ITAR Controls on Non-US Transactions Agenda
Daily Schedule
- 8:30 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
- 9:00 – 12:00 PM Seminar
- 12:00 PM Lunch
- 1:00 – 5:00 PM Seminar
*Timing and Order of agenda items subject to change
Export Controls Overview
- Primary Regulations (ITAR/EAR/OFAC)
- US Export Control & Defense Trade Policy
- Compliance Resources & Information
- Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)
- Arms Export Control Act (AECA)
- International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
Controlled Items & Activities
- ITAR-Controlled Items
- Defense Articles; Technical Data; Defense Services
- United States Munitions List (USML) & Identifying ITAR vs. EAR-Controlled Items
- The Meaning of “Specially Designed”
- Significant Military Equipment (SME)
- Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) Requests
- Controls on Non-US Items Containing US Content
- Controls on Non-US Items Produced Using US Technology
- ITAR-Controlled Activities
- Exports, Reexports & Retransfers
- Manufacturing of Defense Articles Outside the US
- Brokering
- Name Changes, Mergers & Acquisitions
- Prohibited Countries & Debarred Parties
Licenses
- Types of DDTC Licenses
- Supporting the US Exporter’s Licensing Efforts
- General Correspondence (GC) & Retransfer Approvals for Non-US Companies
Agreements and US Government Approval
- Manufacturing License Agreements & Technical Assistance Agreements
- Agreement Application & Agreement Guidelines
- Scoping Agreements
- Sublicensing
- Dual/Third Country National Employees
- Handling Hardware in Agreements
- Warehouse & Distribution Agreements
- Agreement Amendments
- Government Review Process
- Congressional Notification
- Checking License Status
- End-Use Checks
- Expedited Licensing Programs
Exemptions & Exclusions
- Exemptions Available to US Exporters
- NATO+ Retransfer Exemption
- Country-Based Exemptions: Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom
- Exemption for Reexports to Dual and Third Country National Employees of Non-US Entities
- Public Domain and Basic Marketing Information Exclusions
Special Issues
- Exporting Defense Articles to the US
- Permanent and Temporary Imports into the US (Including Repairs)
- Procurement in the US
- Brokering; “Who is a Broker?”; Brokering Activities
- Prior Approvals, Exemptions & Reporting
- Political Contributions, Fees & Commissions
Compliance Programs
- Key Elements, Considerations & Procedural Approaches
- Risk Assessment & US Government Program Recommendations
Export Control Reform (ECR) & Recent Developments
- ECR and Existing License/Agreement Transition Rules
- Latest ECR Regulatory Changes
- Other Recent Developments in the ITAR
ITAR Export Enforcement
- Enforcement Agencies & Methods; Fines & Penalties
- Voluntary Disclosures
- Enforcement Case Studies