ATF Annouces Final Rule to Conform with Revised ITAR
The
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
announced
on December 26, 2007 a final rule
conforming
the regulations in 27 C.F.R. Part 447
to
the revised International Traffic in Arms
Regulations (ITAR) by
amending the list of countries from which the
importation of defense articles into the United
States is proscribed by adding Afghanistan and
removing South Africa and some of the sates
composing the former Soviet Union (Armenia,
Azerbaijan and Tajikistan. The rule also removes
the arms embargo against the countries of Serbia
and Montenegro. It also clarifies an outdated
reference to Zaire, currently known as the
"Democratic Republic of the Congo," and makes a
miscellaneous technical amendment to the
regulations.
As background, the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2778, gives the President of the United States the authority to control the import and export of defense articles and defense services. The ATF is responsible for administering the import provisions of the AECA. (The Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is responsible for administering the export provisions of the AECA with the ITAR). Import regulations issued under this law are in 27 CFR Part 447.
As background, the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2778, gives the President of the United States the authority to control the import and export of defense articles and defense services. The ATF is responsible for administering the import provisions of the AECA. (The Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is responsible for administering the export provisions of the AECA with the ITAR). Import regulations issued under this law are in 27 CFR Part 447.