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State Amends ITAR to Allow Exports of Lethal Defense Articles & Services to Yemen

The State Department is removing its restrictions on exports and imports of defense articles and services to or from Yemen, it said in a final rule set for publication on July 3. Effective July 3, licenses or other approvals for…

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exports or imports of defense articles destined for or originating in Yemen will be reviewed, and may be issued, on a case-by-case basis, it said. The final rule removes 22 CFR 126(u), added August 8, 2011 by a State Department final rule, which provided for a policy of denial for the export of lethal defense articles and services to Yemen.