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href="/index.php/component/docman/?task=doc_download&gid=1434&Itemid=182">Letter from Secretary Pritzker to several associations on the implementation of the Wassenaar Arrangement “intrusion software” and surveillance technology provisions</a> February 23, 2016                                                                                                                                                               BIS publishes rule revising the Entity List This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding eight persons under eight entries to the Entity List under the destination of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.).  This final rule also removes nine persons from the Entity List, as the result of a request for removal submitted by these persons, a review of information provided in the removal request in accordance with the procedure for requesting removal or modification of an Entity List entity and further review conducted by the End-User Review Committee 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Finally, this rule is also revising six existing entries in the Entity List.  One entry under Iran is modified to correct the entry by updating the Federal Register citation.  Five entries on the Entity List under the destinations of Armenia, Greece, India, Pakistan and the United Kingdom (U.K.) are modified to reflect a removal from the Entity List. Entity List Rule February 19, 2016 BIS publishes rule revising the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Fire Control, Laser, Imaging, and Guidance and Control Equipment the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML) This proposed rule describes how articles the President determines no longer warrant control under Category XII (Fire Control, Laser, Imaging, and Guidance and Control Equipment) of the United States Munitions List (USML) of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) would be controlled under the Commerce Control List (CCL) of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by amending Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 7A611 and creating new “600 series” ECCNs 7B611, 7D611, and 7E611.  In addition, for certain dual-use infrared detection items, this proposed rule would expand controls for certain software and technology, eliminate the use of some license exceptions, revise licensing policy, and expand license requirements for certain transactions involving military end users or foreign military commodities.  This proposed rule would also harmonize provisions within the EAR by revising controls related to certain quartz rate sensors and uncooled thermal imaging cameras. This proposed rule was published simultaneously with a Department of State proposed rule that would make related changes to Categories XII of the United States Munitions List.  Comments on these proposed rules are due no later than April 4, 2016. BIS Rule State Rule February 9, 2016 BIS publishes clarifications and revisions to military aircraft, gas turbine engines and related items’ license requirements This proposed rule would add clarifying text to the descriptions of the types of military aircraft controlled on the Commerce Control List.  The lists of items that are subject only to the anti-terrorism reason for control would be clarified and expanded.  This proposed rule was published simultaneously with a Department of State proposed rule that would make related changes to Categories VIII and XIX of the United States Munitions List.  Comments on these proposed rules are due no later than March 25, 2016. BIS Rule State Rule January 27, 2016 BIS published Cuba licensing policy revisions This rule amends the general policy of denial that applies applications for licenses to export or reexport to Cuba.  It provides a general policy of approval for five types of transactions and a policy of case-by-case review for items to meets the needs of the Cuban people even in instances where the Cuban government is the consignee.  This rule does not make any changes to license requirements or to license exception availability.  It was published simultaneously with a Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control rule that amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations. BIS Rule Treasury Rule February 18, 2015 BIS and Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control publish rules revising controls on Sudan BIS's rule makes Sudan an eligible destination for License Exception Consumer Communications Devices (CCD) and revises license application review policy for certain telecommunications items from a general policy of denial to one of case-by-case review. OFAC's rule amends the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations by adding a general license pertaining to certain software, hardware, and services incident to personal communications. BIS Rule OFAC Rule February 18, 2015 BIS publishes rule revising the Entity List This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations by revising the Entity List to add eleven persons under the destinations of People's Republic of China, Pakistan, and United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and remove one as the result of a request for removal submitted by the person and review conducted by the End-User Review Committee (ERC). Rule January 29, 2015 BIS publishes rule: Revision to the Unverified List (UVL)  This final rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding fourteen (14) persons, removing one person, and updating the addresses of other persons listed on the Unverified List (the ''Unverified List'' or UVL). Rule January 29, 2015 BIS publishes rule: Russian Sanctions: Licensing Policy for the Crimea Region of Ukraine BIS issues this final rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to impose additional sanctions that implement U.S. policy toward Russia. Rule January 23, 2015 BIS publishes rule: U.S.-India Bilateral Understanding: Additional Revisions to the U. S. Export and Reexport Controls Under the Export Administration Regulations  In this rule, BIS amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to further implement the bilateral understanding between the United States and India announced by President Obama and India's Prime Minister Singh on November 8, 2010. Rule January 16, 2015 BIS and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) publish rules: Cuba Rule  On December 17, 2014, the President announced that the United States is taking historic steps to chart a new course in bilateral relations with Cuba and to further engage and empower the Cuban people. The President explained that these steps build upon actions taken since 2009 that have been aimed at supporting the ability of the Cuban people to gain greater control over their own lives and determine their country's future. In these final rules, the Commerce and Treasury Departments are taking coordinated actions to implement this policy. BIS Rule OFAC Rule December 23, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Corrections and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations This final rule amends the Export Administration Regulations by correcting certain provisions of the EAR that were amended in past rulemakings appearing in the Federal Register between November 5, 2007 and October 14, 2014. December 23, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Clarification to Scope of Certain "600 series" Export Control Classification Numbers This rule revises six Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) to clarify that they do not control certain basic parts, components, accessories and attachments because those basic parts, components, accessories and attachments are controlled in a new ECCN created by a rule published on July 1, 2014 to be effective on December 30, 2014. This rule also removes controls on certain monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifiers and discrete microwave transistors and related technology. December 23, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Revision to the Export Administration Regulations: Controls on Electronic Commodities; Exports and Reexports to Hong Kong This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations to expand controls for national security reasons and responds to public comments solicited by a BIS notice of inquiry regarding the proper export control classification of certain electronic commodities and a type of radar. This rule also expands license requirements for exports and reexports to Hong Kong of items controlled for national security reasons. December 17, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Expansion of the Microprocessor Military End-Use and End-User Control This rule expands the scope of § 744.17 of the Export Administration Regulations. In addition to the license requirements set forth elsewhere in the EAR, you may not export, reexport or transfer (in-country) microprocessors, or associated "software" and "technology" for the "production" or "development" of such microprocessors without a license if, at the time of the export, reexport or transfer (in-country), you know, have reason to know, or are informed by BIS that the item will be or is intended to be used for a 'military end use' or 'military end user,' in a destination listed in Country Group D:1. In addition, this rule adds a prohibition on the use of license exceptions (including License Exception ENC) for transactions meeting these criteria. December 1, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Amendments to Existing Validated End-User Authorization in the People’s Republic of China: Lam Research Service Co., Ltd. In this rule, BIS amends the Export Administration Regulations to revise the existing authorization for Validated End User (VEU) Lam Research Service Co., Ltd. (Lam) in the People's Republic of China (PRC). December 1, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Updated Statements of Legal Authority for the Export Administration Regulations This rule revises the authority citation paragraphs for the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This is a purely procedural rule that does not alter any right, obligation or prohibition that applies to any person under the EAR. November 12, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Clarifications and Corrections to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Spacecraft Systems and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML) This final rule makes clarifications and corrections to the interim final rule, Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Spacecraft Systems and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML), that was published on May 13, 2014 (79 FR 27417). October 14, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Venezuela: Implementation of Certain Military End Uses and End Users License Requirements under the Export Administration Regulations In response to the Venezuelan military's violent repression of the Venezuelan people, BIS amends the Export Administration Regulations in this final rule to impose license requirements on the export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) of certain items to or within Venezuela when intended for a military end use or end user. October 14, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Revisions to the Commerce Control List: Imposition of Controls on Integrated Circuits, Helicopter Landing System Radars, Seismic Detection Systems, and Technology for IR Up-Conversion Devices In this interim final rule, BIS amends the Export Administration Regulations to impose foreign policy controls on read-out integrated circuits and related "software" and "technology," radar for helicopter autonomous landing systems, seismic intrusion detection systems and related "software" and "technology", and "technology" "required" for the "development" or "production" of specified infrared up-conversion devices. The Departments of Commerce, State and Defense have determined that the items described in this rule have civilian applications but also warrant immediate controls under the EAR because of their potential military applications. October 1, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Request for Public Comment on the Recordkeeping Requirements of the Export Administration Regulations BIS is seeking public comment on the recordkeeping requirements of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). September 18, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Addition and Modification of Certain Persons on the Entity List; and Removal of Certain Persons from the Entity List This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding twenty-eight persons under thirty-four entries to the Entity List. The twenty-eight persons who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. September 17, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Russian Sanctions: Addition of Persons to the Entity List and Restrictions on Certain Military End Uses and Military End Users This final rule amends the Export Administration Regulations to impose additional sanctions implementing U.S. policy toward Russia. September 8, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Notice of Foreign Availability Assessment: Anisotropic Plasma Dry Etching Equipment. This notice announces that BIS is initiating a foreign availability assessment pursuant to section 5(f) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended. BIS is also seeking public comments on the foreign availability of this equipment in China. September 5, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Implementation of Understandings Reached at the 2005, 2012, and 2013 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary Meetings and a 2009 NSG Intersessional Decision; Additions to the List of NSG Participating Countries; Correction. This final rule corrects certain errors in the August 7, 2014, Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary final rule (79 FR 46316). August 18, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Corrections and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations; Correction This final rule make corrections to certain provisions of the Export Administration Regulations that were amended by two final rules appearing in the Federal Register on June 5, 2014 (79 FR 32612) and on May 13, 2014 (79 FR 27417). August 7, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Implementation of Understandings Reached at the 2005, 2012, and 2013 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary Meetings and a 2009 NSG Intersessional Decision; Additions to the List of NSG Participating Countries This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement the understandings reached at the 2005, 2012 and 2013 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary meetings. August 6, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Russian Oil Industry Sanctions and Addition of Person to the Entity List In this rule, BIS amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding United Shipbuilding Corporation to the Entity List. United Shipbuilding Corporation is a Russian state-owned company that manufactures, among other things, ordnance and accessories, and is engaged in shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance. This rule also imposes controls on certain items for use in Russia’s energy sector intended for energy exploration or production from deepwater (greater than 500 feet), Arctic offshore, or shale projects. August 4, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Wassenaar Arrangement 2013 Plenary Agreements Implementation: Commerce Control List, Definitions, and Reports; and Extension of Fly-by-Wire Technology and Software Controls This final rule revises the CCL to implement changes made to the Wassenaar Arrangement’s List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies maintained and agreed to by governments participating in the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (WA) at the December 2013 WA Plenary Meeting. This rule also extends the controls on specified fly-by-wire source code software and technology until June 20, 2015, as BIS continues to negotiate for multilateral controls for this software and technology. This rule also removes the "X" under NS:2 and RS:2 for Mexico on the Commerce Country Chart, because of its recent membership in multiple multilateral export control regimes. August 4, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Technical Amendments to the Export Administration Regulations: Update of Export Control Classification Number 0Y521 Series Supplement - Biosensor Systems and Related Software and Technology In this rule, BIS amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by removing certain entries from the Supplement No. 5 to part 774 that identifies those items subject to the EAR that are not listed elsewhere in the Commerce Control List (CCL), but which the Department of Commerce, with the concurrence of the Departments of Defense and State, has determined should be controlled for export for foreign policy reasons or because the items provide a significant military or intelligence advantage to the United States. August 1, 2014 BIS publishes rule: Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding sixteen persons under nineteen entries to the Entity List. The persons who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. July 22, 2014 BIS publishes Rule: Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List BIS Rule July 17, 2014 BIS publishes Rule: Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List (Crimea (Occupied), Russia, and Ukraine) BIS Rule July 16, 2014 Commerce Department Announces Further Expansion of Export Restrictions on Russia Press Release July 1, 2014 BIS publishes Rule: Request for Comments: Civil Uses of Certain Microwave Monolithic Integrated Circuit (MMIC) Power Amplifiers, Discrete Microwave Transistors and Bi-Static and Multi-Static Radar. BIS Rule July 1, 2014 BIS publishes Rule:Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Military Electronic Equipment and Other Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML).  BIS Rule | State Rule June 19, 2014 Texas Woman Admits Illegally Exporting Advanced Combat Optical Gunsights, Sentenced To Prison Press Release June 16, 2014 BIS publishes Rule: Amendments to Existing Validated End-User Authorizations in the People’s Republic of China: Samsung China Semiconductor Co. Ltd and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation; Correction BIS Rule June 16, 2014 BIS publishes Rule: Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Addition of Certain Persons to the Unverified List (UVL) and Making a Correction BIS Rule May 29, 2014 BIS publishes Rule: Amendments to Existing Validated End-User Authorizations in the People’s Republic of China: Samsung China Semiconductor Co. Ltd and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation. BIS Rule May 20, 2014 U.A.E. Freight Forwarder Agrees to Pay $125,000 Penalty in Connection with Export and Reexport of Monitoring Devices to Syria Press Release May 13, 2014 Commerce Department to License Export of Satellites; Move is Key Component of Export Control Reform Initiative Press Release April 29, 2014 U.S. Commerce Department Adds Nine Persons Associated with Missile Proliferator to Entity List Press Release April 23, 2014 Schuylkill County Firm and Chief Officer Charged with Shipping Machinery to Iran in Violation of U.S. Export License Requirements Press Release February 24, 2014 Bureau of Industry and Security Fines California Company for Illegal Export of Technology to Russian Engineer Press Release January 21, 2014 Former Connecticut Resident Indicted for Attempting to Ship Sensitive Military Documents to Iran Press Release January 17, 2014 Pennsylvania Company Settles with Commerce Dept. for Charges of Illegal Exports Press Release January 3, 2014 Temporary Denial Order Issued for Re-Export of U.S.-Origin Aircraft Engines to Iran Denial Order December 10, 2013 Chinese National Sentenced to 57 Months Incarceration for Attempting to Illegally Export Aerospace-Grade Carbon Fiber  <a href="http://beta-www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/forms-documents/doc_download/846-chinese-national-sentenced-to-57months-incarceration-for-attempting-to-illegally-export-aerospace-g"></a>Press Release November 26, 2013 New York Man Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Three Months In Prison For Exporting High-Grade Carbon Fiber To China <a href="http://bis.doc.gov/index.php/about-bis/newsroom/press-releases/102-about-bis/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2013/606-new-york-man-sentenced-in-manhattan-federal-court-to-three-months-in-prison-for-exporting-high-grade-carbon-fiber-to-china"> Press Release</a> October 4, 2013 BIS publishes Rule: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) To Make the Commerce Control List (CCL) Clearer <a class="doclink" href="http://bis.doc.gov/index.php/forms-documents/doc_download/827-78-fr-61874">BIS Rule</a> October 3, 2013 BIS publishes Rule: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Initial Implementation of Export Control Reform; Correction <a href="http://bis.doc.gov/index.php/forms-documents/doc_download/826-78-fr-61744">BIS Rule</a> September 11, 2013 BIS publishes Proposed Rule: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Unverified List (UVL) BIS Rule | Public Comments September 6, 2013 BIS publishes Rule: Addition and Revision to the List of Validated End-Users in the People’s Republic of China <a href="http://bis.doc.gov/index.php/forms-documents/doc_download/821-78-fr-54752">BIS Rule</a> July 23, 2013 BIS publishes Rule: Amendments to the Export Administration Regulations: Implementation of Limited Syria Waiver for Reconstruction Assistance BIS Rule July 16, 2013 BIS publishes Rule:Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations Based on the 2012 Missile Technology Control Regime Plenary Agreements BIS Rule BIS posts public comments received for the proposed rule: Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Spacecraft Systems and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML). The comment period closed July 8, 2013. Public Comments July 10, 2013 BIS publishes Rule: Additions to the List of Validated End-Users in the People's Republic of China: Samsung China Semiconductor Co. Ltd. and Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, Inc., China BIS Rule June 12, 2013 Bureau of Industry and Security Announces SYRIA: Additional Items Eligible for Export/Reexport under License June 5, 2013 BIS publishes Rule:Implementation of the Understandings Reached at the 2012 Australia Group (AG) Plenary Meeting and the 2012 AG Intersessional Decisions; Changes to Select Agent Controls. BIS Rule June 3, 2013 BIS publishes rule:Addition, Removals, and Revisions to the List of Validated End-Users in the People's Republic of China BIS Rule May 24, 2013 BIS publishes proposed rule: Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Spacecraft Systems and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML). <img alt="icon" src="http://bis.doc.gov/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" border="0" />BIS Proposed Rule <img alt="icon" src="http://bis.doc.gov/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" border="0" /> State Proposed Rule May 6, 2013 Taiwanese Father and Son Arrested for Allegedly Violating US Laws to Prevent Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction DOJ Press Release |  Alex Tsai Complaint | Gary Tsai Complaint  April 25, 2013 Bureau of Industry and Security Announces $2.8 Million Civil Settlement with Computerlinks FZCO for Charges Related to Unlawful Exporting of Technology to Syria Press Release | Computerlinks Order April 19, 2013 BIS publishes a Final Rule: Amendments to Existing Validated End-User Authorizations: CSMC Technologies Corporation in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Final Rule March 1, 2013 Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration Kevin J. Wolf visits Bern Departments of Commerce and State publish final rules: Initial Implementation of Export Control Reform. Both rules become effective October 15, 2013. Commerce Rule State Rule March 28, 2013 BIS publishes a Final Rule: Amendment to the Export Administration Regulations: List of Items Classified Under Export Control Classification 0Y521 Series – Biosensor Systems Final Rule March 20, 2013 BIS posts public comments received on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List articles the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List (USML) that are related to launch vehicles, missiles, rockets, torpedoes, bombs, mines, and other military explosive devices enumerated in USML Category IV. Public Comments BIS publishes a Final Rule: Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List; Removal of Person From the Entity List Based on Removal Request; Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes Final Rule March 8, 2013 BIS publishes a Final Rule: Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List Final Rule February 28, 2013 BIS publishes a Final Rule: Editorial Corrections to the Export Administration Regulations Final Rule February 6, 2013 The weekly teleconference on the Export Control Reform (ECR) conducted by Assistant Secretary for Export Administration Kevin Wolf, will not be held on February 27, 2013. The teleconferences will resume March 6, 2013 at the regular time of 2:30 EST. The dial-in number is 1-888-455-8218 and the passcode is 6514196. Please send questions on any ECR topic to This email address is being protected from spambots. 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The public comment period for both rules closes on March 18, 2013.  BIS Proposed Rule | State Proposed Rule January 29, 2013 BIS posts public comments received for the Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of Military Electronic Equipment and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List. Comment period closed January 28, 2013.  Public Comments January 29, 2013 BIS posts public comments received for the Proposed Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) To Make the Commerce Control List (CCL) Clearer. Comment period closed January 28, 2013  Public Comments January 17, 2013 Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Export Violations DOJ Press Release | Statement from Under Secretary of Commerce Hirschhorn January 16, 2013 BIS publishes Final Rule Amendments to Existing Validated End User Authorizations: Advanced Micro Devices China, Inc., Lam Research Corporation, SK hynix Semiconductor (China) Ltd., and SK hynix Semiconductor (Wuxi) Ltd. in the People’s Republic of China; Clarification of Scope of Entries in Supplement. Final Rule January 16, 2013 Online registration is now open for the Export Control Forum Information and Registration January 16, 2013 BIS publishes Final Rule Removal of Persons From the Entity List Based on Removal Request; Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes; and Implementation of Modifications and Corrections to the Entity List.  Final Rule January 8, 2013 BIS posts public comments received for the Proposed rule Time Limit for Completion of Voluntary Self-Disclosures and Revised Notice of the Institution of Administrative Enforcement Proceedings. Comment period closed January 7, 2013  Public Comments December 21, 2012 Two Extradited From Singapore in Connection With Plot To Illegally Export Military Antennas DOJ Press Release December 20, 2012 Former Managing Director of PPG Paints Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Conspiring to Illegally Export High-Performance Coatings to Nuclear Reactor in Pakistan Defendant Also Ordered to Pay a $100,000 Fine, Perform Community Service DOJ Press Release December 19, 2012 Iranian Corporation, Officers Accused of Illegally Exporting More Than $30 Million in Goods from U.S. to Iran Hundreds of Digital Media Equipment Purchased from Company in Burke, Va. DOJ Press Release December 11, 2012 Taiwanese National Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Illegally Export Aerospace-Grade Carbon Fiber DOJ Press Release December 11, 2012 Remarks of Under Secretary of Commerce Eric L. Hirschhorn at the Practicing Law Institute in Washington DC on December 10, 2012. Speech December 10, 2012 BIS publishes final rule on Editorial Corrections to the Commerce Control List of the Export Administration Regulations. Final Rule December 6, 2012 Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest of Queens Resident for the Export of Military-Use Items to Taiwan And Attempting to Export Them to China DOJ Press Release December 5, 2012 Four Individuals Charged in the Southern District of New York With Exporting Various Goods From the United States to Iran and China Two Iranian Nationals Have Been Arrested, Including One on Charges of Exporting Carbon Fiber – a Product That Can Be Used for Uranium Enrichment DOJ Press Release December 5, 2012 Manager of South Carolina-Based Firm Pleads Guilty in Connection with Illegal Exports to Iran DOJ Press Release December 3, 2012 People's Republic of China Corporate Entity Enters Guilty Plea to Conspiracy and Felony Export Violations Stemming from the Illegal Export of High-Performance Coatings to a Nuclear Reactor in Pakistan. DOJ Press Release November 29, 2012 BIS publishes final rule on Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List. Final Rule November 29, 2012 BIS publishes proposed rule on Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) To Make the Commerce Control List (CCL) Clearer. Comments must be received by BIS no later than January 28, 2013. Proposed Rule November 28, 2012 BIS publishes proposed rule on Control of Military Electronic Equipment and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List. State Department publishes a related proposed rule on Revision of U.S. Munitions List Category XI and Definition for “Equipment.” Both proposed rules are part of the President’s Export Control Reform Initiative. Comments on both rules are due on January 28, 2013. BIS Proposed Rule | State Proposed Rule November 20, 2012 Iranian National and His Company Charged in Plot Involving Export of Military Antennas from the United States. DOJ Press Release November 16, 2012 Weekly Export Control Reform Teleconferences Resuming on December 12, 2012. Ask the Experts About ECR November 7, 2012 BIS publishes proposed rule on deadline for completing voluntary self-disclosures of EAR violations. Proposed Rule October 26, 2012 Due to impending storm Sandy, BIS is postponing the Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee (SITAC) meeting that was scheduled to be held on Tuesday, October 30. The meeting will be held Thursday, November 8, 2012 in room 6087B. October 18, 2012 Tampa Man Sentenced for Exporting Millions of Dollars Worth of Computer Equipment to Iran. DOJ Press Release October 18, 2012 BIS publishes Critical Technology Assessment on Night Vision Focal Plane Arrays, Sensors and Cameras. Night Vision Assessment October 9, 2012 BIS publishes a final rule Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List. Final Rule October 3, 2012 Russian Agent And 10 Other Members Of Procurement Network For Russian Military And Intelligence, Operating In The U.S. And Russia, Indicted. DOJ Press Release | Entity List Federal Register Notice September 26, 2012 Iranian National Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Conspiring To Procure Supplies For Iranian Petrochemical Companies. DOJ Press Release September 26, 2012 Chinese National Arrested After Attempting to Illegally Export Aerospace-Grade Carbon Fiber to China. Defendant Sought Thousands Of Pounds Of High-Tech Material For Use In Chinese Fighter Planes DOJ Press Release September 20, 2012 BIS publishes final rule Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List; Removal of Person From the Entity List Based on Removal Request; and Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes Final Rule September 18, 2012 BIS posts public comments received for the June 19, 2012 Feasibility of Enumerating "Specially Designed" Components advanced notice of proposed rulemaking. Public Comments September 6, 2012 Former Soldier Pleads Guilty to Participation in International Arms Smuggling Ring. DOJ Press Release August 7, 2012 BIS posts public comments received for the June 21, 2012 Proposed Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Implementation of Export Control Reform; Revisions to License Exceptions After Retrospective Regulatory Review; proposed rule. Public Comments August 6, 2012 BIS posts public comments received for the June 19, 2012 "Specially Designed" Definition proposed rule. Public Comments July 26, 2012 California Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Illegally Export Missile Components to Iran. DOJ Press Release July 23, 2012 BIS publishes final rule that updates export and reexport controls for Rwanda and United Nations Security Council arms embargoed countries under the EAR.  Final Rule July 18, 2012 Update 2012 Speeches from Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement David W. Mills, Director of The Federal Bureau of Investigation Robert S. Mueller, III, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) Vann H. Van Diepen. Speeches July 17, 2012 Update 2012 Speeches from Under Secretary of Commerce Eric L. Hirschhorn, Assistant Secretary Kevin Wolf and Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank. Speeches July 13, 2012 Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest Of Iranian National Who Procured Supplies For Iranian Petrochemical Companies. DOJ Press Release July 9, 2012 BIS publishes a final rule amending three existing validated end-user authorizations in the People's Republic of China. Final Rule July 2, 2012 BIS publishes final rule to implement Wassenaar Arrangement 2011 agreements. Final Rule July 2, 2012 BIS publishes final rule to implement Australia Group 2011 agreements. Final Rule June 28, 2012 United Technologies Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges for Helping China Develop New Attack Helicopter United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney Canada and Hamilton Sundstrand Corporations Also Agree to Pay More Than $75 Million to U.S. Government DOJ Press Release  June 22, 2012 BIS posts public comments received on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List energetic materials and related articles that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List. Public Comments June 21, 2012 BIS publishes proposed revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Implementation of Export Control Reform; Revisions to License Exceptions after Retrospective Review. Proposed Rule June 19, 2012 BIS and State Department publish proposed rules for "Specially Designed" Definition BIS Proposed Rule | State Proposed Rule June 19, 2012 BIS publishes advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on Feasibility of Enumerating "Specially Designed" Components  BIS Proposed Rule June 13, 2012 BIS and State Department publish proposed rules addressing military training equipment that the President determines no longer warrants control on the United States Munitions List. The comment period for both rules closes on July 30, 2012. BIS Proposed Rule | State Proposed Rule June 12, 2012 ING Bank N.V. Agrees to Forfeit $619 Million for Illegal Transactions with Cuban and Iranian Entities DOJ Press Release June 7, 2012 BIS and State Department Publish Proposed Rules Addressing Personal Protective Equipment, Shelters, and Related Items that the President Determines no Longer Warrant Control on the United States Munitions List BIS Proposed Rule  |  State Proposed Rule June 1, 2012 Under Secretary Eric L. Hirschhorn: Remarks to the European Defence Agency, Brussels, Belgium  Remarks  May 25, 2012 Ericsson de Panama Pays $1.753 Million to Settle Charges of Unlicensed Transshipments to Cuba Press Release  |  Ericsson Order May 24, 2012 International Gun Trafficking Ring Dismantled by Arrests of North Carolina Resident and Chinese Nationals DOJ Press Release April 27, 2012 Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List. Final Rule April 26, 2012 BIS publishes final rule Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List; and Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes. Final Rule April 23, 2012 BIS Temporary Denial Order Issued for Re-export of U.S.-origin Aircraft to Iran Temporary Denial Order April 18, 2012 BIS publishes final rule Addition of Certain Persons on the Entity List: Addition of Persons Acting Contrary to the National Security or Foreign Policy Interests of the United States. Final Rule April 18, 2012 BIS publishes a proposed rule for revisions to Authorization Validated End-User Provisions: Requirement for Notice of Export, Reexport, or Transfer (In-Country) and Clarification Regarding Termination of Conditions on VEU Authorizations. Proposed Rule April 17, 2012 BIS publishes revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Export Control Classification Number 0Y521 Series, Items Not Elsewhere Listed on the Commerce Control List (CCL). Final Rule February 27, 2012 BIS issues Temporary Denial Order to block the export of aviation related polymers and lubricating oils from the United States to Iran via the UAE. Temporary Denial Order February 24, 2012 BIS publishes rule updating legal authority citations for parts 730 and 744 of the EAR. This is a purely administrative rule to keep authority citation paragraphs in the Code of Federal Regulations current. It does not alter any of the text of the EAR nor does it affect any rights, obligations or prohibitions that apply to any person under the EAR. Final Rule February 17, 2012 BIS renews Temporary Denial Order against Mahan Airways of Iran, Zarand Aviation and related parties. Temporary Denial Order February 13, 2012 BIS posts public comments received on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List surface vessels of war and related articles that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List. Public Comments February 13, 2012 BIS posts public comments received on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List submersible vessels, oceanographic equipment and related articles that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List. Public Comments February 13, 2012 BIS posts public comments concerning its retrospective regulatory review being conducted pursuant to Executive Order 13653. Public Comments February 6, 2012 The BIS Offsets in Defense Trade Sixteenth Study Now Available Report January 27, 2012 BIS posts public comments on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List certain gas turbine engines and related items that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United Munitions List. Public Comments January 23, 2012 BIS posts public comments on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List certain military vehicles and related items that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List. 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