BIS Publishes Interim Rule for Adding Controls on Imagery Analysis Software

BIS, CCL, Cloud Computing, Commerce Dept, EAR, Export License, Licensing, Wassenaar

On January 6, 2020 The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to classify software specially designed to automate the analysis of geospatial imagery under the Export Control...

Wassenaar Puts Stronger Controls Cyber-Warfare Systems

Press release, Wassenaar

In early December 2019 the Wassennar Arrangement held its annual plenary meeting and discussed stricter rules for software designed or modified for the conduct of military offensive cyber operations. Under the new provisions to Military List Item 21, this technology...

Wassenaar Releases Due Diligence Questions

Wassenaar

In December 2018, the Wassenaar Arrangement updated its current list of indicative questions that companies should use “in any export situation” in order to help companies recognize potential compliance issues and red flags before a violation occurs. The document...

Cyber-Surveillance Export Control Reform in the United States

BIS, EAR, ECCN Changes, Wassenaar

By: Peter Lichtenbaum (plichtenbaum@cov.com), David W. Addis (daddis@cov.com), and Doron O. Hindin (dhindin@cov.com) are attorneys in the International Trade practice at Covington & Burling LLP. Mr. Lichtenbaum previously served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce...

BIS Amends EAR & CCL to Implement Changes Made to the WA List

BIS, CCL, EAR, ECCN Changes, Federal Register, Wassenaar

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has implemented changes to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the Commerce Control List (CCL) to implement changes made to the Wasaenaar Arrangement List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (WA List) which were...

EAR CCL Category 5 Part 2 Update List

BIS, Wassenaar

By: Danielle McClellan BIS has published final rules implementing the Wassenaar Arrangement’s decision to re-write Category 5 Part 2, below is a list of updates. BIS will be updating their Encryption website soon to reflect these changes. ECCN Changes to Category 5...