US Export Controls have been updated. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is publishing a final rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by revising the controls on select agents identified in Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 1C360 on the Commerce Control List (CCL). These changes reflect amendments that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently made to the Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs (PPQ) list of select agents and toxins.

US Export Controls Update

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) maintains the Commerce Control List (CCL), which identifies items subject to Department of Commerce export controls. The Export Administration Regulations (EAR) has been revised to implement changes made to the Wassenaar Arrangement's List of Dual Use Goods and Technologies (Wassenaar List). This list is maintained and agreed to by governments participating in the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual Use Goods and Technologies (Wassenaar Arrangement, or WA). The arrangement advocates implementation of effective export controls on strategic items with the objective of improving regional and international security and stability. To harmonize with the changes to the Wassenaar List, this rule revises the EAR by amending certain entries that are controlled for national security reasons in Categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Part I (telecommunications), 5 Part II (information security), 6, 7, 8, and 9. New entries to the CCL have been added, reporting requirements have been revised, and EAR definitions have been added and amended. The following categories are affected: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.