Next NCITD Meeting to Feature Speakers from Center for International Trade and Security and State Department

The next meeting of the National Council on International Trade Development (NCITD) will take place on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 in Washington, DC and will feature the following speakers:

• Ryan Cathie, Jay P. Nash and Clarence Smith, Center for International Trade and Security, University of Georgia. Topic: Export Controls in China, Japan an Singapore

• Justin Friedman, Director, Office of Export Control Cooperation, U.S. Department of State. Topic: International Export Control Assistance

• Best Practices Roundtable: Expanding a U.S. Compliance Program as a Global Program, Moderators: Carol Fuchs and Felice Laird
  

For information on how to join NCITD or to attend the meeting, see www.ncitd.org or contact the NCITD Secretariat at 202-872-9280.

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DDTC Issues Two Important Notices on its Website

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) has issued the following two notices on its website that should be reviewed by manufacturers and exporters of defense articles and services:

• Updated version of Licensing of Foreign Persons Employed by a U.S. Person (note that the new text added by DDTC in this notice is highlighted in yellow) (Click here to read).


• DSP Amendments for Value or Quantity Changes (this is an important notice since it states that effective immediately, DDTC will no longer process DSP amendments for value or quantity changes and a replacement license must be obtained) (Click here to read).

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Secretary Locke Proposes Reforms to Export Controls System During Speech at BIS Update Conference

In a speech today during the the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Update Conference on Export Controls, Commerce Secretary Locke announced that he has proposed that the Commerce Department, working with other government agencies, immediately explore pursuing two reforms that will "provide substantial relief" to U.S. exporters while strengthening U.S. national security and foreign policy interests:

• Eliminating dual-use export license requirements for allies and partner nations;
• Implementing a fast-track procedure for the review of dual-use export licenses for other key allies.

While the first of these proposed changes will require amendments to the Export Administration Regulations, the second proposed change may be able to be implemented fairly quickly. Stay tuned.

The full text of Secretary Locke's speech can be found here.

Click here to view the live Twitter feed from some of today's Update sessions.

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News from BIS Update Conference Posted on Twitter

Just posted some news from the export enforcement panel at BIS Update on our Twitter feed at twitter.com/tradelawnews.

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