REGULATORY COMPLIANCE NEWSLETTER – Vol. 0509-2008

Today's Items:

1. Focusing on the ITAR—A Seminar Series
2. EAR--Technical Corrections to the Export Administration Regulations Based Upon a Systematic Review of the CCL; Correction
3. OFAC--Additional Designation of Individuals and Entities Pursuant to Executive Order 12978
4. OFAC--Release of TSRA biennial report
5. OFAC--New Burma General License
6. OFAC--Updated list of authorized providers of air, travel, and remittance forwarding services to Cuba.
7. OFAC--Watch List Updates
8. Denied Parties Screening Update
9. Conferences

NEWS:

Focusing on the ITAR--A Seminar Series—Training in Defense Trade Regulatory Requirements and Practices

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule in the Federal Register on April 18, 2008 (73 FR 21035), that amended the EAR to make various technical corrections and clarifications to the EAR as a result of a systematic review of the CCL. The amendments in that final rule included a revision to the "Unit" paragraph in the List of Items Controlled section of Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 9A004. However, because of an inadvertent formatting error in a rule published on March 18, 1999 (64 FR 13338), the "Related Controls" paragraph in that CCL entry appeared to be a part of the "Unit" paragraph. This resulted in the inadvertent removal of the "Related Controls" paragraph in the List of Items Controlled section of that ECCN entry when the "Unit" paragraph was revised with the publication of the April 18, 2008, rule. Today's rule corrects that inadvertent removal by adding the "Related Controls" paragraph back into that ECCN entry. Effective Date: This rule is effective: May 8, 2008.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of 24 newly-designated individuals and entities whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, "Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions with Significant Narcotics Traffickers." The designation by the Director of OFAC of the 24 individuals and entities identified in this notice pursuant to Executive Order 12978 is effective on April 15, 2008. The list of additional designees is as follows:

1. AGROGANADERA LA ISABELA S.A.; 2. CENTRO COMERCIAL GUSS S.A. ; 3. CONSTRUCCIONES LA RESERVA S.A.; 4. CONSTRUCTORA JUANAMBU S.A.; 5. CONSTRUCTORA LOMA LINDA S.A.; 6. CONSTRUCTORA UMBRIA S.A.; 7. FRONTERA VIRTUAL S.A. ; 8. INMOBILIARIA QUILICHAO S.A.; 9. INVERSIONES INMOBILIARIA QUILICHAO S.A. Y CIA S.C.A.; 10. MIRACANA INMOBILIARIA QUILCHAO S.A. & CIA S.C.A.; 11. RED DE SERVICIOS INMOBILIARIO PROFESIONALES S.A. ; 12. RENGIFO MANCERA & CIA S.C.A.; 13. RENGIFO O.A.M. Y CIA S.C.A.; 14. RUIZ DE ALARCON; 15. VENECIA INMOBILIARIA QUILICHAO S.A. & CIA S.C.A.; 16. CURREA CORREA, Carlos Alberto; 17. RENGIFO PUENTES, Ramiro; 18. MORENO FERNANDEZ, Monica; 19. NARVAEZ PUENTES, James Orlando; 20. OSPINA PRADA, Maria del Carmen; 21. RENGIFO AMAYA, Harvy Ramiro; 22. RENGIFO OSPINA, Edwin Amir; 23. RENGIFO OSPINA, Jefferson; 24. RENGIFO OSPINA, Lina Milayi

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published its Third Biennial Report of Licensing Activities pursuant to Section 906(b) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 ("TSRA"), covering activities undertaken by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") under Section 906(a)(1) of the TSRA from October 2004 through September 2006. Under the procedures established in its TSRA-related regulations, OFAC processes license applications requesting authorization to export agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices to Iran and Sudan under the one-year specific licensing regime set forth in Section 906 of the TSRA.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has posted on its Web site a general license, General License Number 14, under its Burmese Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 537, that allows nongovernmental organizations to engage in not-for-profit humanitarian or religious activities in Burma more easily. Specifically, General License No. 14 authorizes the exportation or reexportation of financial services to Burma in support of the not-for-profit humanitarian or religious activities in Burma of U.S. or third-country nongovernmental organizations.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has updated its list of authorized providers of air, travel, and remittance forwarding services to Cuba .

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Department of Treasury announced revisions to their watch list on May 7, 2008. Entities have been added in the notice and information on existing parties on the watch list has been updated with new addresses and branch offices.

DENIED PARTIES SCREENING UPDATE:

The following entities were added to the Denied Persons List. The full list of changes can be accessed at the OCR web site.

• *ENTIRE COUNTRY* , MYANMAR (BURMA)
  Privileges affected: OFAC is issuing General License Number 14, under its Burmese Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 537, that allows nongovernmental organizations to engage in not-for-profit humanitarian or religious activities in Burma more easily. Specifically, General License No. 14 authorizes the exportation or reexportation of financial services to Burma in support of the not-for-profit humanitarian or religious activities in Burma of U.S. or third-country nongovernmental organizations (05/07/2008) http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/burma/gls/burmagl14.pdf. OFAC is revising the general license for certain publishing activities contained in the Burmese Sanctions Regulations. (8/30/2007). U.S. Department of the Treasury is amending and reissuing in their entirety the Burmese Sanctions Regulations to implement Executive Order 13310 of July 28, 2003, which placed new sanctions on Burma . Prohibits (a) exportation or re-exportation, directly or indirectly, to Burma (Mynamar) of any financial services either (i) from the United States or (ii) by a United States person, wherever located; and (b) any approval, financing, facilitation, or guarantee by a United States person, wherever located, of a transaction by a foreign person where the transaction by that foreign person would be prohibited if performed by a United States person or within the United States (Title 31 Part 537).
  F.R. Date: 08/30/2007, Citation: 70 FR 48239; 72 FR 50047
• AGROGANADERA LA ISABELA S.A. , Avenida 4 No. 6N-61, Ofc. 510, Cali , COLOMBIA
  Privileges affected: Colombia ; NIT # 900100335-6 (Colombia).
  Effective date: 04/15/08, Expiration date: UNTIL RESCINDED
  F.R. Date: 05/07/2008, Citation: 73 FR 25826
• CENTRO COMERCIAL GUSS S.A., Carrera 105 No. 14-01, Cali , COLOMBIA
  Privileges affected: NIT # 900105460-1 (Colombia).
  Effective date: 04/15/08, Expiration date: UNTIL RESCINDED
  F.R. Date: 05/07/2008, Citation: 73 FR 25826

CONFERENCES:

BIS

Title: Complying with US Export Controls
Date: May 14-15, 2008
Location: Houston, TX

Title: Complying with US Export Controls
Date: May 20-21, 2008
Location: San Jose, CA

Title: Technology Controls
Date: May 22, 2008
Location: San Jose, CA

International Trade Compliance Strategies, LLC -- http://www.itcstrategies.com/

Unz & Co. Seminars – http://www.unzco.com/

Title: Export Operations & Procedures, Export Controls and Licensing, Introduction to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), ITAR Licensing Workshop, Classification Under the Schedule B
Date: May 12 – 15, 2008
Location: Long Beach, CA

Title: Global Sourcing & Supply Chain Management
Date: May 20, 2008
Location: Atlanta, GA

Title: Export Operations & Procedures, Export Controls and Licensing, NAFTA and Other Free Trade Agreements, Export Management
Date: May 19 – 23, 2008
Location: Woodbridge, NJ

Title: Import Operations & Procedures, Tariff Classification Under the Harmonized System , U.S. Customs Audit & Compliance Assessment
Date: May 27 – 30, 2008
Location: Stamford, CT

DL Exports International

For a list of seminars please visit http://www.dlexports.com/

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