On May 26, 2022, the US Department of Commerce, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule, finalizing changes to License Exception Authorized Cybersecurity Exports (ACE) and making related changes to other sections of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These changes include narrowing of exceptions for end use restrictions applicable to certain government end users in Cyprus, Israel, and Taiwan under License Exception ACE and addition of new end use restrictions for License Exception ENC (Encryption Commodities, Software, and Technology).
Authors: John P. Barker, Soo-Mi Rhee, and Trevor G. Schmitt, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
This article was originally published on the website of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP on June 3, 2022.