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The text describes discussions within the NSG (Nuclear Suppliers Group) Technical Working Group regarding potential additions to the existing Annex of the Guidelines of INFCIRC/254. Specifically, there is mention of a proposed entry on uranium conversion facilities, which was drafted on March 31, 1992.

France expresses its support for adding the proposed Trigger List entry related to uranium conversion facilities to the Guidelines. However, France suggests some formal modifications to the entry drafted by the American delegation. They argue that certain equipment listed in sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 should be excluded since they are not specifically designed and prepared for uranium conversion. France points out that these equipment items have non-nuclear industrial uses, particularly in chemical industries.