The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule, effective February 18, 2005, that makes technical corrections to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) in 15 CFR Parts 730, 738, 740, 748, 756, 764, 766, 772 and 774 by updating internal agency process matters, clarifying license exceptions, correcting citation errors and clarifying paperwork requirements. BIS states that none of these technical corrections change the current interpretations or licensing requirements of the EAR.

Shippers NewsWire reports that at the recent 2004 Trade Symposium, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Bonner told reporters that CBP is ready to take the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) to the next level by offering "C-TPAT Plus," as an incentive for low-risk shippers to do more. According to the article, CBP security programs and confidence in certain shippers has evolved to the point that a "green lane" is now feasible. (SNW dated 01/14/05, www.americanshipper.com .)

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule, effective December 29, 2004, which amends the Export Administration Regulations to implement the understandings reached at the June 2004 plenary meeting of the Australia Group (AG) and through a subsequent AG intersessional decision.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule which, effective December 23, 2004, amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by revising the Commerce Control List (CCL) entry that describes controls on certain toxic gas monitoring systems in order to conform with the Australia Group (AG) "Control List of Dual-Use Chemical Manufacturing Facilities and Equipment and Related Technology" (Chemical Manufacturing Control List).

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a proposed rule that would revise the Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations (CWCR, 15 CFR Parts 710-722) by updating them to include additional requirements identified in the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and to clarify other CWC requirements.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a proposed rule that would revise the Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations (CWCR, 15 CFR Parts 710-722) by updating them to include additional requirements identified in the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and to clarify other CWC requirements.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule that amends 15 CFR Parts 740 and 774 effective November 5, 2004, to expand the availability of License Exception CIV for certain "deemed exports" of microprocessor technology on the Commerce Control List (CCL) of the Export Administration Regulations.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule that amends 15 CFR Parts 740, 748, and 774 effective November 5, 2004, to expand the availability of license exceptions for certain "deemed exports" of computer technology and source code under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule, effective September 22, 2004, which implements the following three initial steps that the U.S. has agreed to take under the "Next Steps in Strategic Partnership" (NSSP) with India:

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule, effective August 31, 2004, which amends 15 CFR Parts 770 and 774 to clarify the export controls on parts and components of certain military ground vehicles, to add a new class of vehicles to the Commerce Control List (CCL), and provide guidance for classifying ground vehicles that are subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and to distinguish those vehicles from vehicles that are subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).