Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 19.10.2000

Revisions to Encryption Items

This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and implements the July 17 White House announcement to streamline the export and reexport of encryption items to European Union (EU) member states, Australia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland and Switzerland under License Exception ENC. The 30-day waiting period and the previous distinction between government and non- government end-users are removed by this rule for these destinations. This rule makes further revisions and clarifications to the rule published on January 14, 2000 including changes in the treatment of products incorporating short-range wireless technologies, open cryptographic interfaces, beta test software, encryption source code, and U.S. content (de minimis) requirements. This rule also allows, for the first time, exporters to self-classify unilateral controlled encryption products (that fall under Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) 5A992, 5D992 and 5E992) upon notification to the Bureau of Export Administration (BXA). Restrictions on exports by U.S. persons to terrorist-supporting states (Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan or Syria), their nationals and ot