Final rule amending the Russia and Belarus sanctions under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce today released a final rule amending the Russia and Belarus sanctions under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to introduce a new license exception for EAR99 medical devices and related parts, components, accessories, and attachments for use in or with medical devices that are destined for Russia, Belarus, and certain regions of Ukraine (the Crimea region and covered regions).
This rule aims to authorize certain exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country) of “medical devices” that are regularly approved and that advance U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.
BIS estimates that the new medical devices license exception will result in a reduction of 3,900 license applications being submitted to BIS annually.
The rule also makes two corrections to the EAR, consisting of:
Read a related BIS release