BIS Removes License Requirements for Some Crime Control Exports to India

The Commerce Department amended the Export Administration Regulations to further implement a U.S.-India agreement with provisions on export controls (here). Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security will remove license requirements for crime control products and other exports to India, said the final rule, which takes effect on Jan. 23. The bilateral agreement was brokered in 2010 (here). “This rule removes India from Crime Controls (CC) columns 1 and 3, and Regional Stability (RS) column 2 on the Commerce Country Chart in Supplement No. 1 to Part 738 of the EAR because the Government of India has now taken appropriate steps to ensure that the specific U.S.-origin items controlled for CC and RS reasons are not reexported from India without a license,” said Commerce. “A license requirement remains for items controlled under export control classification numbers (ECCNs) 6A003.b.4.b and 9A515.e for RS column 2 reasons when destined to India.”