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Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce Pt. 744 SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 TO PART 743— security or foreign policy interests of the WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT PARTICI- United States. PATING STATES 744.12 Restrictions on exports and reexports to persons designated in or pursuant to Argentina Malta Executive Order 13224 (Specially Des- Australia Mexico ignated Global Terrorist) (SDGT). Austria Netherlands 744.13 Restrictions on exports and reexports Belgium New Zealand to persons designated pursuant to Execu- tive Order 12947 (Specially Designated Bulgaria Norway Terrorist) (SDT). Canada Poland Croatia 744.14 Restrictions on exports and reexports Portugal to designated Foreign Terrorist Organi- Czech Republic Romania Denmark zations (FTOs). Russia Estonia 744.15 Restrictions on exports, reexports Slovakia Finland and transfers (in-country) to persons list- Slovenia France ed on the unverified list. Germany South Africa 744.16 Procedure for requesting removal or Greece South Korea modification of an Entity List entity. Hungary Spain 744.17 Restrictions on certain exports, reex- Ireland Sweden ports and transfers (in-country) of micro- Italy Switzerland processors and associated ‘‘software’’ and Japan Turkey ‘‘technology’’ for ‘‘military end uses’’ Latvia Ukraine and to ‘‘military end users.’’ Lithuania United Kingdom 744.18 Restrictions on exports, reexports, Luxembourg United States and transfers to persons designated in or pursuant to Executive Order 13315. [63 FR 55020, Oct. 14, 1998, as amended at 70 744.19 Licensing policy regarding persons FR 41102, July 15, 2005; 71 FR 52964; Sept. 7, sanctioned pursuant to specified stat- 2006; 77 FR 39369, July 2, 2012] utes. 744.20 License requirements that apply to certain sanctioned entities. PART 744—CONTROL POLICY: END- 744.21 Restrictions on certain ’Military end USER AND END-USE BASED uses’ in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) or for a ’Military end use’ or ’Mili- Sec. tary end user’ in Russia or Venezuela. 744.1 General provisions. 744.22 Restrictions on exports, reexports 744.2 Restrictions on certain nuclear end- and transfers to persons whose property uses. and interests in property are blocked 744.3 Restrictions on Certain Rocket Sys- pursuant to Executive Orders 13310, 13448 tems (including ballistic missile systems or 13464. and space launch vehicles and sounding SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 TO PART 744—MILITARY rockets) and Unmanned Air Vehicles (in- END-USE EXAMPLES FOR § 744.17 cluding cruise missile systems, target SUPPLEMENT NO. 2 TO PART 744—LIST OF drones and reconnaissance drones) End- ITEMS SUBJECT TO THE MILITARY END-USE Uses. LICENSE REQUIREMENT OF § 744.21 744.4 Restrictions on certain chemical and SUPPLEMENT NO. 3 TO PART 744—COUNTRIES biological weapons end-uses. NOT SUBJECT TO CERTAIN NUCLEAR END- 744.5 Restrictions on certain maritime nu- USE RESTRICTIONS IN § 744.2(a) clear propulsion end-uses. SUPPLEMENT NO. 4 TO PART 744—ENTITY LIST 744.6 Restrictions on certain activities of SUPPLEMENT NO. 5 TO PART 744—PROCEDURES U.S. persons. FOR END-USER REVIEW COMMITTEE ENTITY 744.7 Restrictions on certain exports to and LIST DECISIONS for the use of certain foreign vessels or SUPPLEMENT NO. 6 TO PART 744—UNVERIFIED aircraft. LIST 744.8 Restrictions on exports and reexports AUTHORITY: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 to persons designated pursuant to Execu- U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.; 42 tive Order 13382—Blocking Property of U.S.C. 2139a; 22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. Weapons of Mass Destruction 7210; E.O. 12058, 43 FR 20947, 3 CFR, 1978 Proliferators and Their Supporters. Comp., p. 179; E.O. 12851, 58 FR 33181, 3 CFR, 744.9 Restrictions on certain exports and re- 1993 Comp., p. 608; E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 exports of cameras controlled by ECCNs CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; E.O. 12947, 60 FR 6A003.b.3, 6A003.b.4.b, or 6A003.b.4.c. 5079, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 356; E.O. 13026, 61 744.10 Restrictions on certain entities in FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. Russia. 13099, 63 FR 45167, 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 208; 744.11 License requirements that apply to E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. entities acting contrary to the national 783; E.O. 13224, 66 FR 49079, 3 CFR, 2001 373 VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:21 Mar 06, 2015 Jkt 235052 PO 00000 Frm 00383 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\15\15V2.TXT 31 § 744.1 15 CFR Ch. VII (1–1–15 Edition) Comp., p. 786; Notice of January 21, 2014, 79 on the Unverified List (UVL) in Supple- FR 3721 (January 22, 2014); Notice of August ment No. 6 of this part, the criteria for 7, 2014, 79 FR 46959 (August 11, 2014); Notice of revising the UVL, as well as procedures September 17, 2014, 79 FR 56475 (September 19, 2014); Notice of November 7, 2014, 79 FR for requesting removal or modification 67035 (November 12, 2014). of a listing on the UVL. Section 744.16 sets forth the right of a party listed in SOURCE: 61 FR 12802, Mar. 25, 1996, unless Supplement No. 4 to this part to re- otherwise noted. quest that its listing be removed or § 744.1 General provisions. modified. Section 744.19 sets forth BIS’s licensing policy for applications for ex- (a)(1) Introduction. In this part, ref- ports or reexports when a party to the erences to the EAR are references to 15 transaction is an entity that has been CFR chapter VII, subchapter C. This sanctioned pursuant to any of three part contains prohibitions against ex- specified statutes that require certain ports, reexports, and selected transfers license applications to be denied. Sec- to certain end-users and end-uses as in- tion 744.20 requires a license, to the ex- troduced under General Prohibition tent specified in supplement no. 4 to Five (End-use/End-users) and Nine (Or- this part, for exports and reexports of ders, Terms, and Conditions), unless authorized by BIS. Sections 744.2, 744.3, items subject to the EAR destined to 744.4 prohibit exports, reexports and certain sanctioned entities listed in transfers (in-country) of items subject supplement no. 4 to this part. In addi- to the EAR to defined nuclear, missile, tion, these sections include license re- and chemical and biological prolifera- view standards for export license appli- tion activities. Section 744.5 prohibits cations submitted as required by these exports, reexports and transfers (in- sections. It should also be noted that country) of items subject to the EAR part 764 of the EAR prohibits exports, to defined nuclear maritime end-uses. reexports and certain transfers of Section 744.6 prohibits certain activi- items subject to the EAR to denied ties by U.S. persons in support of cer- parties. Section 744.21 imposes restric- tain nuclear, missile, chemical, or bio- tions for exports, reexports and trans- logical end-uses. Section 744.7 prohibits fers (in-country) of specified items for exports and reexports of certain items certain ’military end uses’ in the Peo- for certain aircraft and vessels. Section ple’s Republic of China (PRC) or for a 744.8 prohibits exports and reexports ’military end use’ or ’military end without authorization to certain par- user’ in Russia or Venezuela. Section ties who have been designated as 744.22 imposes restrictions on exports, proliferators of weapons of mass de- reexports and transfers to persons struction or as supporters of such whose property and interests in prop- proliferators pursuant to Executive erty are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13382. Section 744.10 prohibits ex- Orders 13310, 13448, or 13464. ports and reexports of any item subject (2) If controls set forth under more to the EAR to Russian entities, in- than one section of part 744 apply to a cluded in Supplement No. 4 of this person, the license requirements for part. Section 744.11 imposes license re- such a person will be determined based quirements, to the extent specified in on the requirements of all applicable Supplement No. 4 to this part on enti- sections of part 744, and license appli- ties listed in Supplement No. 4 to this cations will be reviewed under all ap- part for activities contrary to the na- plicable licensing policies. tional security or foreign policy inter- (b) Steps. The following are steps you ests of the United States. Sections should follow in using the provisions of 744.12, 744.13 and 744.14 prohibit exports this part: and reexports of any item subject to (1) Review end-use and end-user prohi- the EAR to persons designated as Spe- bitions. First, review each end-use and cially Designated Global Terrorists, end-user prohibition described in this Specially Designated Terrorists, or part to learn the scope of these prohibi- Foreign Terrorist Organizations, re- tions. spectively. Section 744.15 sets forth the (2) Determine applicability. Second, de- conditions for exports, reexports, and termine whether any of the end-use transfers (in-country) to persons listed and end-user prohibitions described in 374 VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:21 Mar 06, 2015 Jkt 235052 PO 00000 Frm 00384 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\15\15V2.TXT 31 Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce § 744.2 this part are applicable to your know 1 that the item will be used di- planned export, reexport, transfer (in- rectly or indirectly in any one or more country) or other activity. See Supple- of the following activities described in ment No. 1 to part 732 for guidance. For paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3) of exports, reexports or transfers (in- this section: country) that are in transit at the time (1) Nuclear explosive activities.