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State Dept. Revises ITAR to Reflect New Ethiopia, Eritrea Sanctions

The State Department amended the International Traffic in Arms Regulations to reflect the sanctions imposed against Ethiopia and Eritrea last month (see 2109170036 and (see 2109200006). The agency revised the ITAR to “codify” that the U.S. will adopt a policy…

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of denial for export licenses for defense articles and services to certain end-users in those countries, according to a notice. The policy of denial applies to defense exports to or for “armed forces, police, intelligence, or other internal security forces” for both Ethiopia and Eritrea. The agency also revised the ITAR to make certain technical and administrative changes to reflect the new policy. The changes are effective Nov. 1.