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May 8, 2012

What is ITAR compliance? Two words: continual improvement

Posted in ITAR, From the President

What is ITAR compliance? It’s many different things, of course. However, if I had to choose two words to answer this question, they would be: Continual Improvement.

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April 29, 2012

ITAR compliance and killing two birds with one stone

Posted in ITAR, Best Practices

ITAR compliance is agreeably difficult, and exemptions are not “exempt” from this conundrum. Take, for example, the export of defense articles and technical data.

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April 26, 2012

Will the new UK exemption help your ITAR compliance?

Posted in ITAR, Export Control Reform Initiative

Earlier this month, DDTC made final a new exemption for certain exports to the United Kingdom in §126.17 of the ITAR. A quick look at the new 126.17 reminds me of the Canadian exemption (§126.5) in a number of ways.

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April 17, 2012

We now return to our regularly scheduled ITAR compliance requirements

Posted in ITAR, Violations, Denied Parties Lists

Less than two months after they were added to the Excluded Party List System (EPLS), it now appears that the last of the freight forwarders have been removed from the EPLS – paving the way for a return to “business as usual” for exporters.

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March 20, 2012

EVERYTHING is controlled by export compliance regulations

Posted in ITAR, EAR, OFAC, Export Control Reform Initiative

One of the big questions in the international business world is: “Are my products and/or data controlled by export compliance regulations?” The answer is ... YES! Most people are shocked to learn that nearly everything is export controlled.

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