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Please see below export control regulatory changes published in mid-to-late 2020:

Agency: Date: Link to Notice:
Department of State 09/29/2020 85 FR 60855

Summary of Change:

State Department publishes Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List

This notice establishes the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List. The Cuban Assets Control Regulations under 31 CFR 515.210 generally prohibit persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction from lodging, paying for lodging, or making any reservation for or on behalf of a third party to lodge at any property in Cuba identified on the Cuba Prohibited Accommodations list.
Agency: Date: Link to Notice:
Department of State 09/29/2020 85 FR 61079

Summary of Change:

State Department updates Cuba Restricted List

This notice adds one additional subentity and an alias thereof to the Cuba Restricted List, first published in November 2017. Persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction may not engage in direct financial transactions with entities on this list.
Agency: Date: Link to Notice:
Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce 10/09/2020 85 FR 64014

Summary of Change:

Department of Commerce (DOC) updates Unverified List (UVL)

This change removes 40 previously listed entries and adds 26 new entries to the UVL. The UVL consists of entities for which the DOC could not verify end-user bona fides. Listing on the UVL is a red flag requiring due diligence. Items subject to export license requirements are not eligible for license exceptions to these entities. In addition, exports require Census Bureau Automated Export System filing and an end-user statement prior to export, reexport, or transfer.

Notable additions:

  • Sun Yat-Sen University

Notable removals:

  • Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Science
  • Renmin University
  • Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics
  • Tongji University
  • Xi’an Jiaotong University, School of Electrical Engineering
  • Xi’an Jiaotong University
  • Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Agency: Date: Link to Notice:
Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce 10/05/2020 85 FR 62583

Summary of Change:

Department of Commerce updates portions of the Commerce Control List (CCL) to align with Wassenaar

This rule updates the CCL and Emerging/Foundational Technologies controls to harmonize with international agreements (Wassenaar) on export controls.
Agency: Date: Link to Notice:
Department of State 09/28/2020 85 FR 60698

Summary of Change:

Temporary removal of ITAR prohibitions to Cyprus

Update to temporarily remove restrictions on non-lethal ITAR controlled items to Cyprus for one fiscal year.