The US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in the Department of Commerce announced in a press release on Monday, 27 April, new export control actions to restrict the abilities of entities in China, Russia, and Venezuela.
New restrictions where placed on the ability of entities in Russia, China, and Venezuela to acquire U.S. technology that could be used in development of weapons, military aircraft, or surveillance technology through civilian supply chains, civilian-use, for military end uses and military end-users.
The report highlighted the changes in export rules as follows:
- Expansion of Military End Use/User Controls (MEU)
Expands MEU license requirements controls on China, Russia, and Venezuela to cover military end-users in all three countries, as well as items such as semiconductor equipment, sensors, and other technologies sought for military end use or by military end-users in these countries. - Removal of License Exception Civil End Users (CIV)
Removes a license exception for exports, reexports, or transfers (in-country) to civilian
end-users in countries of national security concern for National Security- (NS) controlled items. - Elimination of License Exception Additional Permissive Reexports (APR) Provisions
Proposes to eliminate certain provisions of a license exception for partner countries involving the reexport of NS-controlled items to countries of national security concern to ensure consistent reviews of exports and reexports of U.S. items.
Source - U.S. Department of Commerce
