The Department of Defense has issued a final rule, effective June 29, 2011, which amends the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to revise the definitions of “Caribbean Basin country” and “designated country” regarding the islands that comprised the Netherlands Antilles: Curacao; Sint Maarten; Bonaire; Saba; and Sint Eustatius. The Netherlands Antilles was designated as a beneficiary country under the CBI. According to the CBI, successor political entities remain eligible as beneficiary countries. Therefore, the definitions have been revised to replace “Netherlands Antilles” with the five separate successor entities.
The Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC)1, an interagency body comprised of 20 Federal agencies, has released its 2011 National Export Strategy report. The 2011 report focuses on methods of implementing 70 recommendations made in a September 2010 report to President Obama on the National Export Initiative (NEI).
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has updated and/or supplemented the following guidelines:
The State Department has sent the Office of Management and Budget a final rule for their approval entitled: Amendment to ITAR: Updates to Country Policies and Other Changes.
The Office of Management and Budget has approved the Defense Department's interim final rule to add a representation regarding the export of sensitive technology to Iran and a waiver provision to further implement section 106 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (CISADA).
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective June 28, 2011, which amends the Export Administration Regulations to add an Export Control Classification Number for multi-layer masks to the list of items that may be exported, reexported, or transferred (in-country) to CSMC Technologies Corporation in China under Authorization Validated End-User1.
The Office of Management and Budget has approved a Defense Department final rule that would finalize a 2010 interim rule that amended the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement sections 102 and 106 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (CISADA). Section 102 requires certification that each offeror, and any person owned or controlled by the offeror, does not engage in any activity for which sanctions may be imposed under section 5 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (the Iran Sanctions Act). Section 106 imposes a procurement prohibition relating to contracts with persons that export certain sensitive technology to Iran.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has announced the following entity address change for new DDTC license applications. New license applications received after the listed deadline will be considered for return without action for correction to the new address (notice hyperlinked):
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective June 28, 2011, amending the Export Administration Regulations by adding eight persons in the following three destinations to the Entity List1: France, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls announces that it is now posting a weekly spreadsheet on the status of Commodity Jurisdiction cases in process. Since electronic CJ processing began in September 2010, applicants had to rely on the Response Team to answer any questions concerning status. Later this year, CJ status will be available on the DDTC website through MARY. Applicants are reminded that Commodity Jurisdiction processing typically requires 60 days. If no determination appears in the chart after the 60-day period has elapsed, inquiries should be directed to the Response Team at 202-663-1282. The June 24, 2011 spreadsheet is available here.