Revisions to military end-user list, U.S. munitions list for 3-D printing of firearms
Information concerning the military end-user (MEU) list and the U.S. munitions list released for publication in the Federal Register
Information concerning the military end-user (MEU) list and the U.S. munitions list
Information concerning the military end-user (MEU) list and the U.S. munitions list released for publication in the Federal Register include:
- A final rule [PDF 273 KB] from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Commerce Department amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and:
- Adding eight entities to the entity list that have been determined by the U.S. government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States (entities to be listed on the entity list under the destinations of Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE))
- Revising two existing entries and correcting one existing entry on the entity list under the destination of China, and removing one entity from and revising another existing entry on the military end-user (MEU) list under the destination of China
- Removing one entity under the destination of Pakistan
- A notification of vacatur of a prior preliminary injunction [PDF 239 KB] from the U.S. State Department regarding a preliminary injunction previously ordered by a federal district court in March 2020. As a result of the vacatur, the State Department’s previously issued final rule [PDF 341 KB] (January 23, 2020) goes into full effect. Therefore, software and technical data related to 3-D printing of firearms or components transferred to the EAR are now exclusively controlled by the EAR.
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