The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule, effective March 18, 2004, which, among other things, amends 15 CFR Parts 745 and 774 to implement certain understandings reached at the June 2003 plenary meeting of the Australia Group (AG).
WTO News states that the World Trade Organization's (WTO) General Council has given Cambodia another six months (to March 31, 2004) to ratify its membership agreement and join the WTO. (WTO News, dated 02/11/04, available at http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news04_e/gc_cambodia/11Feb04_.e.htm
BIS Issues Final Rule on Licensing Jurisdiction for Certain QRS11 Micromachined Angular Rate Sensors
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule, effective February 9, 2004, which amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) at 15 CFR Parts 734, 740 and 774 to transfer licensing jurisdiction for certain QRS 11-00100-100/101 Micromachined Angular Rate Sensors from the State Department to the Department of Commerce (DOC).
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule, effective February 6, 2004, which amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by making certain corrections and clarifications, including the insertion of material inadvertently omitted from previous rules.
The State Department has issued a final rule, effective January 7, 2004, which amends the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to allow a change in jurisdiction for certain quartz rate sensors (QRS) from the State Department's U.S. Munitions List (USML) to the Commerce Department's Commerce Control List (CCL) in certain circumstances only.