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The International Traffic in Arms Regulations is a framework under which the U.S. administers controls on the export and temporary import of defense articles, defense services and brokering activities. The regulations, which are administered by the State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), include the U.S. Munitions List, which sets forth articles and related technical data subject to the jurisdiction of the ITAR.

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DDTC to Hold In-House Seminar
November 6, 2019 |Other U.S.

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls will hold an in-house seminar on April 8, 2020, the DDTC said in a Nov. 4 notice. Registration will open March 6 and close March 27, the DDTC said, and attendees will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. To attend, send a completed registration form as an attachment to DDTCInHouseSeminars@state.gov.

State Department Seeking Comments on Information Collection of AECA Disclosures
October 29, 2019 |Other U.S.

The State Department is seeking comments on an information collection related to disclosures of the Arms Export Control Act, according to an Oct. 28 notice. In a summary of the information collection, the State Department said it has developed a “discrete form” for submitting voluntary disclosures “as part of an IT modernization project designed to streamline the collection and use of information by” the Directorate of Defense Trade controls. The form will allow DDTC and submitters “to more easily track submissions,” the notice said. Comments are due Nov. 27.

Commerce Revokes Export Privileges for AECA Violations
October 28, 2019 |Penalties and Courts

The Commerce Department revoked export privileges for Alexis Vlachos, who was convicted of violating the Arms Export Control Act in 2018 after illegally exporting firearms controlled on the U.S. Munitions List to Canada, Commerce said in an Oct. 23 notice. Vlachos was sentenced to 51 months in prison, and a $200 fine, the notice said. Commerce revoked Vlachos’ export privileges for seven years dating from her Sept. 4, 2018, conviction.

DDTC Releases Report on Defense Exports
October 9, 2019 |Other U.S.

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls on Oct. 7 released its report to Congress on defense-related exports licensed under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act during 2018. The report contains an overview that details categories and subcategories of the U.S. Munitions List in the report and an appendix with a list of which countries received the exports, including their value and quantity. The exports had an “authorized value” of about $63.4 billion, according to the appendix.

Commerce Strips Export Privileges for AECA Violations
October 2, 2019 |Penalties and Courts

The Department of Commerce banned export privileges for a man who was convicted of violating the Arms Export Control Act in 2018, Commerce said in a Sept. 30 notice. Commerce said the man, Eldar Rezvanov, illegally exported items on the U.S. Munitions List to Russia, including seven fully assembled firearms, 10 firearm stocks, 130 fully assembled lower receivers, 133 firearm frames, 158 firearm barrels, 266 firearm slides, 435 functional firearm parts and 966 magazines. Rezvanov was sentenced to 46 months in prison, three years of supervised release and a $100 fine, and was placed on the State Department’s Debarred List. Commerce revoked Rezvanov’s export privileges for 10 years from his July 24, 2018, conviction.

Commerce Revokes Export Privileges for Illegal Exports of Gun Components
October 2, 2019 |Penalties and Courts

The Department of Commerce revoked export privileges for Benjamin James Cance, who was convicted in 2016 of violating the Arms Export Control Act, Commerce said in a Sept. 30 notice. Cance illegally exported gun components listed on the U.S. Munitions List, Commerce said, and was sentenced to four years in prison, two years of supervised release and a $3,000 fine. Cance was also placed on the State Department’s Debarred List, the notice said. Commerce revoked Cance’s export privileges for 10 years from his Jan. 15, 2016, conviction.

Commerce Revokes Export Privileges for AECA Violations
October 2, 2019 |Penalties and Courts

The Department of Commerce revoked export privileges for Barbara Jo Luque, who was convicted of violating the Arms Export Control Act in 2018 after illegally attempting to export items controlled on the U.S. Munitions List to Mexico, Commerce said in a Sept. 30 notice. The items included 5,000 rounds of “FMJ Russian 7.62x39 mm ammunition” and 125 Ak-47 KCI 30-round magazines, the notice said. Luque was sentenced to six months in prison, two years of supervised release and a $100 fine, the notice said. Commerce revoked Luque’s export privileges for seven years dating from her April 25, 2018, conviction.