U.S. BIS revises Export Administration Regulations (EAR) Entity List

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) today added 11 entities to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) Entity List under the destination of China for activities contrary to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.

According to today’s BIS release:

• 10 entities were added due to their advancement of the China’s military modernization through the development and integration of advanced artificial intelligence research
• One entity was added for its involvement in the development of lithography technology for advanced-node fabrication facilities in China

BIS also modified one existing entry on the Entity List under the destination of India by removing three entities.

Read the final rule

Background

The EAR contains a list of names of certain foreign persons—including businesses, research institutions, government and private organizations, individuals, and other types of legal persons—that are subject to specific license requirements for the export, reexport and/or transfer (in-country) of specified items. These persons comprise the Entity List. On an individual basis, the persons on the Entity List are subject to licensing requirements and policies supplemental to those found elsewhere in the EAR.