28 January 2008

Commerce Dept. to expand export control list

This article is excerpted from the 28 January 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”.

The Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security will issue regulations in the near future to expand the list of foreign “entities” that are engaged in activities that threaten U.S. security.

The list currently covers foreign parties involved with weapons of mass destruction. The expanded list will cover groups engaged in the proliferation of conventional weapons and those that support terrorist activities, a BIS official said on Friday….

… BIS will update export control lists, and promote “validated end-user” program for foreign companies that import U.S.-made technology that has potential military use. The bureau also will refine and prioritize its enforcement efforts, and provide more information about foreign customers to U.S. exporters….