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December 10, 2012
BIS publishes final rule on Editorial Corrections to the Commerce Control List of the Export Administration Regulations.
 Final Rule

November 29, 2012
BIS publishes final rule on Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List.
Final Rule

November 29, 2012
BIS publishes proposed rule on Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) To Make the Commerce Control List (CCL) Clearer. Comments must be received by BIS no later than January 28, 2013.
Proposed Rule

November 28, 2012
BIS publishes proposed rule on Control of Military Electronic Equipment and Related Items the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List. State Department publishes a related proposed rule on Revision of U.S. Munitions List Category XI and Definition for “Equipment.” Both proposed rules are part of the President’s Export Control Reform Initiative. Comments on both rules are due on January 28, 2013.
BIS Proposed Rule | State Proposed Rule

November 7, 2012
BIS publishes proposed rule on deadline for completing voluntary self-disclosures of EAR violations.
Proposed Rule

October 9, 2012
BIS publishes a final rule Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List.
 Final Rule

September 20, 2012
BIS publishes final rule Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List; Removal of Person From the Entity List Based on Removal Request; and Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes
 Final Rule

July 23, 2012
BIS publishes final rule that updates export and reexport controls for Rwanda and United Nations Security Council arms embargoed countries under the EAR.
Final Rule

July 9, 2012
BIS publishes a final rule amending three existing validated end-user authorizations in the People's Republic of China.
Final Rule

July 2, 2012
BIS publishes final rule to implement Wassenaar Arrangement 2011 agreements.
Final Rule

July 2, 2012
BIS publishes final rule to implement Australia Group 2011 agreements.
Final Rule

June 22, 2012
BIS posts public comments received on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List energetic materials and related articles that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List.
Public Comments

June 21, 2012
BIS publishes proposed revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Implementation of Export Control Reform; Revisions to License Exceptions after Retrospective Review.
 Proposed Rule

June 19, 2012
BIS and State Department publish proposed rules for "Specially Designed" Definition
 BIS Proposed Rule   State Proposed Rule

June 19, 2012
BIS publishes advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on Feasibility of Enumerating "Specially Designed" Components 
 BIS Proposed Rule

June 7, 2012
BIS and State Department Publish Proposed Rules Addressing Personal Protective Equipment, Shelters, and Related Items that the President Determines no Longer Warrant Control on the United States Munitions List
 BIS Proposed Rule  State Proposed Rule

May 18, 2012
BIS publishes proposed rule Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations: Auxiliary and Miscellaneous Items that No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List and Items on the Wassenaar Arrangement Munitions List.
 Proposed Rule

May 2, 2012
BIS and State Department publish proposed rules addressing energetic materials and related articles that the President determines no longer warrant control on the United States Munitions List. The comment period for both rules closes on June 18, 2012.
 BIS Proposed Rule   State Proposed Rule

April 26, 2012
BIS publishes final rule Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List; and Implementation of Entity List Annual Review Changes.
 Final Rule

April 18, 2012
BIS publishes final rule Addition of Certain Persons on the Entity List: Addition of Persons Acting Contrary to the National Security or Foreign Policy Interests of the United States.
 Final Rule

April 18, 2012
BIS publishes a proposed rule for revisions to Authorization Validated End-User Provisions: Requirement for Notice of Export, Reexport, or Transfer (In-Country) and Clarification Regarding Termination of Conditions on VEU Authorizations.
 Proposed Rule

April 17, 2012
BIS publishes final rule Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Export Control Classification Number 0Y521 Series, Items Not Elsewhere Listed on the Commerce Control List (CCL).
 Final Rule

March 2, 2012
On February 24, 2012, the Federal Register published a BIS rule entitled, "Amendment to Existing Validated End-User Authorizations for Applied Materials (China), Inc., Boeing Tianjin Composites Co. Ltd., CSMC Technologies Corporation, Lam Research Corporation, and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation in the People’s Republic of China, and for GE India Industrial Pvt. Ltd. in India".
 Final Rule

February 24, 2012
BIS publishes rule updating legal authority citations for parts 730 and 744 of the EAR. This is a purely administrative rule to keep authority citation paragraphs in the Code of Federal Regulations current. It does not alter any of the text of the EAR nor does it affect any rights, obligations or prohibitions that apply to any person under the EAR.
 Final Rule

February 13, 2012
BIS posts public comments received on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List surface vessels of war and related articles that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List.
 Public Comments

February 13, 2012
BIS posts public comments received on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List submersible vessels, oceanographic equipment and related articles that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List.
 Public Comments

February 13, 2012
BIS posts public comments concerning its retrospective regulatory review being conducted pursuant to Executive Order 13653.
 Public Comments

January 27, 2012
BIS posts public comments on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List certain gas turbine engines and related items that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United Munitions List.
 Public Comments

January 23, 2012
BIS posts public comments on proposed rule to add to the Commerce Control List certain military vehicles and related items that the President determines no longer warrant control under the United States Munitions List.
 Public Comments

January 9, 2012
BIS publishes rule imposing a license requirement on certain microwave and millimeter wave electronic components.
 Final Rule

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Public Comments

A key in determining whether an export license is needed from the Department of Commerce is knowing whether the item you intend to export has a specific Export Control Classification Number (ECCN). The ECCN is an alpha-numeric code, e.g., 3A001, that describes the item and indicates licensing requirements. All ECCNs are listed in the Commerce Control List (CCL) (Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 of the EAR) which is available on the Government Printing Office website. The CCL is divided into ten broad categories, and each category is further subdivided into five product groups.

Commerce Control List Categories

Five Product Groups

If your item falls under U.S. Department of Commerce jurisdiction and is not listed on the CCL, it is designated as EAR99. EAR99 items generally consist of low-technology consumer goods and do not require a license in many situations. However, if you plan to export an EAR99 item to an embargoed country, to an end-user of concern, or in support of a prohibited end-use, you may be required to obtain a license.