BIS Issues FAQs for New Cybersecurity Export Control Rule
The Bureau of Industry and Security on Nov. 12 issued a new 16-page guidance on its recently issued export controls on certain cybersecurity items, which take effect Jan. 19 (see 2110200036). The guidance includes 29 frequently asked questions on how…
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the items will be controlled, how BIS defines certain control terms, when licenses are required for cybersecurity exports and more. The FAQs also define the term “government end-user” under new License Exception Authorized Cybersecurity Exports (ACE), and list situations when a license requirement is triggered for cybersecurity exports, when universities may need a license for teaching and training, and when certain carve-outs apply.