State Bans Most Defense Trade with Central African Republic
The State Department restricted commercial trade with Central African Republic, including trade in arms. The country is now listed in the International Trade in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Part § 126.1 (here), in accordance with recent United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions calling for an arms embargo on the country. The UNSC passed pertinent resolutions in December 2013 and January 2014, following a spike in conflict in the country. The State Department, effective April 17, will deny licenses and other approvals of exports and imports of defense articles and services destined for or originating in the Central African Republic, except in certain cases. The following scenarios may receive trade approval on a case-by-case basis:
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- Defense articles intended solely for the support of or use by the International Support Mission to the Central African Republic; the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic and its guard unit, the African Union Regional Task Force; and the French forces and European Union operation deployed in the Central African Republic
- Non-lethal military equipment, and related technical assistance and training, when intended solely for humanitarian and protective use, as approved in advance by the Committee of the Security Council concerning the Central African Republic
- Personal protective gear temporarily exported to the Central African Republic by United Nations personnel, representatives of the media, and humanitarian and developmental workers and associated personnel, for their personal use only
- Small arms and related equipment intended solely for use in international patrols providing security in the Sangha River Tri-national Protected Area to defend against poaching, smuggling of ivory and arms, and other activities contrary to the laws of the Central African Republic or its international legal obligations
- Arms and related lethal military equipment for Central African Republic security forces, intended solely for support of or use in security sector reform, as approved in advance by the Committee of the Security Council concerning the Central African Republic
- Other sales or supply of arms and related materiel, or provision of assistance or personnel, as approved in advance by the Committee of the Security Council concerning the Central African Republic
(Federal Register 04/17/14)