BIS Amends Regs to Limit Military Exports to Venezuela

The Bureau of Industry and Security amended the Export Administration Regulations to further control the export of military and dual-use items to Venezuela in a rebuke of the Venezuelan military’s crackdown on political protests earlier in 2014 (here). The final rule subjects Venezuela to the same controls imposed initially on China in 2007, but extended to Russia in 2014. The controls restrict certain exports to “military end users” or for “military end use.” The term “military end user” means armed forces, police units and intelligence services, as well as supporters of these entities and some other branches of government. The new restrictions do not apply to contracts signed before Nov. 7.