BIS Sends Standards Body Exemption Rule for Interagency Review
The Bureau of Industry and Security on July 7 sent an interim final rule for interagency review that will clarify how export controls are applied in the context of international standards-setting bodies. The rule will specifically authorize certain items and “releases of technology” to entities on the Entity List “for standards setting or development in standards organizations,” BIS said.
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Technology associations and companies have for years asked BIS to establish a blanket exemption for certain activities at standards-setting bodies involving all members of the Entity List (see 2109150036), not just Huawei (see 2006160035). The rule has faced a lengthy review process because so many government offices, both within the Commerce Department and in other agencies, want to provide their input (see 2206150026).