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New Zealand Asks for Proposals to Improve Export Control Framework

New Zealand is seeking public comments and proposals on ways to strengthen its export control regime, it said last week. The country is specifically considering how to address "contemporary and future proliferation challenges," which could lead to new export controls on intangible technology transfers, such as military-related teaching and joint research, "which are increasingly targeted by proliferators to gain knowledge."

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New Zealand is accepting submissions from businesses, universities and research sectors "involved, or with an interest in, researching, developing, producing or using military and dual-use goods and technology." Comments are due Jan. 16.