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On April 19, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published an Interim Final Rule (the “IFR”) that dramatically reduced export license requirements for exports, reexports, and transfers of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to and within Australia and the UK. The IFR, which is effective as of April 19, removes many license requirements for EAR-controlled items to Australia and the UK, and makes other favorable adjustments for Australia and the UK, including expanding aspects of License Exceptions Aircraft, Vessels and Spacecraft (AVS), Additional Permissive Reexports (APR), and Encryption Commodities, Software, and Technology (ENC).  As a result, in BIS’ words,  Australia and the UK now enjoy “nearly the same licensing treatment under the EAR as Canada.”

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