(World Trade Interactive)
According to the State Department, the Obama administration has postponed part of its effort to overhaul existing export control lists. This delay is meant to avoid undue hardship for exporters, but the administration intends to revisit the issue at a later time.
In December 2010 the administration announced its intention make the U.S. Munitions List and the Commerce Control List more positive, tiered and aligned so that eventually they can be combined into a single control list. The administration also called for the establishment of a “bright line” between the USML and the CCL to clarify whether particular items are subject to the jurisdiction of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Read more here.
