ban on the technologies listed in Annex 10 that use or contain those substances.

All materials subject to quarantine (regulated items) including exotic plants

The import and use of:
• chemical fertilizers;
• organic fertilizers;
• biological fertilizers;
• biostimulating fertilizers.

Imports of the following:
(a) live domestic and wild animals of protected species;
(b) products of animal origin for consumption or for industrial, decorative, experimental or research purposes;
(c) microbial and parasitic agents that affect animal health;
(d) vaccines, strains and other similar products used in veterinary medicine;
(e) culture and diagnostic media with components of animal origin; and
(f) elements, products and packaging of any origin capable of transmitting or carrying animal diseases.