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Federal Register Notice | External | November 1, 2024

In this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) makes changes to the export controls against Russia and Belarus under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This final rule expands the scope of the Russian and Belarusian Industry Sector Sanctions by imposing controls on nine key precursors for riot control agents and a chemical weapon that Russia has deployed against Ukraine in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).

  • Belarus
  • Russian Federation

Federal Register Notice | External | October 24, 2024

In this proposed rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposes changes to controls for spacecraft and related items under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that would conform to proposed changes to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) related to U.S. Munitions List (USML) Categories IV and XV. This rule also...

Federal Register Notice | External | October 24, 2024

In this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by removing controls for certain spacecraft and related items for exports and reexports to Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. These spacecraft and related items involve remote sensing or space-based logistics, assembly, or...

Federal Register Notice | External | October 24, 2024

In this interim final rule (IFR), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) makes changes to controls for spacecraft and related items under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This IFR reduces license requirements on less sensitive items to reflect the close relations with certain countries to better facilitate space collaboration; and...

Federal Register Notice | External | October 23, 2024

In this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding 26 entries to the Entity List, under the destinations of the People’s Republic of China (China), Egypt, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and modifies one existing entry under the destination of China. This rule also removes two entities from the entity list: one entity listed under the destination of China, and a second entity listed under the destinations of Canada, India, Japan, Malaysia, Sweden and the UAE. 

Federal Register Notice | External | October 16, 2024

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding eight persons to the Unverified List (UVL). Of the eight persons being added, three are under the destination of China, People’s Republic of (China); two are under the destination of Germany; one is under the destination of Pakistan; and two are under the destination of Türkiye. BIS is also amending the EAR by removing two persons from the UVL. Of the two persons being removed, one is under the destination of Saudi Arabia, and the other is under the destination of China.

Federal Register Notice | External | October 16, 2024

This rule revises the version date for the License Exception Implemented Export Controls (IEC) table posted on the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) website and replaces the long URL address for the table to a shorter and simpler URL address (bis.gov/iec).  BIS posted an updated table on September 17, 2024, that updated the eligible countries for License Exception IEC by adding Denmark, Finland, and Japan to appropriate items in the table.

Federal Register Notice | External | October 2, 2024

In this rule, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to expand the Validated End User Authorization (VEU) program to include VEU Authorization for data centers located in specified destinations ("Data Center VEU" or "Data Center VEU Authorization"). This expansion of...

Federal Register Notice | External | September 26, 2024

On July 29, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register the proposed rule, "Proposed Amendments to End-Use and End-User Based Export Controls, Including U.S. Persons Activities Controls: Military and Intelligence End Uses and End Users" with comments originally due September 27, 2024. This notification...

Federal Register Notice | External | September 26, 2024

On July 29, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule, "Export Administration Regulations: Crime Controls and Expansion/Update of U.S. Persons Controls" with comments originally due September 27, 2024. This notification extends the deadline for written comments to October 15, 2024. This...