As part of an update and tightening, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is making changes to the Russia and Belarus sanctions under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), which will also impact, for example, EU-based re-exporters.
This final rule introduces additional export control measures against Russia and Belarus by expanding the scope of certain goods listed in two EAR supplements that are subject to sector-specific EAR sanctions (see Section 746 EAR) against Russian and Belarusian industry.
In addition, a licensing requirement is introduced for certain "software" classified as "EAR99" goods if they are destined for Russia or Belarus. Similarly, the scope of goods and software that can be licensed under the license exception "Consumer Communications Devices"(CCD) for export, re-export or transfer (within the country) to Russia or Belarus will be restricted.
For reasons of transparency and to facilitate compliance, this Final Rule also consolidates the sanctions against Russia and Belarus into a single section of the EAR, while retaining the existing product annexes to Section 746 of the EAR.
This Final Rule also amends the EAR to add five entities and eight addresses to the Entity List and changes the structure of the Entity List. These entries are listed on the Entity List under the destinations People's Republic of China (China) and Russia and have been determined by the U.S. Government to be contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.
The Final Rule became effective on June 12, 2024, except for Change Order 14 (concerning the EAR99 software referenced above), which becomes effective on September 16, 2024.
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A Rule by the Industry and Security Bureau on 06/18/2024
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