NOTICES
PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER DURING 1994
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, OFFICE OF DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS
INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS
(22 CFR Part 120 et seq.)
NOTE: CHANGES TO THE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS LISTED BELOW ARE NUMBERED CONSECUTIVELY, BEGINNING IN JANUARY OF THE NEW YEAR.
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1. Statutory Debarment under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (59 FR 1053 on January 7, 1994)
Commentary: The State Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls has issued three year statutory debarment orders against nine new individuals and companies convicted of violating the Arms Export Control Act.
2. Rescission of Suspended Exports Regarding Armour of America, Inc. and Arthur G. Schreiber (59 FR 3746 on January 26, 1994)
Commentary: Pursuant to a Deferred Prosecution Agreement, the State Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls has rescinded its suspension of export licenses issued to Armour of America, Inc. and Arthur G. Schreiber.
3. Statutory Debarment under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (59 FR 5664 on February 7, 1994)
Commentary: The State Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls has issued three year statutory debarment orders against certain companies convicted of violating the Arms Export Control Act in U.S. v. Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd et al.
4. Defense Trade Advisory Group; Open Meeting (59 FR 8290 on February 18, 1994)
Commentary: The DTAG will hold an open meeting on March 17, 1994 at the State Department.
5. Determination under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (59 FR 10663 on March 7, 1994)
Commentary: The State Department has made a classified determination, without further elaboration.
6. Imposition of Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation Sanctions Against Entities in Thailand (59 FR 10663 on March 7, 1994)
Commentary: The State Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls has imposed procurement and import sanctions against three entities in Thailand, representing the first such sanctions issued pursuant to the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991.
7. Defense Trade Advisory Group Reestablishment (59 FR 12396 on March 16, 1994)
Commentary: The DTAG has been rechartered for another two years under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
8. Consideration of Defense Articles and Defense Services Marketing License Requests for South Africa (59 FR 14006 on March 24, 1994)
Commentary: Although the United Nations embargo on exports of defense articles and services to South Africa remains in effect, the Department of State will consider applications for licenses for technical data necessary to make proposals and to market defense articles and services to the South African military.
9. Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations Proscribed List (59 FR 15624 on April 4, 1994)
Commentary: The State Department has indicated that it no longer will deny all license applications for Albania, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania. It also has indicated that it will deny license applications for Haiti and the Sudan, and to UNITA in Angola, henceforth.
10. Reinstatement of Export/Retransfer Privileges Pursuant to Section 38(g)(4) of the Arms Export Control Act (59 FR 16681 on April 7, 1994)
Commentary: The State Department has removed sanctions against Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd., Japan, effective March 25, 1994.
11. Munitions Exports Involving Rexon Technology Corp., et al. (59 FR 16682 on April 7, 1994)
Commentary: The State Department has suspended all licenses and indicated that it intends to deny applications for future licenses, to Rexon Technology Corp., its principles and subsidiaries.
12. Reinstatement of Export/Retransfer Privileges Pursuant to Section 38(g)(4) of the Arms Export Control Act (59 FR 24501 on May 11, 1994)
Commentary: The State Department has removed sanctions against approximately one dozen individuals and companies previously denied export privileges under the ITAR.
13. Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations Definitions of "U.S. Person" and "Foreign Person" (59 FR 25811 on May 18, 1994)
Commentary: The State Department has amended the ITAR to clarify the definitions of U.S. and Foreign Persons to make it clear that all lawful permanent residents of the U.S. qualify as U.S. persons, regardless of whether they have applied for naturalization.
14. Arms Embargo on Rwanda (59 FR 28583 on June 2, 1994)
Commentary: The State Department has imposed a complete arms embargo on Rwanda, in compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 918 and Executive Order 12918.
15. Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (59 FR 29950 on June 10, 1994)
Commentary: The State Department has amended the ITAR in three respects. First, Section 123.16 has been revised to provide that the general exemptions to the licensing requirements do not apply to "significant military equipment." Second, Section 124.10 has been amended by removing the requirement that a signed DSP-83 be submitted with proposed agreements. Third, Section 126.5 is amended to provide that unclassified technical data directly related to a classified defense article may be exported to Canada under the Canadian exemption.
16. Termination of Arms Embargo on South Africa (59 FR 31667 on June 20, 1994)
Commentary: Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 919 which terminated the mandatory arms embargo or South Africa, the Department of State has announced that all export license applications and requests for other approvals for South Africa henceforth will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
17. Policy on Munitions Export Licenses to Peru (59 FR 32481 on June 23, 1994)
Commentary: The Department of State has announced that it is the policy of the United States to deny requests for licenses or other approvals to transfer lethal items to Peru, and review applications for non-lethal items on a case-by-case basis.
18. Determinations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (59 FR 33810 on June 30, 1994)
Commentary: The Department of State has provided notice of two classified determinations, without further explanation.
19. Munitions Exports Involving the Armaments Corporation of South Africa, Ltd. a/k/a ARMSCOR and Related Entities and Individuals (59 FR 33811 on June 30, 1994)
Commentary: The Department of State has announced that it will deny export license applications and other requests for approvals involving ARMSCOR, the Denel Group (Pty) Ltd. a/k/a DENEL, Kentron (Pty) Ltd. (KENTRON), Fuchs Electronics (Pty) Ltd. (FUCHS), William Randy METELERKAMP, Vern DAVIS, Brian SCOTT a/k/a Graham Craighness, Bert QUINN, Johan LOMBARD, Jaco BUDRICKS, Gerrit PRETORIOS, a/k/a Bull, and related parties in light of a recent grand jury proceeding resulting in an indictment of these parties for diverting defense articles and services to South Africa and Iraq in the period 1978-89.
20. Defense Trade Advisory Group; Open Meeting (59 FR 33811 on June 30, 1994)
Commentary: There will be an open meeting of the DTAG on October 6, 1994.
21. Imposition of Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation Sanctions Against Foreign Persons (59 FR 40956 on August 10, 1994)
Commentary: The Department of State has imposed sanctions on Mana International Investments, Europol Holdings Ltd. and Nahum Manbar (owner/manager of these firms) for violating the export controls on chemical and biological weapons.
22. Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (59 FR 42158 on August 17, 1994)
Commentary: The Department of State has amended the ITAR to add Rwanda to the list of countries subject to a policy of denial, to remove South Africa from the list of countries subject to a denial policy, and to indicate that a policy of denial will exist for any country subject to a U.N. embargo, absent publication of an amendment to the ITAR to the contrary.
23. Determination under the Arms Export Control Act (59 FR 44222 on August 26, 1994)
Commentary: The Department of State has published two notices of determinations under the Arms Export Control Act, but withheld the details for reasons of national security.
24. Statutory Debarment under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (59 FR 44451 on August 29, 1994)
Commentary: The Department of State has added thirteen individuals and companies to the list of parties subject to statutory debarment under the ITAR for violations of the Arms Export Control Act.
25. Amendments to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (59 FR 45621 on September 2, 1994)
Commentary: The Department of State has amended the International Traffic in Arms Regulations to permit direct shipments of encryption products to approved parties under the new Distribution Arrangement, which was announce by Deputy Assistant Secretary Martha Harris back on February 4, 1994. However, this does not indicate a change in the policy with respect to exports of such products, just the availability of a new licensing mechanism.
26. Amendments to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (59 FR 46548 on September 9, 1994)
Commentary: The Department of State has amended the U.S. Munitions List to remove certain non-military inertial navigation systems, non-military focal plane arrays, non-military image intensification tubes, non-military accelerometers and non-military gyroscopes from the coverage of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
27. Amendments to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (59 FR 47799 on September 19, 1994)
Commentary: This final rule removes from the coverage of the U.S. Munitions List the international space station and all components, parts, accessories, attachments and associated equipment specially designed therefore.
28. Munitions Exports Involving Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company, Suleiman A. Nasser and Allen R. Love (59 FR 51653 on October 12, 1994)
Commentary: The Office of Defense Trade Controls has published its previously announced suspension of Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company and two individuals from eligibility to export defense articles and services in light of their indictment for violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in connection with sales of C-130 aircraft to Egypt.
29. Waiver of Missile Technology Proliferation Sanctions on Foreign Persons (59 FR 55522 on November 7, 1994)
Commentary: The Office of Defense Trade Controls has published Under Secretary Lynn Davis' decision to waive missile technology proliferation sanctions against the Chinese Ministry of Aerospace Industry, including China Precision Machinery Import/Export Corporation and subunits thereof. Note, however, that she decided not to waive sanctions imposed at the same time against the Pakistani Ministry of Defense.
30. Determination under the Arms Export Control Act (59 FR 61648 on December 1, 1994)
Commentary: The Office of Defense Trade Controls has published notice that it has made a determination under the Arms Export Control Act which is classified for reasons of national security.
31. Imposition of Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation Sanctions on Entities in Switzerland (59 FR 61648 on December 1, 1994)
Commentary: The Office of Defense Trade Controls has imposed sanctions against two Swiss companies, Loop SA (a/k/a Rainstar Ltd.) and CDM Engineering SA, for engaging in the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons.
32. Determination under the Arms Export Control Act (59 FR 65837 on December 21, 1994)
Commentary: The Office of Defense Trade Controls has published notice that it has made a determination under the Arms Export Control Act which is classified for reasons of national security.
33. Imposition of Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation Sanctions on Foreign Persons (59 FR 65837 on December 21, 1994)
Commentary: The Office of Defense Trade Controls has imposed sanctions against Luciano Moscatelli (Australian citizen), Manfred Felber (Austrian citizen) and Gerhard Merz (German citizen) for engaging in the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons