[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR710.4]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
  CHAPTER VII--BUREAU OF EXPORT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 710--GENERAL INFORMATION AND OVERVIEW OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION REGULATIONS (CWCR)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 710.4  Overview of scheduled chemicals and examples of affected industries.

    The following provides examples of the types of industries that may 
be affected by the CWCR (parts 710 through 722 of this subchapter). 
These examples are not exhaustive, and you should refer to parts 712 
through 715 of this subchapter to determine your obligations.
    (a) Schedule 1 chemicals are listed in Supplement No. 1 to part 712 
of this subchapter. Schedule 1 chemicals have little or no use in 
industrial and agricultural industries, but may have limited use for 
research, pharmaceutical, medical, public health, or protective 
purposes.
    (b) Schedule 2 chemicals are listed in Supplement No. 1 to part 713 
of this

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subchapter. Although Schedule 2 chemicals may be useful in the 
production of chemical weapons, they also have legitimate uses in areas 
such as:
    (1) Flame retardant additives and research;
    (2) Dye and photographic industries (e.g., printing ink, ball point 
pen fluids, copy mediums, paints, etc.);
    (3) Medical and pharmaceutical preparation (e.g., anticholinergics, 
arsenicals, tranquilizer preparations);
    (4) Metal plating preparations;
    (5) Epoxy resins; and
    (6) Insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, defoliants, and 
rodenticides.
    (c) Schedule 3 chemicals are listed in Supplement No. 1 to part 714 
of this subchapter. Although Schedule 3 chemicals may be useful in the 
production of chemical weapons, they also have legitimate uses in areas 
such as:
    (1) The production of:
    (i) Resins;
    (ii) Plastics;
    (iii) Pharmaceuticals;
    (iv) Pesticides;
    (v) Batteries;
    (vi) Cyanic acid;
    (vii) Toiletries, including perfumes and scents;
    (viii) Organic phosphate esters (e.g., hydraulic fluids, flame 
retardants, surfactants, and sequestering agents); and
    (2) Leather tannery and finishing supplies.
    (d) Unscheduled discrete organic chemicals are used in a wide 
variety of commercial industries, and include acetone, benzoyl peroxide 
and propylene glycol.