BIS Announces Revisions to Export Administration Regulations (EAR)

On August 30, 2018, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a final rule titled, “Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations Based on the 2017 Missile Technology Control Regime Plenary Agreements.” This new final rule amending the EAR reflects changes to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Annex pursuant to the October 2017 agreement by the MTCR member countries. The rule revised seventeen Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) in order to align the missile technology (MT) controls on the Commerce Control List (CCL) with the MTCR Annex.