RIP CIV! BIS to Remove License Exception CIV from the EAR

Rumors have circulated through the export community for months, and the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has finally acted. In a final rule published April 28, 2020, BIS is removing License Exception Civil End-Users (CIV) (15 CFR §740.5) from the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

A link to the License Exception Civil End-Users (CIV) (15 CFR §740.5) is here.

CIV authorizes exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country) of certain items controlled for national security reasons without prior review by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), provided the exception’s criteria are met. CIV applies to most civil end-users for civil end-uses in Country Group D:1,[1] which is a shortlist of countries, including the key export markets of China and Russia. The new final rule removing CIV from the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) is effective 60 days after publication, or June 29, 2020, making it a pleasant change from recent regulations that have become effective when they were made available for public inspection at the Federal Register.

Citing the increasing integration of civilian and military technology development in these D:1 countries, BIS determined the amalgamation makes it more difficult for industry to know whether the end use is not intended for military applications or users. As a result, BIS will simply delete CIV as a license exception from all ECCNs that had it, as well as from the EAR; §740.5 will be reserved. Exporters of impacted ECCNs to D:1 countries need to apply for and get an export license from BIS allowing review of the transaction in light of the objectives of the Administration’s National Security Strategy from December 2017 and the National Defense Strategy from January 2018, both of which are cited as precipitating this change.

For quick reference, CIV will no longer be available for exports of the following ECCNs from June 29, 2020:

ECCNS THAT WILL NO LONGER EVEN MENTION CIV as of JUNE 29, 2020

0A018	1A226	1C230	2A225	2D351	3D202	6A102	7A107	9A515
0A501	1A227	1C231	2A226	2D983	3D611	6A107	7A116	9A604
0A502	1A231	1C232	2A290	2D984	3D980	6A108	7A611	9A610
0A503	1A290	1C233	2A291	2D991	3D991	6A202	7A994	9A619
0A504	1A607	1C234	2A983	2D992	3E001	6A203	7B001	9A620
0A505	1A613	1C235	2A984	2D993	3E002	6A205	7B002	9A980
0A602	1A984	1C236	2A991	2D994	3E003	6A225	7B003	9A990
0A604	1A985	1C237	2A992	2E001	3E101	6A226	7B101	9A991
0A606	1A995	1C239	2A993	2E002	3E102	6A991	7B102	9A992
0A614	1A999	1C240	2A994	2E003	3E201	6A992	7B611	9B001
0A617	1B001	1C241	2A999	2E018	3E202	6A993	7B994	9B002
0A919	1B002	1C298	2B001	2E101	3E611	6A994	7D001	9B003
0A978	1B003	1C350	2B002	2E201	3E980	6A995	7D002	9B004
0A979	1B018	1C351	2B003	2E290	3E991	6A996	7D003	9B005
0A981	1B101	1C353	2B004	2E301	4A001	6A997	7D004	9B006
0A982	1B102	1C354	2B005	2E983	4A003	6A998	7D005	9B007
0A983	1B115	1C355	2B006	2E984	4A004	6A999	7D101	9B008
0A998	1B116	1C395	2B007	2E991	4A101	6B004	7D102	9B009
0A999	1B117	1C607	2B008	2E993	4A980	6B007	7D611	9B010
0B501	1B118	1C608	2B009	2E994	4A994	6B008	7D994	9B104
0B505	1B119	1C990	2B104	3A001	4D001	6B108	7E001	9B105
0B602	1B201	1C991	2B105	3A002	4D980	6B619	7E002	9B106
0B604	1B225	1C992	2B109	3A003	4D993	6B995	7E003	9B115
0B606	1B226	1C995	2B116	3A101	4D994	6C002	7E004	9B116
0B614	1B228	1C996	2B117	3A201	4E001	6C004	7E101	9B117
0B617	1B229	1C997	2B119	3A225	4E980	6C005	7E102	9B515
0B999	1B230	1C998	2B120	3A226	4E992	6C992	7E611	9B604
0C606	1B231	1C999	2B121	3A227	4E993	6C994	7E994	9B610
0C617	1B232	1D001	2B122	3A228	5A001	6D001	8A001	9B619
0D001	1B233	1D002	2B201	3A229	5A101	6D002	8A002	9B620
0D501	1B234	1D003	2B204	3A230	5A980	6D003	8A609	9B990
0D505	1B607	1D018	2B206	3A231	5A991	6D102	8A620	9B991
0D602	1B608	1D101	2B207	3A232	5B001	6D103	8A992	9C110
0D604	1B613	1D103	2B209	3A233	5B991	6D201	8B001	9C610
0D606	1B999	1D201	2B225	3A234	5C991	6D619	8B609	9C619
0D614	1C001	1D390	2B226	3A611	5D001	6D991	8B620	9D001
0D617	1C002	1D607	2B227	3A980	5D101	6D992	8C001	9D002
0D999	1C003	1D608	2B228	3A981	5D980	6D993	8C609	9D003
0E001	1C004	1D613	2B229	3A991	5D991	6E001	8D001	9D004
0E501	1C005	1D993	2B230	3A992	5E001	6E002	8D002	9D101
0E502	1C006	1D999	2B231	3A999	5E101	6E003	8D609	9D104
0E504	1C007	1E001	2B232	3B001	5E980	6E101	8D620	9D515
0E505	1C008	1E002	2B233	3B002	5E991	6E201	8D992	9D604
0E602	1C009	1E101	2B350	3B611	5A002	6E202	8D999	9D610
0E604	1C010	1E102	2B351	3B991	5A992	6E619	8E001	9D619
0E606	1C011	1E103	2B352	3B992	5A003	6E991	8E002	9D620
0E614	1C101	1E104	2B991	3C001	5A004	6E992	8E609	9D990
0E617	1C107	1E201	2B992	3C002	5B002	6E993	8E620	9D991
0E982	1C111	1E202	2B993	3C003	5D002	7A001	8E992	9E001
1A001	1C116	1E203	2B996	3C004	5D992	7A002	9A001	9E002
1A002	1C117	1E350	2B997	3C005	5E002	7A003	9A002	9E003
1A003	1C118	1E351	2B998	3C006	5E992	7A004	9A003	9E101
1A004	1C202	1E355	2B999	3C992	6A001	7A005	9A004	9E102
1A005	1C210	1E607	2D001	3D001	6A002	7A006	9A012	9E515
1A006	1C216	1E608	2D002	3D002	6A003	7A008	9A101	9E604
1A007	1C225	1E613	2D003	3D003	6A004	7A101	9A102	9E610
1A008	1C226	1E994	2D101	3D004	6A005	7A102	9A106	9E619
1A101	1C227	1E998	2D201	3D005	6A006	7A103	9A110	9E620
1A202	1C228	2A001	2D202	3D101	6A007	7A104	9A115	9E990
1A225	1C229	2A101	2D290	3D201	6A008	7A105	9A120	9E991
								9E993

[1] Country group D:1 countries are the following: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cambodia, China, Georgia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Libya, Macau, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen.

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