Commerce Department, Industry and Security Bureau
In this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) makes changes to the Syria export control measures under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 14312, Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions, which directed the removal of sanctions on Syria. This final rule relaxes the EAR's existing restrictions on exports and reexports to Syria of items subject to the EAR by making the following changes: revising certain restrictive license application review policies that had applied to most items subject to the EAR to be more favorable; expanding existing license exceptions to apply to Syria; and adding new license exceptions for Syria, including for EAR99 items.
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 736, 740, and 746 [Docket No. 250827-0147] RIN 0694-AK28 AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) makes changes to the Syria export control measures under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 14312, Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions, which directed the removal of sanctions on Syria. This final rule relaxes the EAR's existing restrictions on exports and reexports to Syria of items subject to the EAR by making the following changes: revising certain restrictive license application review policies that had applied to most items subject to the EAR to be more favorable; expanding existing license exceptions to apply to Syria; and adding new license exceptions for Syria, including for EAR99 items. DATES: This rule is effective September 2, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this final rule, contact Benjamin Barron, Supervisory Export Policy Analyst, Human Rights and Embargoes Division, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, Phone: 202-482-4252, Email: HumanRights.Embargoes@bis.doc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background A. Export Restrictions Regarding Syria Prior to This Final Rule Section (5)(a)(1) of the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 ( Pub. L. 108-175 ) (…
Citation: 90 FR 42315
