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§ 744.13 Restrictions on exports and reexports to persons designated pursuant to Executive Order 12947 (Specially Designated Terrorist) (SDT).

Consistent with the purpose of Executive Order 12947 of January 23, 1995, BIS maintains restrictions on exports and reexports to Specially Designated Terrorists (SDTs). Executive Order 12947 prohibits transactions by U.S. persons with terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process. Pursuant to the Executive Order, the Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), maintains 31 CFR part 595, the Terrorism Sanctions Regulations.

§ 744.12 Restrictions on exports and reexports to persons designated in or pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (Specially Designated Global Terrorist) (SDGT).

BIS maintains restrictions on exports and reexports to persons designated in or pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 (Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism). These persons include individuals and entities listed in the Annex to Executive Order 13224, as well as persons subsequently designated by the Secretary of State or Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to criteria set forth in the Order.

§ 744.10 Restrictions on certain entities in Russia.

(a) General prohibition. Certain entities in Russia are included in supplement no. 4 to this part 744 (Entity List). (See also § 744.1(c) of the EAR.) A license is required, to the extent specified on the Entity List, to export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) any item subject to the EAR to such entities. (b) Exceptions. No License Exceptions apply to the prohibition described in paragraph (a) of this section. (c) License review standard.

Revisions To Export, Reexport, and Transfer (In-Country) Controls for Nicaragua Under the Export Administration Regulations

Bureau of Industry and Security
Submitted by BIS on 03/15/2024

In this final rule, BIS amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to apply more restrictive treatment to exports and reexports to, and transfers (in-country) within, Nicaragua of items subject to the EAR. This action is consistent with the State Department's addition of Nicaragua to the list of countries that are subject to a U.S. arms...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Thursday, March 14, 2024 | Media Contact: [email protected]

Commerce Updates Rules To Further Restrict Exports To Nicaragua Due To Foreign Policy Concerns


WASHINGTON, D.C -- Today, the U.S.


Clarification of Controls on Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuits and Expansion of License Exception GOV

Bureau of Industry and Security
Submitted by BIS on 03/13/2024

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to clarify controls on radiation hardened integrated circuits, including controls on computer and telecommunications equipment incorporating such radiation hardened integrated circuits. This rule also addresses certain scenarios that apply to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Thursday, March 7, 2024 | Media Contact: [email protected]

Chinese National Residing in California Arrested for Theft of Artificial Intelligence-Related Trade Secrets

Defendant Allegedly Pilfered Technology from Google While Secretly Working for Two PRC-Based Technology Companies


Defendant Allegedly Pilfered Technology from Google While Secretly Working for Two PRC-Based Technology Companies


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Thursday, March 7, 2024 | Media Contact: [email protected]

Departments of Justice, Commerce, and Treasury Issue Joint Advisory on Compliance of Foreign-Based Persons with Sanctions and Export Laws


WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice, Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Indus


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Tuesday, March 5, 2024 | Media Contact: [email protected]

Two Defendants Arrested for Conspiring to Illegally Export Weapons to South Sudan

A federal criminal complaint was unsealed yesterday in the District of Arizona charging Abraham Chol Keech, 44, of Utah, and Peter Biar Ajak, 40, of Maryland, with conspiring to purchase and illegally export millions of dollars’ worth of fully automatic rifles...


A federal criminal complaint was unsealed yesterday in the District of Arizona charging Abraham Chol Keech, 44, of Utah, and Peter Biar Ajak, 40, of Maryland, with conspiring to purchase and illegally export millions of dollars’ worth of fully automatic rifles...


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