Newsroom Archives
January 16, 2013
BIS publishes Final Rule Amendments to Existing Validated End User Authorizations: Advanced Micro Devices China, Inc., Lam Research Corporation, SK hynix Semiconductor (China) Ltd., and SK hynix Semiconductor (Wuxi) Ltd. in the People’s Republic of China; Clarification of Scope of Entries in Supplement.
Final Rule
January 16, 2013
Online registration is now open for the Export Control Forum
Information and Registration
January 16, 2013
BIS publishes Final Rule Removal of Persons From the Entity List Based on Removal Request; Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes; and Implementation of Modifications and Corrections to the Entity List.
Final Rule
January 8, 2013
BIS posts public comments received for the Proposed rule Time Limit for Completion of Voluntary Self-Disclosures and Revised Notice of the Institution of Administrative Enforcement Proceedings. Comment period closed January 7, 2013
Public Comments
December 21, 2012
Two Extradited From Singapore in Connection With Plot To Illegally Export Military Antennas
DOJ Press Release
December 20, 2012
Former Managing Director of PPG Paints Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Conspiring to Illegally Export High-Performance Coatings to Nuclear Reactor in Pakistan
Defendant Also Ordered to Pay a $100,000 Fine, Perform Community Service
DOJ Press Release
December 19, 2012
Iranian Corporation, Officers Accused of Illegally Exporting More Than $30 Million in Goods from U.S. to Iran
Hundreds of Digital Media Equipment Purchased from Company in Burke, Va.
DOJ Press Release
December 11, 2012
Taiwanese National Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Illegally Export Aerospace-Grade Carbon Fiber
DOJ Press Release
December 11, 2012
Remarks of Under Secretary of Commerce Eric L. Hirschhorn at the Practicing Law Institute in Washington DC on December 10, 2012.
Speech
December 10, 2012
BIS publishes final rule on Editorial Corrections to the Commerce Control List of the Export Administration Regulations.
Final Rule
December 6, 2012
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest of Queens Resident for the Export of Military-Use Items to Taiwan And Attempting to Export Them to China
DOJ Press Release
December 5, 2012
Four Individuals Charged in the Southern District of New York With Exporting Various Goods From the United States to Iran and China
Two Iranian Nationals Have Been Arrested, Including One on Charges of Exporting Carbon Fiber – a Product That Can Be Used for Uranium Enrichment
DOJ Press Release
December 5, 2012
Manager of South Carolina-Based Firm Pleads Guilty in Connection with Illegal Exports to Iran
DOJ Press Release
December 3, 2012
People's Republic of China Corporate Entity Enters Guilty Plea to Conspiracy and Felony Export Violations Stemming from the Illegal Export of High-Performance Coatings to a Nuclear Reactor in Pakistan.
DOJ Press Release
November 29, 2012
BIS publishes final rule on Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List.
Final Rule
November 29, 2012
BIS publishes proposed rule on Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) To Make the Commerce Control List (CCL) Clearer. Comments must be received by BIS no later than January 28, 2013.
Proposed Rule
November 28, 2012
BIS publishes proposed rule on Control of Military Electronic Equipment and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List. State Department publishes a related proposed rule on Revision of U.S. Munitions List Category XI and Definition for “Equipment.” Both proposed rules are part of the President’s Export Control Reform Initiative. Comments on both rules are due on January 28, 2013.
BIS Proposed Rule | State Proposed Rule
November 20, 2012
Iranian National and His Company Charged in Plot Involving Export of Military Antennas from the United States.
DOJ Press Release
November 16, 2012
Weekly Export Control Reform Teleconferences Resuming on December 12, 2012.
Ask the Experts About ECR
November 7, 2012
BIS publishes proposed rule on deadline for completing voluntary self-disclosures of EAR violations.
Proposed Rule
October 26, 2012
Due to impending storm Sandy, BIS is postponing the Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee (SITAC) meeting that was scheduled to be held on Tuesday, October 30. The meeting will be held Thursday, November 8, 2012 in room 6087B.
October 18, 2012
Tampa Man Sentenced for Exporting Millions of Dollars Worth of Computer Equipment to Iran.
DOJ Press Release
October 18, 2012
BIS publishes Critical Technology Assessment on Night Vision Focal Plane Arrays, Sensors and Cameras.
Drafted by the Office of Technology Evaluation
Night Vision Assessment
October 9, 2012
BIS publishes a final rule Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List.
Final Rule
October 3, 2012
Russian Agent And 10 Other Members Of Procurement Network For Russian Military And Intelligence, Operating In The U.s. And Russia, Indicted.
Defendants Also Include Texas- and Russia-Based Corporations
165 Persons and Companies ‘Designated’ by Commerce Department
DOJ Press Release | Entity List Federal Register Notice
September 26, 2012
Iranian National Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Conspiring To Procure Supplies For Iranian Petrochemical Companies.
DOJ Press Release
September 26, 2012
Chinese National Arrested After Attempting to Illegally Export Aerospace-Grade Carbon Fiber to China.
Defendant Sought Thousands Of Pounds Of High-Tech Material For Use In Chinese Fighter Planes
DOJ Press Release
September 20, 2012
BIS publishes final rule Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List; Removal of Person From the Entity List Based on Removal Request; and Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes
Final Rule
September 18, 2012
BIS posts public comments received for the June 19, 2012 Feasibility of Enumerating "Specially Designed" Components advanced notice of proposed rulemaking.
Public Comments
September 6, 2012
Former Soldier Pleads Guilty to Participation in International Arms Smuggling Ring.
DOJ Press Release
August 7, 2012
BIS posts public comments received for the June 21, 2012 Proposed Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Implementation of Export Control Reform; Revisions to License Exceptions After Retrospective Regulatory Review; proposed rule.
Public Comments
August 6, 2012
BIS posts public comments received for the June 19, 2012 "Specially Designed" Definition proposed rule.
Public Comments
July 26, 2012
California Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Illegally Export Missile Components to Iran.
DOJ Press Release
July 23, 2012
BIS publishes final rule that updates export and reexport controls for Rwanda and United Nations Security Council arms embargoed countries under the EAR.
Final Rule
July 18, 2012
Update 2012 Speeches from Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement David W. Mills, Director of The Federal Bureau of Investigation Robert S. Mueller, III, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) Vann H. Van Diepen.
Speeches
July 17, 2012
Update 2012 Speeches from Under Secretary of Commerce Eric L. Hirschhorn, Assistant Secretary Kevin Wolf and Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank.
Speeches
July 13, 2012
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest Of Iranian National Who Procured Supplies For Iranian Petrochemical Companies.
DOJ Press Release
July 9, 2012
BIS publishes a final rule amending three existing validated end-user authorizations in the People's Republic of China.
Final Rule
July 2, 2012
BIS publishes final rule to implement Wassenaar Arrangement 2011 agreements.
Final Rule
July 2, 2012
BIS publishes final rule to implement Australia Group 2011 agreements.
Final Rule
June 28, 2012
United Technologies Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges for Helping China Develop New Attack Helicopter
United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney Canada and Hamilton Sundstrand Corporations Also Agree to Pay More Than $75 Million to U.S. Government
DOJ Press Release
June 22, 2012
BIS posts public comments received on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List energetic materials and related articles that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List.
Public Comments
June 21, 2012
BIS publishes proposed revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Implementation of Export Control Reform; Revisions to License Exceptions after Retrospective Review.
Proposed Rule
June 19, 2012
BIS and State Department publish proposed rules for "Specially Designed" Definition
BIS Proposed Rule | State Proposed Rule
June 19, 2012
BIS publishes advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on Feasibility of Enumerating "Specially Designed" Components
BIS Proposed Rule
June 13, 2012
BIS and State Department publish proposed rules addressing military training equipment that the President determines no longer warrants control on the United States Munitions List. The comment period for both rules closes on July 30, 2012.
BIS Proposed Rule | State Proposed Rule
June 12, 2012
ING Bank N.V. Agrees to Forfeit $619 Million for Illegal Transactions with Cuban and Iranian Entities
DOJ Press Release
June 7, 2012
BIS and State Department Publish Proposed Rules Addressing Personal Protective Equipment, Shelters, and Related Items that the President Determines no Longer Warrant Control on the United States Munitions List
BIS Proposed Rule | State Proposed Rule
June 1, 2012
Under Secretary Eric L. Hirschhorn: Remarks to the European Defence Agency, Brussels, Belgium
Remarks
May 25, 2012
Ericsson de Panama Pays $1.753 Million to Settle Charges of Unlicensed Transshipments to Cuba
Press Release | Ericsson Order
May 24, 2012
International Gun Trafficking Ring Dismantled by Arrests of North Carolina Resident and Chinese Nationals
DOJ Press Release
April 27, 2012
Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List.
Final Rule
April 26, 2012
BIS publishes final rule Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List; and Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes.
Final Rule
April 23, 2012
BIS Temporary Denial Order Issued for Re-export of U.S.-origin Aircraft to Iran
Temporary Denial Order
April 18, 2012
BIS publishes final rule Addition of Certain Persons on the Entity List: Addition of Persons Acting Contrary to the National Security or Foreign Policy Interests of the United States.
Final Rule
April 18, 2012
BIS publishes a proposed rule for revisions to Authorization Validated End-User Provisions: Requirement for Notice of Export, Reexport, or Transfer (In-Country) and Clarification Regarding Termination of Conditions on VEU Authorizations.
Proposed Rule
April 17, 2012
BIS publishes revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Export Control Classification Number 0Y521 Series, Items Not Elsewhere Listed on the Commerce Control List (CCL).
Final Rule
February 27, 2012
BIS issues Temporary Denial Order to block the export of aviation related polymers and lubricating oils from the United States to Iran via the UAE.
Temporary Denial Order
February 24, 2012
BIS publishes rule updating legal authority citations for parts 730 and 744 of the EAR. This is a purely administrative rule to keep authority citation paragraphs in the Code of Federal Regulations current. It does not alter any of the text of the EAR nor does it affect any rights, obligations or prohibitions that apply to any person under the EAR.
Final Rule
February 17, 2012
BIS renews Temporary Denial Order against Mahan Airways of Iran, Zarand Aviation and related parties.
Temporary Denial Order
February 13, 2012
BIS posts public comments received on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List surface vessels of war and related articles that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List.
Public Comments
February 13, 2012
BIS posts public comments received on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List submersible vessels, oceanographic equipment and related articles that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List.
Public Comments
February 13, 2012
BIS posts public comments concerning its retrospective regulatory review being conducted pursuant to Executive Order 13653.
Public Comments
February 6, 2012
The BIS Offsets in Defense Trade Sixteenth Study Now Available
Report
January 27, 2012
BIS posts public comments on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List certain gas turbine engines and related items that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United Munitions List.
Public Comments
January 23, 2012
BIS posts public comments on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List certain military vehicles and related items that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List.
Public Comments
January 20, 2012
BIS Releases Annual Report to the Congress for Fiscal Year 2011 and 2012 Annual Report on Foreign Policy-Based Export Controls
2011 Annual Report | 2012 Foreign Policy Report