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Export Controls and
Export Control Reform
April 23, 2015
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Impact of US Export Control Reform
Export Classification
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ITAR
EAR
EAR99
Legacy ITAR Articles
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Category II – Guns and Armament
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Category III – Ammunition/Ordnance
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Cat. XIII – Materials & Misc. Articles
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ForeignPerson
TECHNICAL DATA
DEFENSE ARTICLE
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See-Through Rule
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ITAR Taint, Infection, or Creep
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Fruit
vegetable
FRUitAR
VEGETABLEAR
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The DNA of ECR self-classification:
https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/licensing/decision_tools.html
http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/2012-03-30-17-54-11/2013-02-15-13-50-21
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EAR
EAR99
Enumerated Articles
Peculiarly Responsible Articles
Legacy ITAR Articles (DDCAM)
(Other) Specially Designed Articles
Enumerated 600 Items
Specially Designed 600 Items
(Other) CCL Enumerated Items
CCL Specially Designed Items
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SYSTEM
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EQUIPMENT
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ITAR - Firmware and any related unique support tools (such as computers, linkers, editors, test case generators, diagnostic checkers, library of functions, and system test diagnostics) directly related to equipment or systems covered under any category of the U.S. Munitions List are considered as part of the end-item or component. Firmware includes but is not limited to circuits into which software has been programmed. - 22 CFR 120.45(e)
EAR – Firmware undefined.