In January 2020, the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce published regulations transferring certain firearms, ammunition, components, and accessories from controls under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
Export data recently published by BIS confirms that most AES-reportable export transactions—indeed, 99.4%—are controlled by either the EAR or the ITAR.
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On December 14, 2020, the United States imposed sanctions on the Republic of Turkey s Presidency of Defense Industries ( SSB ), the country s defense procurement agency, and four senior officials at the agency, for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction with Rosoboronexport ( ROE ), Russia s main arms export entity, in procuring the S-400 surface-to-air missile system. These measures were a long-time coming under Section 231 of the Countering America s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act ( CAATSA ) of 2017, the President has been required to impose sanctions on any person determined to have knowingly engage[d] in a