The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued an advisory opinion regarding whether a license is required for the export or reexport of software or technology related to Avionics Displays that employ techniques used to make a two dimensional (2D) image appear as three dimensional (3D).

The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a press release stating that the U.S. has reached an agreement with China on the Authorized Validated End-User (VEU) Program, adding that with agreement on procedures in place, civilian U.S.-China high-technology trade will benefit from the continued export of certain products to VEU-approved companies without individual licenses.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective December 15, 2008, which makes technical corrections the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and provides accurate authority citations for the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) edition that is to be compiled as of January 1, 2009.

The Census Bureau has issued an Automated Export System (AES) broadcast regarding its issuance of Foreign Trade Regulation (FTR) Letter 3 on shipments to International Waters. FTR Letter 3 clarifies the requirements in the FTR for filing the electronic export information (EEI) through AES for shipments to International Waters.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective December 3, 2008, to clarify the civil aircraft equipment that is subject to the Export Administration Regulations in accordance with the Commerce Department's authority under Section 17(c) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (EAA).

The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a question and answer document on its proposed rule to establish a new license exception entitled "Intra-Company Transfer" (ICT) to allow an approved parent company and its approved wholly-owned or controlled in fact entities to export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) many items on the Commerce Control List (CCL) among themselves for internal company use without individual export licenses.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has posted an October 31, 2008 advisory opinion on the classification of body armor as it relates to stabbing weapons. BIS was asked if Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 1A005, which places National Security (NS2), United Nations Embargo (UN), and Anti-Terrorism (AT) controls on body armor, includes body armor that provides protection to the wearer against non-ballistic threats such as stabbing weapons.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has posted an October 14, 2008 advisory opinion on the classification of a computer system described in Export Control Classification Number 4A994 loaded with software described in ECCN 5D002, when such software has been made eligible for License Exception TSU¹ under 15 CFR 740.13(e). According to BIS, the classification of the computer system would remain ECCN 4A994.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective October 14, 2008, which revises the Export Administration Regulations to implement changes to the Wassenaar Arrangement's List of Dual Use Goods and Technologies (Wassenaar List) as agreed upon in the December 2007 Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary Meeting.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective October 6, 2008, which make revisions to the Commerce Control List¹ as result of BIS' systematic review of the CCL.