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WhatareITAR
andEAR?
DoesITAR/EAR
applytoyou?
Whatarethe
consequences?
Whatdoyouneed
toknow?
ITARandEARareexport
controllawswhichinclude
bothmilitaryand
commercialitems.These
lawshavebroadscope
extendingto:
ITAR/EARmayapplyto
youandanexportlicense
maybeneededifyour
businessprovides
productsorservices
relatedto:
Itisuptogovernment
contractorstodetermineif
ITAR/EARisapplicableto
them.
KnowledgeofITAR/EAR
andrelatedexport
licensingrequirementscan
assistyouin:
 Products
 Itemswithdefense‐or
nationalsecurity‐
relatedapplications
listedontheUnited
StatesMunitionsList
(USML)ofrestricted
articlesandservices
(AppliestoITAR)
ViolatingU.S.export
controlregulationscan
leadto:
 Determiningifyour
product,software,
technicaldetail,or
serviceissubjectto
ITAR/EAR
 Software
 Technicaldetails
 Services
Asagovernment
contractor,itisessential
thatyouareawareofwhat
issubjecttoITARandEAR
andhowitmayaffectyour
company.
 “Dual‐use”itemsthat
havebothcommercial
andmilitaryfunctions
listedontheCommerce
ControlList(CCL)of
regulatedcommercial
items(AppliestoEAR)
 Finesupto$1M
 Imprisonmentupto10
years
 Thedenialoffuture
exportlicenses
 Determiningwhatsteps
mustbetakenif
ITAR/EARappliesto
you,includingthe
requirementtoregister
withtheU.S.State
Department’s
DirectorateofDefense
TradeControls(DDTC)
 Providingassistancein
obtaininganexport
license,ifnecessary
Selecteachtopic
tolearnmore…
Resources
 PolicyandGuidance
ITAR/EARViolations
 LatestCases!
 DatabaseAccess
 ViolationsNewsletter
 Don’tLetThisHappen
toYou
http://www.cdse.edu/catalog/counterintelligence.html
FAQs
 WhatGovernment
ContractorsNeedto
Know