BIS stands for what?
Bureau of Industry Safety
Bureau of Industry and Securtity
Bureau of Industry Satisfaction
What does OFAC stand for?
Office of Foreign Aid Councel
Office of Foreign Action Councel
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Office of Food and Aid Control
The Department of State (DOS) is in control of which of the agencies below:
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) & Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS)
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) & International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) & Foreign Assets Control Regulations
U.S. Customs & Border Protection (USCBP)
An item is subject to the EAR unless
It was made outside of the U.S
U.S. item being exchanged between foreign countries
In the U.S. but created in a foreign country
It is under the sole jurisdiction of another agency
Retention period for record keeping is
3 years
1 year
10 years
5 years
General Prohibitions 1 - 3 include
Denial Orders
Export or reexport controlled items to countries for which a license is required.
Reexport or export from abroad foreign-made items incorporating more than a de minimis amount of controlled U.S. content to countries for which a license is required
Exports or reexports to prohibited end-users and end-uses
Reexport or export from abroad the foreign produced direct product of U.S. technology and software to countries for which a license is required
General Prohibition 9 relates to in-transit shipments
Proceeding with a transaction with knowledge that a violation has occurred or is about to occur is considered "Self Blinding" and is prohibited in International Law.
Which countries below are currently on the embargo list?
Cuba
Haiti
Rwanda
Sudan
Syria
Afghanastan
A license exception is an authorization to export or reexport without a license
License Exception "GBS" stands for Group B Shipments
An example of a Transaction-Based License Exception is RPL/Service & Replacement of Parts & Equipment
It is necessary to screen all parties to a transaction of items under both CCL and EAR99
General Prohibitions 1-3 refer to:
What is the item?
Who will receive it?
Where is it going?
What will be the end-use?
SNAP-R is BIS's on-line electronic license application submission system available at no-cost.
The U.S. principal party in interest (USPPI) is the
Freight fowarder
U.S. Government
Exporter
Broker
Other agencies that play a part in the U.S. Export Control System are the
Central Itelligence Agency
DOS Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
DOD Defense Technology Security Administration
Department of Energy
All of the above
Most commercial items are designated EAR99
