The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule that, effective Sept. 2, revised the Export Administration Regulations to ease licensing requirements for exports to Syria.
Specifically, this rule adds a new license exception SPP (Syria peace and prosperity) under which U.S.-origin goods, software, and technology that have purely civilian uses (i.e., those classified as EAR99), as well as consumer communications devices and certain items related to civil aviation, can generally go to Syria without an export license.
The rule also makes numerous changes to facilitate the approval of licenses for exports to Syria related to telecommunications infrastructure, sanitation, power generation, and civil aviation.
According to BIS, all other applications for exports of dual-use items to Syria will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. BIS will continue to restrict exports when the end-users of items are malign actors, including certain Syrian individuals and entities that remain subject to sanctions.
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