BIS Expands Russia, Belarus License Restrictions to Entire CCL
The Bureau of Industry and Security last week expanded its export license requirements for Russia and Belarus to cover all items on the Commerce Control List, further widening restrictions that previously only applied to categories 3-9 of the CCL (see 2202240069). The revised requirements, which took effect April 8, will now apply to all items in CCL categories 0-2, including nuclear materials, facilities and equipment (Category 0); materials, chemicals, microorganisms and toxins (Category 1); and materials processing equipment (Category 2).
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The agency correspondingly revised its recently created Russia/Belarus foreign direct product rule, which will now apply to all items on the CCL, BIS said. The agency also revised its License Exception Aircraft, vessels and spacecraft (AVS) to limit its availability for certain Belarus-related aircraft.
All exports, reexports and transfers that now require a license as a result of the increased Russia and Belarus export restrictions that were aboard a carrier to a port as of May 9 may proceed to their destinations under the previous eligibility, BIS said. All other exports that now require a license due to other changes made by the final rule that were aboard a carrier to a port as of April 8 may proceed to their destinations under the previous eligibility.