Commerce Department, Industry and Security Bureau
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) publishes this final rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to clarify the scope of the export controls that apply to certain vaccines and medical products, consistent with the release (i.e., exclusion) notes contained in the Australia Group (AG) "Human and Animal Pathogens and Toxins for Export Control" common control list.
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 Parts 742 and 774 [Docket No. 201208-0330] RIN 0694-AI09 AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) publishes this final rule to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to clarify the scope of the export controls that apply to certain vaccines and medical products, consistent with the release ( i.e., exclusion) notes contained in the Australia Group (AG) “Human and Animal Pathogens and Toxins for Export Control” common control list. DATES: This rule is effective January 7, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kimberly Orr, Chemical and Biological Controls Division, Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance, Bureau of Industry and Security, Telephone: (202) 482-4201, Email: Kimberly.Orr@bis.doc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to clarify the scope of the export controls that apply to certain vaccines, consistent with the vaccine release ( i.e., exclusion) note contained in the Australia Group (AG) “List of Human and Animal Pathogens and Toxins for Export Control” common control list, as updated by a decision made at the AG Plenary meeting held in Paris, France, in June 2019. The AG is a multilateral forum consisting of 42 participating countries and the European Union that maintain export control…
Citation: 86 FR 944
