Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/19/E7-24651/amendment-to-the-international-traffic-in-arms-regulations-regarding-dual-and-third-country
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Federal Register :: Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Regarding Dual and Third Country Nationals
A Rule by the State Department on 12/19/2007
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E7-24651 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E7-24651
Mail: Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy, ATTN: Regulatory change, ITAR Start Printed Page 71786§§ 124.12 and 124.16, SA-1, 12th Floor, Washington, DC 20522-0112.
Hand delivery or Courier (regular work hours only): Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy, ATTENTION: Regulatory Change, ITAR §§ 124.12 and 124.16, SA-1, 12th Floor, 2401 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.
Acting Director Terry Davis, Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing, Department of State, Telephone (202) 663-2739 or Fax (202) 663-3866, E-mail DDTCResponseTeam@state.gov. ATTN: Regulatory Change, ITAR §§ 124.12 and 124.16.
The Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) has recently completed a review of licensing requirements for technical assistance and manufacturing license agreements (TAAs/MLAs) under Part 124 of the ITAR. The Department has long followed a procedure to license to all countries of ultimate destination, including to nationals of countries other than the country to which the items are to be exported under the TAA/MLA. In particular, § 124.8(5) precludes any retransfer of defense articles (hardware or technical data) or defense services pursuant to an approved TAA/MLA to third countries or nationals of third countries unless specifically authorized in the agreement or for which prior written approval has been granted by the Department. For export control purposes, DDTC has considered a third country national to be an individual from a country other than the country which is the foreign signatory to the agreement. A third country national may also be a dual national if he holds nationality from more than one country. In addition to citizenship, DDTC considers country of birth a factor in determining nationality.
Current procedures require that third country/dual nationals authorized under TAA/MLA's execute Non Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) before they receive access to defense articles or defense services. The changes to Part 124 would revise these procedures to permit the U.S. applicant to request further release of technical data and defense services and access to defense articles exported pursuant to or produced as a result of the TAA/MLA to third country/dual national employees of the foreign signatory who are nationals exclusively from countries that are members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union (EU), Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and Switzerland. These procedural changes would also apply to employees of sub-licensees authorized under the agreement. Execution of NDAs by individuals who are third country or dual nationals meeting the preceding criteria would not be required. These changes are being implemented by an additional clause in the transmittal letter required under § 124.12 (c) whereby the applicant will request retransfer of defense articles and services to third country/dual nationals from these countries under the authority of a new ITAR § 124.16 entitled “Special Retransfer Authorizations for Unclassified Technical Data and Defense Services to Member States of NATO and the European Union, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and Switzerland.”
Authority: Sec. 2, 38, and 71, Pub. L. 90-629, 90 Stat. 744 (22 U.S.C. 2752, 2778, 2797); E.O. 11958, 42 FR 4311; 3 CFR 1977, Comp. p. 79; 22 U.S.C. 2651a; 22 U.S.C. 2776; Pub L. 105-261.
2. Section 124.12 is amended by adding a new paragraph (a)(10) to read as follows:
(10) A statement specifying whether the applicant is requesting retransfer of defense articles and defense services pursuant to § 124.16 of this subchapter.
3. Section 124.16 is added to read as follows:
The provisions of § 124.8(5) of this subchapter notwithstanding, pursuant to this subsection the Department may approve access to unclassified defense articles exported in furtherance of or produced as a result of a TAA/MLA, and retransfer of technical data and defense services to individuals who are third country/dual national employees of the foreign signatory or its approved sub-licensees provided they are nationals exclusively of countries that are members of NATO the European Union, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and Switzerland and their employer is a signatory to the agreement or has executed a Non Disclosure Agreement. The retransfer must take place completely within the physical territories of these countries or the United States. Permanent retransfer of hardware is not authorized.