Amendment to Country Groups for Ukraine, Mexico and Cyprus Under the Export Administration Regulations

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security 15 CFR Part 740 [Docket No. 201120-0311] RIN 0694-AI12 AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to revise the Country Group designations for Ukraine, Mexico and Cyprus. Specifically, in this rule, BIS moves Ukraine from Country Group D to Country Group B and adds Mexico and Cyprus in Country Group A:6. This rule also includes conforming changes. DATES: Effective December 28, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Muldonian, Office of National Security and Technology Transfer Controls, Patricia.Muldonian@bis.doc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Export Administration Regulations (EAR) designates countries in Country Groups (A, B, D and E) (Supplement No. 1 to Part 740) which reflect each country's export control policy, multilateral regime membership, system, and practice. The Country Groups generally serve as a basis for the availability of exceptions from license requirements described in part 740 (License Exceptions) of the EAR, when applicable conditions are met in part 740. Country Groups may also be used when describing license review policy and end-user and end-use based controls under part 744. The EAR also sets forth license requirements in the Commerce Country Chart (Supplement No. 1 to Part 738). The Commerce Country Chart contains licensing requ…