Removal of Certain Restrictions on Importation of Defense Articles and Defense Services From the Russian Federation

概要

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is announcing (1) that it will remove the Russian Federation from the list of countries from which defense articles and defense services may not be imported and (2) implementation of restrictions on the importation of certain firearms and ammunition located or manufactured in the Russian Federation or previously manufactured in the Soviet Union in accordance with an agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation and the guidance of the Secretary of State regarding matters affecting world peace and the external security and foreign policy of the United States as expressed in a letter dated April 5, 1996.