Directorate of Defense Trade Controls notification of name/address changes:
The Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) will have an open meeting at 1:30 p.m. July 26, at 1777 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., the State Department said. The committee consists of private sector defense trade representatives, appointed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, who advise the Department on policies, regulations, and technical issues affecting defense trade. The meeting will discuss current defense trade issues and topics for further study. Agenda topics will be posted on the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls' website, at www.pmddtc.state.gov about 10 days before the meeting.
The State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls said its Electronic Form Submission (EFS) application has been upgraded to version 1.1.EFSe v1.1 and released a document that provides information supporting the release of EFS v1.1 and the supporting web content included in DTAS Online v1.1. DDTC said the release is to improve functional aspects of EFS and to correct navigational and screen issues. Highlights of functional improvements include: a check to prevent the submission of blank forms; feedback to the user when a case has been successfully submitted to the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC); ability to enter certain special characters in the subject field of a submission; system timeout after a period of inactivity; improved consistency in the file upload process; and improved consistency in field validation. Additional information is available (here) and from the DTRADE Help Desk at 202-663-2838 or dtradehelpdesk@state.gov.
July 2-13 WCO Knowledge Academy for Customs and Trade, WCO Headquarters, Brussels -- http://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=40460&
The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls said the Electronic Form Submission (EFS) application will be upgraded to Release v1.1 the evening of July 9, and will be unavailable from 5-7 p.m. EST.
The State Department issued the official notice detailing its statutory debarment of Pratt & Whitney Canada in connection with Pratt & Whitney Canada’s conviction for its assistance to China in developing a military attack helicopter. The company will be prohibited for a period of at least 3 years from participating directly or indirectly in the export of defense articles, including technical data, or in the furnishing of defense services for which a license or other approval is required, State said.
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls notification of name/address changes:
The State Department provided the following guidance July 2 related to the June 28 U.S. District Court, D.C., guilty plea by Pratt & Whitney Canada to violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). (See ITT's Online Archives 12062907). The plea resulted in a statutory debarment on P&W Canada (here).
July 1 Basic Guide to Exporting: Satisfying Int'l Product Certification Requirements webinar -- Doug.Barry@trade.gov
Pratt & Whitney Canada, a Canadian subsidiary of the Connecticut-based defense contractor United Technologies pleaded guilty June 28 to violating the Arms Export Control Act and making false statements in connection with its illegal export to China of U.S.-origin military software used in the development of China's first modern military attack helicopter, the Z-10, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement. United Technologies, its U.S.-based subsidiary Hamilton Sundstrand, and Pratt & Whitney Canada have all agreed to pay more than $75 million as part of a global settlement with the Justice Department and State Department in connection with the violations and for making false and belated disclosures to the U.S. government about these illegal exports, ICE said, of which up to $20 million can be suspended if applied by UTC to remedial compliance measures.