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1997 |
Symposium
97 |
1997 BXA Update Symposium, Washington,
DC, July 7 - 11, 1997. The Symposium brought together 40 international export control
officials from 16 countries with their U.S. counterparts and U.S. business
representatives in a symposium that addressed the threat to regional and world
security from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. This Symposium focused on enforcement and
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1998 |
Symposium
98 |
Fifth Annual Symposium for Foreign Export Control Officials, Washington,
DC, July 6-10, 1998. Senior export control officials from twenty-two countries
attended, including, for the first time, representatives from Central Asian and Transcaucus countries.
The theme of this year's program was "National Support of International
Control Regimes" and featured presentations on the organizational goals and benefits of
membership or adherence by representatives of the Missile Technology Control Regime, the
Nuclear Supplier Group, the Australia Group, and the Wassenaar Arrangement. Representatives
from the US Government exporting community discussed how their agencies benefit
from regime information exchange. In
addition, each country gave presentations on current developments in their national export
systems.
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1999
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Central Asia and Caucasus
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Third Regional Forum on Export Control and
Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction for Central Asian and Caucasian
Countries, Astana, Kazakhstan, November 10-12, 1998 (FY99). The US and Kazakhstan
co-hosted at Astana, Kazakhstan, a forum for 8 Central Asian and Caucasian
countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan). The forum focused on a regional approach
to nonproliferation and export controls in the major functional areas of export
control systems -- the legal and regulatory framework, licensing procedures,
enforcement mechanisms, and industry-government outreach.
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1999
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Symposium 99
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Sixth Annual Symposium for International Export
Control Officials, Washington, DC, July 12-16, 1999. Senior export control officials from
twenty-three countries
attended this years Annual Symposium.
The program, which incorporated attendance at pertinent portions of the Update
"99" program, addressed the operating procedures for compliance with
export control laws and regulations that are essential to establishing and
maintaining an effective national export control system. Topics included
the roles of brokers, freight forwarders, and shippers in export control trade.
It . Participating countries included Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria,
Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia,
Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Observers from India attended as well.
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1999
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North America and Europe
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North American/European Conference on Export
Controls, Oxford, United Kingdom, September 28-30, 1999. BXA led an
interagency US delegation to the first North American/European Conference on
Export Controls in Oxford, United Kingdom. The conference considered the
efficacy of the global export control system, assessed efforts to assist the
nations of the former Soviet Union and Central Europe to establish national
export control programs, and developed recommendations to the governments of
participating nations for strengthening and making more effective the global
export control system.. Participating countries included Albania, Austria,
Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, the European Union,
Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the United
States. Representatives from the Wassenaar Arrangement, the Australia Group and
the Nuclear Suppliers Group multilateral control regimes also attended.
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2000
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Caucasus, Central Asia, and Turkey
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Fourth Regional Forum on Export Controls and
Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Tbilisi, Georgia, November
15-17, 1999 (FY00). The United States and Georgia co-hosted this forum, which had
approximately 100 attendees. Senior officials from the attending countries
discussed export control issues, particularly the problems of transshipment, and
suggested numerous steps for future regional cooperation. The format was a
mixture of plenary sessions and smaller expert group sessions, one of which
produced an Agreement on the Principles of Regional Transshipment. Participating
countries included Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz
Republic, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. Moldova and Ukraine attended
as observers.
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2000
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South Central Europe
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South Central Europe Regional Nonproliferation
Conference, Sofia, Bulgaria, December 14-15, 1999 (FY00). Under the
auspices of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, the US and Bulgarian
governments co-hosted this nonproliferation conference. The conference sought to
increase cooperation and coordination among countries in the region in order to
prevent illegal arms flows, as well as to develop effective arms and dual-use
export control systems. Policy and export control officials from the countries
of Central and Southeast Europe (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Turkey), as well as
Canada, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the
Wassenaar Arrangement, and the Stability Pact attended the
conference.
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1994
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Albania
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Symposium for Foreign Export Control Officials,
Washington, DC, March 28 - April 1, 1994, for 24 export control government officials from 14 nations:
Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia,
Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine, for interagency sessions
on export control issues. The program was in two parts: attendance at the BXA
Update '94 Conference, on export administration regulations,
licensing policy, and U.S. export control law; and a special Foreign Visitors Export
Control Program featuring a technical forum at the Commerce Department. The program
was designed to provide a basic introduction and outline to the essential elements of
an international multi-purpose export control system. A panel of Commerce's Technical
Advisor Committee (TAC) representatives presented industry views on U.S. export
controls.
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1995
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Albania
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International Export Controls Symposium, Washington, DC, April, 1995
for 36 senior export control government officials from 15 nations -- Albania, Belarus,
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
The symposium consisted of two parts. The BXA Update '95 Conference, focused on the U.S.
Export Administration Regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export control law. The
Foreign Export Control officials Forum, which provided U.S. industry views on
government-industry relations and Congressional views on nonproliferation issues.
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1995
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Albania |
In March 1995, a BXA team participated in an
Export Control and Nonproliferation Seminar in Budapest, Hungary. Representatives from
12 Central European and Baltic states (Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia)
attended this seminar, co-hosted by the U.S. and Hungary.
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1995
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Albania
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In April 1995, BXA
provided Export Control Training for government officials from Albania and
Slovenia and Latvia, in cooperation with other U.S. agencies, focusing on the following
areas: export control policy, laws and regulations, license procedures, and enforcement.
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1996
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Albania
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In July 1996, BXA hosted its Third Annual Symposium for Export Control Officials in Washington, DC
for 37 senior export control government officials from 16
nations -- Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan,
Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and
Ukraine.
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1997
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Armenia |
Export Control and Nonproliferation Assessment,
Yerevan, June 9 -16, 1997. A U.S. interagency team conducted an assessment of Armenia's
export control system, focusing on political commitment to effective export controls,
legal and regulatory infrastructure, interagency coordination, licensing procedures,
enforcement, industry - government relations, and automation requirements.
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1997
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Armenia
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U.S. - Armenia Nonproliferation and
Export Control Cooperation Legal Forum, Washington, DC, September 8 - 12, 1997. A
Armenian delegation of export and arms control officials attended a forum designed to
provide information needed for Armenia to draft its own export control law.
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1999
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Armenia
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National Export License Processing Workshop,
Washington, DC, October 19-23, 1998. BXA hosted a Licensing Procedures
and Practices Workshop for five senior Armenian officials from the Office of the
Prime Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of the
Interior and National Security. The workshop reviewed the legal basis and
framework for export licenses; analyzed dual-use license procedures; and
provided an overview of the national control list, "catch-all"
controls, the Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative (EPCI), and dispute
resolution procedures. The process for successful interagency coordination in
shaping government export control decisions was also examined.
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2000
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Armenia
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Parliamentary Forum on Export Controls,
Washington, DC, February 14-17, 2000. BXA hosted a delegation of three
Armenian parliamentarians and two officials from the Armenian Foreign Ministry's
Department of Arms Control and Security. In order to assist the Armenian
government in its undertaking of drafting an export control law, the forum
addressed the legal basis necessary for a comprehensive and effective export
control system and the essential authorities needed.
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1996
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Azerbaijan
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In July 1996, BXA hosted a delegation
of high
level executive and parliamentary officials from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,
Kazakstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan to participate in a program for
Formulating
and Implementing Arms Control and Nonproliferation Policy, sponsored by the
Monterey
Institute. Senior BXA officials briefed participants focusing on export
control issues,
including the legislative progress on the Export Administration Act.
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1997
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Azerbaijan
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Export Control and Nonproliferation Assessment,
Baku, June 16 - 21, 1997. A U.S. interagency team conducted an assessment of the
Azerbaijani export control system, focusing on political commitment to effective
export controls, legal and regulatory infrastructure, interagency coordination,
licensing procedures, enforcement, industry - government relations, and automation
requirements.
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1997 |
Azerbaijan |
Monterey Institute of International Studies,
Nonproliferation Seminar, Washington, DC, June 30, 1997. Conference participants discussed
nonproliferation and arms control issues and challenges. Senior officials and scholars
from 12 countries studied the legal and legislative basis of U.S. control of dual-use
items, policy formulation and implementation in enforcement with a focus on strengthening
their own export control systems. |
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1998 |
Azerbaijan |
U.S. - Azerbaijan Export Control Legal
Technical Forum, Washington, DC, May 11-15, 1998. U.S. - Kyrgyz Republic Export Control
Legal Technical Forum II, Washington, D.C., June 1-3, 1998. Legal and regulatory development
programs were presented for the delegations from Azerbaijan (May 11-15)and Kyrgyz Republic
(June 1-3). In each program, legal experts focus on the legal foundation needed for a comprehensive and effective export control system. Topics included controls on exports of dual-use items; arms; nuclear equipment, materials and technology; and embargoes,
arms imports, defense authority and perspective, Customs authority, transit authorities,
and Azerbaijan and Kyrgyz Republic export control authority.
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1994 |
Belarus |
Symposium for Foreign Export Control Officials,
March 28 - April 1, 1994, Washington, DC, for 24 export control government officials from 14 nations:
Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine, for interagency sessions on export control
issues. The program was in two parts: attendance at the BXA Update '94 Conference, held
on March 29 - 30 on export administration regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export
control law; and a special Foreign Visitors Export Control Program featuring a technical
forum at the Commerce Department. The program was designed to provide a basic introduction
and outline to the essential elements of an international multi-purpose export control system.
A panel of Commerce's Technical Advisor Committee (TAC) representatives presented industry
views on U.S. export controls.
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1995 |
Belarus |
International Export Controls Symposium, Washington, DC, April, 1995 for 36 senior export control government officials from 15 nations -- Albania,
Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Slovakia, Slovenia, and
Ukraine. The symposium consisted of two parts. The BXA Update '95 Conference, focused
on the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export control
law. The Foreign Export Control officials Forum, which provided U.S. industry views on
government-industry relations and Congressional views on nonproliferation issues.
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1995 |
Belarus |
BXA experts designed automation networks including
hardware, software, computers, cabling, and telecommunications equipment, which led to the
procurement, delivery, and installation of automated information systems for
export control in Belarus.
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1995 |
Belarus
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In November 1994 (FY95), BXA led an automation
technical team to Belarus to begin installation of automation equipment to support
Belarus' system of export controls including its automated licensing system.
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1995 |
Belarus |
In June 1995, BXA experts participated in
interagency discussions in Belarus to plan future BXA led exchanges, including a legal
regulatory forum and a preventive enforcement activity, and to review progress in
installation of automated licensing equipment.
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1995
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Belarus
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In August 1995, BXA automation system experts
met with their counterparts in Belarus to discuss additional requirements
for the Belarus automated
licensing system.
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1995
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Belarus |
In September 1995, Belarus government
officials participated in a Legal Forum in Washington, DC to review Belarus' draft export
control law and decrees with BXA's legal experts as well as legal experts from
other agencies.
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1996 |
Belarus |
In October 1995 (FY96), BXA's
Enforcement special agents led an
interagency team to Minsk to conduct a seminar and hands-on training on Preventive
Enforcement Techniques. The program emphasized the crucial role early detection plays in halting illegal
exports. Representatives from all Belarusian export control agencies took part in the
program.
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1996
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Belarus
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In November 1995 (FY96), BXA automation specialists
conducted acceptance testing of the new Belarus export control automation system equipment,
resolved system anomalies, and helped design export control information systems software.
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1996
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Belarus
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In March 1996, BXA hosted Belarusian export
control Enforcement officials. The program focused on U.S. enforcement technologies
and included a trip to BXA's Dallas, TX enforcement office for a study of a successful export
control prosecution.
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1996 |
Belarus |
In July 1996, BXA hosted its Third Annual Symposium for Export Control Officials in Washington, DC
for 37 senior export control government officials from 16 nations --
Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.
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1996 |
Belarus |
In July 1996, BXA hosted a delegation of high
level executive and parliamentary officials from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,
Kazakstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan to participate in a program for
Formulating and
Implementing Arms Control and Nonproliferation Policy, sponsored by the Monterey
Institute. Senior BXA officials briefed participants focusing on export control issues,
including the legislative progress on the Export Administration Act.
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1997
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Belarus
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U. S. - Belarus Preventive Export Enforcement
Technical Workshop, Washington D.C./Dallas, TX, October 21 - 25, 1996. The workshop focused on
preventive enforcement techniques such as pre-license checks, post-shipment verifications,
safeguards programs, and the use of criminal and administrative sanctions to deter potential
illegal exports.
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1998
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Belarus
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Belarus Licensing Procedures and
Practices,
Washington, DC, February 2-6, 1998. Licensing procedures and practices were presented to
officials from Belarus in February 1998. The course presented the standards, practices, and
procedures in export licensing to the foreign officials responsible for interpreting and
implementing export control laws and decrees.
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1998
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Belarus
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LOIS and ICP and Hardware Installation, Minsk,
June 1-5, 1998. During June, 1998, a BXA/NEC automation specialist participated in the
installation, configuration and testing of hardware and software that will be used for an
export control training program by the government of Belarus. The software, located at the
government's National Security Institute, will be used to train export control licensing
officers and included the export the export control Licensing Officers Information System
(LOIS) and model internal control program (ICP) software that Belarusian enterprises can
install and tailor to their specific needs.
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1994
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Bulgaria
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Symposium for Foreign Export Control Officials,
March 28 -
April 1, 1994, for 24 export control government officials from 14 nations: Albania, Belarus,
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania,
Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine, for interagency sessions on export control issues. The program
was in two parts: attendance at the BXA Update '94 Conference, held on March 29 - 30 on export
administration regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export control law; and a special
Foreign Visitors Export Control Program featuring a technical forum at the Commerce
Department. The program was designed to provide a basic introduction and outline to the
essential elements of an international multi-purpose export control system. A panel of
Commerce's Technical Advisor Committee (TAC) representatives presented industry views on
U.S. export controls.
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1994
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Bulgaria
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In May, 1994, Commerce recognized the
Import Compliance and Delivery Verification Systems of Bulgaria and
Romania and began accepting import certificates in support of applications to ship national
security-controlled items to these countries.
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1995
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Bulgaria
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International Export Controls Symposium, Washington, DC, April, 1995 for 36 senior
export control government officials from 15 nations -- Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. The symposium
consisted of two parts. The BXA Update '95 Conference, focused on the U.S. Export
Administration Regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export control law. The Foreign
Export Control officials Forum, which provided U.S. industry views on government-industry
relations and Congressional views on nonproliferation issues.
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1995 |
Bulgaria |
In March 1995, a BXA team participated in an
Export Control and Nonproliferation Seminar in Budapest, Hungary. Representatives from 12 Central
European and Baltic states (Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) attended this seminar. The U.S.
and Hungary co-hosted this seminar.
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1996 |
Bulgaria |
In November 1995 (FY96), a Commerce-led interagency export
control delegation visited Bulgaria to meet with their Bulgarian counterparts on the
technical
aspects of the Bulgarian export control system, including legal authority, license review and
procurement, and enforcement procedures. Bulgarian law authorizing controls on dual-use goods
and munitions was adopted by the National Assembly in November 1995. |
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1996 |
Bulgaria |
Senior Bulgarian officials came to the U.S.
in April 1996 to discuss Bulgaria's progress in implementing its new export control law
and
decree governing dual -use and munitions items. These new authorities figured significantly
in a decision leading to Bulgaria's membership in the Wassenaar Arrangement that
year.
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1996 |
Bulgaria |
In July 1996, BXA hosted its Third
Annual Symposium for Export Control Officials, in Washington, DC. 37 senior export control government officials from 16 nations -- Albania,
Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova,
Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine all participated.
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1997
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Bulgaria
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South Central European Export Control Licensing:
Practices and Procedures, Washington, DC, April 21 - 25, 1997. BXA conducted technical exchanges
with participants from Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, and Slovenia concerning export control laws,
licensing control lists, the interagency process, and enforcement. The delegations also
discussed the current state of their license process and procedures.
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1997
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Bulgaria |
Export Enforcement Technical Workshop: Partnership and Cooperation
in Export Controls, Washington, DC and New York, NY, July 14 - 18, 1997. BXA hosted senior
representatives of Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, and Slovenia in a workshop to build effective
enforcement techniques. The delegation visited New York City and observed enforcement
operations of field offices of the Commerce's Office of Export Enforcement, the U. S. Customs
service, and the U.S. Attorney.
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1998
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Bulgaria |
Tracker Survey, Sofia, March 10-15,
1998. BXA was actively involved in improving the systems automation
efforts in several central European and CIS countries. BXA participated in a site survey
in Sophia, Bulgaria (March 10-15) to assess the overall requirements for installation
of Tracker automated export licensing system.
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1999 |
Bulgaria
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Legal Assessment of Draft Amendments to
Bulgaria’s Export Control Law, Sofia, January 25-29, 1999.
At the Government of Bulgaria’s request, a U.S. interagency delegation
consisting of export control experts visited Sofia to consult with Bulgarian
officials on draft amendments to Bulgaria’s export control law. The delegation
suggested areas where the draft amendments might be modified to strengthen
further Bulgaria’s ability to implement and enforce its new export control
policies.
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1999 |
Bulgaria
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National Control List Technical Exchange
Workshop, Washington, DC, February 22-26, 1999. BXA's workshop
with Bulgaria addressed senior policy makers and mid-level Bulgarian export
control experts engaged in control list activities. The workshop focused on the
development of a dual-use control list, provided an overview of the control list
process from both international and national perspectives, described the basic
elements of the European Union (EU) numbering system for dual-use goods and
technologies, and examined the elements of the multilateral control regimes.
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1999 |
Cyprus
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Legal/Enforcement Transshipment Forum for Cypriot
and Maltese Customs Officials, Larnaca, Cyprus, December 14-15, 1999. A
U.S. interagency team participated in the first of a proposed series of
workshops in regions with significant transshipments of sensitive cargo and of
proliferation concern. Cypriot and Maltese country experts improved their
understanding of the international standards for a national export control
system, particularly the legal, regulatory, and enforcement elements of
transshipment transactions. They also used workshop information to evaluate
their own practices and consider areas for strengthening their export control
regimes. Representatives from the Hong Kong Trade Department also took part in
the workshop.
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1994
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Czech Republic
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Symposium for Foreign Export Control Officials,
March 28 - April 1, 1994, for
24 export control government officials from 14 nations: Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia
and Ukraine, for interagency sessions on export control issues. The program was in two parts:
attendance at the BXA Update '94 Conference, held on March 29 - 30 on export administration
regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export control law; and a special Foreign Visitors
Export Control Program featuring a technical forum at the Commerce Department. The program
was designed to provide a basic introduction and outline to the essential elements of an
international multi-purpose export control system. A panel of Commerce's Technical Advisor
Committee (TAC) representatives presented industry views on U.S. export controls.
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1994
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Czech Republic
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As a direct result of progress in establishing export
control programs, Commerce removed the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia from its controlled
country list in 1994.
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1995 |
Czech Republic |
International Export Controls Symposium, Washington, DC, April, 1995
for 36 senior export control government officials from 15 nations -- Albania, Belarus,
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
The symposium consisted of two parts. The BXA Update '95 Conference, focused on the U.S.
Export Administration Regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export control law. The
Foreign Export Control officials Forum, which provided U.S. industry views on
government-industry relations and Congressional views on nonproliferation issues.
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1995
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Czech Republic |
In March 1995, a BXA team participated in an
Export Control and Nonproliferation Seminar in Budapest, Hungary. Representatives from 12 Central
European and Baltic states (Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) attended this seminar. The
U.S. and Hungary co-hosted this seminar.
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1996 |
Czech Republic |
In July 1996, BXA hosted its Third Annual Symposium for Export Control Officials in Washington, DC
for 37 senior export control government officials from 16 nations --
Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.
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1998 |
Czech Republic |
Industry-Government Relations Conference, Prague,
June 23-24, 1998. Approximately 100 senior Czech industry representatives,
senior Czech government officials, and a delegation of U.S. industry representatives and
government officials participated in the conference. The central theme of the conference
was the role of industrial firms and exporters in the control of dual-use goods and
technologies. |
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1998 |
Czech Republic |
Export Licensing Procedures and Practices
Technical Workshop, Washington, D.C. Technical exchanges on licensing procedures and practices
were held for representatives from the Czech Republic (March 23-27), Uzbekistan and
Kyrgyz Republic (April 6-10), Ukraine (May 2-9), and Slovakia (May 18-22), focusing on standards, practices,
and procedures in export licensing for officials responsible for interpreting and implementing
export control laws and decrees.
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1994 |
Estonia |
Symposium for Foreign Export Control Officials,
March 28 -
April 1, 1994, for 24 export control government officials from 14 nations: Albania, Belarus,
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania,
Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine, for interagency sessions on export control issues. The program
was in two parts: attendance at the BXA Update '94 Conference, held on March 29 - 30 on
export administration regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export control law; and a
special Foreign Visitors Export Control Program featuring a technical forum at the Commerce
Department. The program was designed to provide a basic introduction and outline to the
essential elements of an international multi-purpose export control system. A panel of
Commerce's Technical Advisor Committee (TAC) representatives presented industry views on
U.S. export controls.
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1995 |
Estonia |
International Export Controls Symposium, Washington, DC, April, 1995
for 36 senior export control government officials from 15 nations -- Albania, Belarus,
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
The symposium consisted of two parts. The BXA Update '95 Conference, focused on the U.S.
Export Administration Regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export control law. The
Foreign Export Control officials Forum, which provided U.S. industry views on
government-industry relations and Congressional views on nonproliferation issues.
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1995
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Estonia
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In March 1995, BXA automation experts
began a concerted interagency development effort of a Model Export Control
Information System (MECIS) in conjunction with the licensing authorities in Poland,
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
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1995 |
Estonia |
In March 1995, a BXA team participated in an
Export Control and Nonproliferation Seminar in Budapest, Hungary. Representatives from
12 Central European and Baltic states (Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) attended
this seminar. The U.S. and Hungary co-hosted this seminar.
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1996 |
Estonia |
In July 1996, BXA hosted its Third Annual Symposium for Export Control Officials in Washington, DC
for 37 senior export control government officials from 16 nations -- Albania,
Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova,
Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.
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1997 |
Estonia |
Licensing Practices and Procedures, Washington,
DC, February 17 - 22, 1997. The workshop on export licensing for
participants from Estonia, Latvia,
and Lithuania focused on the development of the U.S. national control list, the elements
that compose the list, and how items and technology are incorporated in the list.
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1997
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Estonia
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Enforcement Technical Workshop, Washington,
DC, June 9 - 11, 1997, and Boston, MA, June 12 - 13, 1997. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
enforcement officials focused on preventive enforcement techniques implemented
in the U.S. In Boston,
the delegation visited Commerce's Office of Export Enforcement field office and had discussions
with the U.S. Customs Service and
federal prosecutors of the Department of Justice.
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1998
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Estonia
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Tracker Evaluation and Testing, Washington, D.C.,
January 20-23, 1998. Estonian and Hungarian automation experts tested
and evaluated the current version of Tracker automated export control
information system, and identified areas for improvement in their own processing
of license applications. |
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2000 |
Estonia |
Industry-Government Export Licensing Forum,
Tallinn, March 27-28, 2000. A BXA team led a U.S.
delegation to Estonia for a conference that addressed licensing procedures and
requirements, penalties that can be imposed on private industry for violating
export control laws, and the importance of industry-government cooperation in
preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
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1996 |
Georgia |
In July 1996, BXA hosted a delegation of high level executive and parliamentary officials from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,
Kazakstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan to participate in a program for Formulating and Implementing
Arms Control and Nonproliferation Policy, sponsored by the Monterey Institute. Senior BXA officials briefed participants focusing on export control issues, including the legislative progress on the Export Administration Act. |
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1997 |
Georgia |
U.S. - Georgia Export Control Legal
Forum, Washington, DC, May 12 - 16, 1997. A delegation from Georgia attended a five-day
bilateral technical exchange with U.S. officials focusing on the legal basis for a
comprehensive and effective export control system, illustrated by examples from U.S.
law. |
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1999 |
Georgia |
Control List Workshop, Washington, D.C., October
26-30, 1998. Held in response to requests made by the Republic of Georgia
export control officials, BXA hosted an inter-agency workshop on Control Lists.
Led by a member of Parliament, the Georgian delegation of 5 included senior
officials from the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Trade
and Foreign Economic Relations, and the State Border Guards. The discussions
addressed the legal basis for control lists, licensing procedures and practices,
general and technical aspects of control list development, enforcement of the
dual-use control list, transit trade, commodity jurisdiction, and related
issues. |
|
1999 |
Georgia |
Technical Workshop on License Processing,
Washington, DC, March 15-19, 1999. Hosted by BXA, this workshop
examined the administration of a licensing system and techniques to ensure
compliance with export controls by the exporting community, addressed technical
and policy analysis as part of the license review process, and the importance of
interagency review and dispute resolutions as part of final licensing decisions.
Enforcement aspects presented included pre-license, end-use, and end-user
checks. Practice with the Licensing Officer Instructional Simulation (LOIS)
computer software illustrated key decision points in the licensing process to
the Georgian participants. |
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2000 |
Georgia |
Export Control Enforcement Workshop, Tbilisi,
June 12-16, 2000. A BXA team coordinated U.S. inter-agency
presentations on enforcement of controls on exports and transit of arms,
sensitive dual-use goods, and technology as part of the DOD/FBI Counter-
Proliferation Program designed to provide the Georgian government participants
with an understanding of the structures and functions needed for effective
enforcement of export controls.
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1994 |
Hungary |
Symposium for Foreign Export Control Officials,
March 28 - April 1, 1994, for 24 export control government officials from 14 nations: Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine, for interagency sessions on export control issues. The program was in two parts: attendance at the BXA Update '94 Conference, held on March 29 - 30 on export administration regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export control law; and a special Foreign Visitors Export Control Program featuring a technical forum at the Commerce Department. The program was designed to provide a basic introduction and outline to the essential elements of an international multi-purpose export control system. A panel of Commerce's Technical Advisor Committee (TAC) representatives presented industry views on U.S. export controls. |
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1995 |
Hungary |
International Export Controls Symposium, Washington, DC, April, 1995 for 36 senior export control government officials from 15 nations -- Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. The symposium consisted of two parts. The BXA Update '95 Conference, focused on the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export control law. The Foreign Export Control officials Forum, which provided U.S. industry views on government-industry relations and Congressional views on nonproliferation issues. |
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1995 |
Hungary |
In March 1995, a BXA team participated in an
Export Control and Nonproliferation Seminar in Budapest, Hungary. Representatives from 12 Central European and Baltic states (Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) attended this seminar. The U.S. and Hungary co-hosted this seminar. |
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1996 |
Hungary |
In July 1996, BXA hosted its Third Annual Symposium for Export Control Officials in Washington, DC
for 37 senior export control government officials from 16 nations -- Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. |
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1998 |
Hungary |
Tracker Evaluation and Testing, Washington, D.C.,
January 20-23, 1998. Hungarian and Estonian automation experts tested
and evaluated the current version of Tracker automated export control
information system, and identified areas for improvement in their own processing
of license applications. |
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1999 |
Hungary |
Export Licensing Practices and Procedures
Workshop, Washington, DC, November 2-6, 1998. BXA hosted a workshop
for 5 senior Hungarian officials who manage the export license review and
decision process, and are responsible for interpreting and implementing export
control laws through licensing practices and procedures. The technical exchange
workshop examined the interagency process, dispute resolution, export clearances
and current issues facing export licensing systems. Export enforcement issues
addressed included pre-license checks and post shipment verifications, and
international export enforcement cooperation. TOP |
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1994 |
Kazakstan |
Symposium for Foreign Export Control Officials,
March 28 - April 1, 1994, for 24 export control government officials from 14 nations: Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine, for interagency sessions on export control issues. The program was in two parts: attendance at the BXA Update '94 Conference, held on March 29 - 30 on export administration regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export control law; and a special Foreign Visitors Export Control Program featuring a technical forum at the Commerce Department. The program was designed to provide a basic introduction and outline to the essential elements of an international multi-purpose export control system. A panel of Commerce's Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) representatives presented industry views on U.S. export controls. |
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1994 |
Kazakstan |
In December, 1993 (FY94), under the
Nunn/Lugar program, the U.S. and Kazakstan signed an agreement providing assistance to Kazakstan related to the establishment of export controls to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. |
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1994 |
Kazakstan |
In July, 1994, a delegation representing the several Kazakstan agencies concerned with export controls visited BXA and the other U.S. export control agencies for initial discussion on
implementing the agreement on export control cooperation. |
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1995 |
Kazakstan |
International Export Controls Symposium, Washington, DC, April, 1995 for 36 senior export control government officials from 15 nations -- Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. The symposium consisted of two parts. The BXA Update '95 Conference, focused on the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export control law. The Foreign Export Control officials Forum, which provided U.S. industry views on government-industry relations and Congressional views on nonproliferation issues. |
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1995 |
Kazakstan |
In March 1995, BXA and OCC led an Interagency
Legal Forum in Washington, DC with Kazakstan legal experts to discuss the legislative basis necessary for an effective export control system. |
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1995 |
Kazakstan |
In August 1995, BXA automation experts held technical discussions in Kazakstan to assess the requirements of
automating their export licensing system. This work continued in Washington in September during a BXA organized technical exchange on automation. |
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1995 |
Kazakstan |
In September 1995, BXA experts conducted a
Technical Exchange on Control Lists and Licensing Procedures in
Washington, DC. The
discussions addressed the legal basis for control lists, licensing procedures
and practices, general and technical aspects of control list development,
enforcement of the dual-use control list, transit trade, commodity jurisdiction,
and related issues. |
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1995 |
Kazakstan |
BXA participated in events led by other agencies, including the
Department of Energy's Nonproliferation and Export Control Workshop and a Department of State led planning meeting in June 1995 in Kazakstan. |
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1996 |
Kazakstan |
In FY 1996, BXA conducted successful technical exchanges in the legal, enforcement and automation areas. In addition, in June 1996, Kazakstan became the
first NIS country to enact an export control law. Kazakstan's law was developed , in large part, during the interagency legal exchange hosted by BXA in
March, 1995. |
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1996 |
Kazakstan |
In July 1996, BXA hosted its Third Annual Symposium for Export Control Officials in Washington, DC
for 37 senior export control government officials from 16 nations -- Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. |
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1996 |
Kazakstan |
In July 1996, BXA hosted a delegation of high level executive and parliamentary officials from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakstan,
Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan to participate in a program for Formulating and Implementing
Arms Control and Nonproliferation Policy, sponsored by the Monterey Institute. Senior BXA officials briefed participants focusing on export control issues, including the legislative progress on the Export Administration Act. |
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1996 |
Kazakstan |
In October 1995 (FY96), special agents from BXA's Office of Export Enforcement led the first ever
Interagency Enforcement Program in Almaty, focusing on
preventive enforcement techniques such as pre-license checks, post-shipment verifications,
safeguards programs, and the use of criminal and administrative sanctions to deter potential
illegal exports. Representatives from a number of Kazakstani agencies involved in export controls took part in the program. |
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1996 |
Kazakstan |
In April 1996, BXA organized a Legal and
Regulatory Forum in Washington, DC to brief Kazakstani officials on the legal elements of the U.S. export control system, including executive orders, interagency agreements and export control regulations covering dual-use items, munitions, nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. |
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1996 |
Kazakstan |
In April 1996, BXA held meetings with Kazakstani engineers to design systems to
automate Kazakstan's interagency export licensing and administration
procedures. |
|
1996 |
Kazakstan |
In July 1996, BXA automation experts participated in interagency assessment
in Almaty to design the next phases of automation of Kazakstan's interagency export licensing and administration
procedures. |
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1996 |
Kazakstan |
U.S. - Kazakstan Legal and Regulatory Technical Forum
III, Washington, DC, September 30 - October 11, 1996. This forum assisted the Kazakstan government in drafting documents to implement its export control law. Briefings focused on executive orders, interagency agreements, and regulations that implement statutory authority for controlling the export of dual-use, munitions, and other sensitive goods and technology. |
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1997 |
Kazakstan |
Export Control System Development Automation Dedication, Almaty, April 21 - 24,
1997. BXA's continuing efforts resulted in Kazakstan's official dedication of its automated license processing system. BXA experts completed the transfer of export control automation equipment to Kazakstan under the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program. |
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1997 |
Kazakstan |
Technical Exchange Workshop and Training on Export Control Lists,
Washington, DC, July 28 - August 1, 1997. BXA conducted a technical workshop for five licensing officials with material on multilateral regime control lists and commodity classifications. Participants developed a better understanding of
control lists' usage in license administration and its application to the Kazakstani system. |
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1997 |
Kazakstan |
Export Control Cooperation Executive Exchange,
Washington, DC, September 28 - October 3, 1997. A delegation of high level officials responsible
for export controls in Kazakstan attended a Commerce forum designed to familiarize them with
the U.S. export control system. The forum focused on interagency coordination, legal
elements, export control administration, licensing practices, export enforcement,
industry-government relations and customs techniques. |
|
1999 |
Kazakstan |
National Control List Technical Workshop,
Washington, DC, April 5-9, 1999. Hosted by BXA, the workshop focused
on the development of a dual-use control list by providing an overview of the
control list process from both an international and a national perspective, and
described practices in commodity classification work. The program included
interagency visits to and briefings by representatives from the Department of
Energy and the U.S. Customs Service. The meeting with a U.S. industry
representative provided insight into how industry establishes and maintains
classifications of its products. |
|
1999 |
Kazakstan |
Licensing Procedures and Practices Workshop,
Washington, DC, May 3- 7, 1999. The exchange with the U.S. delegation
provided the Kazakhs with information on the legal context and framework for the
administration of an export licensing system, addressed the license review
process including technical and policy analyses, dual-use and munitions
licensing, interagency review, dispute resolutions, and final licensing
decisions. Export enforcement aspects presented concerned pre- license inquiries
and end-use and end-user checks. The workshop also provided extensive hands-on
use of Licensing Officer Instructional Simulation (LOIS) software. |
|
1999 |
Kazakstan |
Technical Workshop on the European Union Unified
Control List in the International System, Astana, June 7-19, 1999. The
workshop focused on the use of the European Union (EU) Unified Control List;
considered practices and procedures associated with the conversion to a unified
control list; and covered the fundamental structure of the EU list, how it is
used by licensing officers and industry to perform commodity classifications,
and the benefits derived by a country adopting the EU model control list as the
national control list. |
|
2000 |
Kazakstan |
DOD/FBI Legal Assistance Workshop, Astana,
December 9-10, 1999 (FY00). A U.S. Commerce Department delegation
provided comments to the Kazakhstan government on its draft export control law
and on the proposed implementing regulations to that law. |
|
2000 |
Kazakstan |
U.S. - EU Control List Technical Workshop for
Kazakhstan, Eschborn, Germany, March 20-24, 2000. BXA led a interagency team
of U.S. export control technical specialists to conduct a joint workshop on the
European Union (EU) Unified Control List for Kazakhstan export control experts.
Hosted by the German Ministry of Economics and Technology and held at the German
Federal Export Control Agency (BAFA), the workshop also included experts from
the United Kingdom's Department of Trade and Industry, the Netherlands' Ministry
of Economics, and the U.S. Department of Energy. The European Union (EU) Unified
Control List Technical Workshop assisted Kazakhstan export control organizations
to use the EU Control List as a model for a National Control List for dual-use
items controlled by the four major international control regimes.
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1998 |
Kyrgyz Republic |
Export Control
Legal Technical Forum II, Washington, DC, June 1-3, 1998. Legal and regulatory development
programs were presented for a delegation from Kyrgyz Republic. Legal experts focused on the legal foundation needed for a comprehensive and effective export control system. Topics included controls on exports of dual-use
items, arms, nuclear equipment, materials and technology; embargoes;
arms imports; defense authority and perspective; Customs authority; and transit
authorities. |
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1999
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Kyrgyz Republic
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Export Control Licensing Technical Workshop,
Washington, DC, January 11-15, 1999. Representatives from the Kyrgyz
Republic and Uzbekistan participated in a BXA technical workshop on export
licensing. Structured for officials responsible for interpreting and
implementing export control laws and decrees, the workshop addressed control
lists, as well as the standards, practices, and procedures for export licensing.
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2000 |
Kyrgyz Republic |
Parliamentary Forum on Export Controls,
Washington, DC, December 15-17, 1999. U.S. export control officials
provided an overview of U.S. export control system laws and procedures, the
responsibilities of ministries, and interagency coordination mechanisms. US Legal
experts addressed legal elements affecting licensing
practices, export enforcement concerns, and industry-government relations. The
Kyrgyz delegation used its enhanced understanding during the consideration of
export control legislation by the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic in January,
2000, when the bill on export controls was passed and sent to the President of
the Kyrgyz Republic for signature.
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1994 |
Latvia |
Symposium for Foreign Export Control Officials,
March 28 - April 1, 1994, for 24 export control government officials from 14 nations: Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine, for interagency sessions on export control issues. The program was in two parts: attendance at the BXA Update '94 Conference, held on March 29 - 30 on export administration regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export control law; and a special Foreign Visitors Export Control Program featuring a technical forum at the Commerce Department. The program was designed to provide a basic introduction and outline to the essential elements of an international multi-purpose export control system. A panel of Commerce's Technical Advisor Committee (TAC) representatives presented industry views on U.S. export controls. |
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1995 |
Latvia |
In late February 1995, a Commerce team of policy, enforcement and legal experts traveled to Latvia for on-site consultations with their Latvian export control counterparts to discuss
legal, enforcement and licensing issues. |
|
1995 |
Latvia |
In March 1995, BXA automation experts
began a concerted interagency development effort of a Model Export Control
Information System (MECIS) in conjunction with the licensing authorities in Poland,
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
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1995 |
Latvia |
In March 1995, a BXA team participated in an
Export Control and Nonproliferation Seminar in Budapest, Hungary. Representatives from 12 Central European and Baltic states (Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) attended this seminar. The U.S. and Hungary co-hosted this seminar. |
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1995 |
Latvia |
In April 1995, BXA provided export control training for government officials from Albania,
Slovenia
and Latvia, in cooperation with other US agencies, focusing on the following areas: export control policy, laws and regulations, license procedures, and enforcement. |
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1995 |
Latvia |
The Latvian Council of Ministers passed a
decree establishing an inter-ministerial export control committee. This committee
recommended changes to the Latvian Criminal Code for export control violations, adopted a two-part control list, and licensing procedures for exports and imports of strategic goods, technologies and services and begun drafting an export control law to be presented to the Latvian Parliament. |
|
1996 |
Latvia |
In November 1995 (FY96), BXA hosted a Latvian
Export Control Assistance Program in Washington, DC for representatives of
the Latvian export control ministries. Issues discussed included licensing,
preventive enforcement, and automation. Latvian representatives briefed the U.S.
representatives on the current status of Latvia's export control system and
provided copies of their regulations and decrees. |
|
1996 |
Latvia |
In July 1996, BXA hosted its Third Annual Symposium for Export Control Officials in Washington, DC
for 37 senior export control government officials from 16 nations -- Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. |
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1996 |
Latvia |
In September 1996, BXA participated in a State led delegation to
review Latvia's progress implementing its export control system. Latvian officials demonstrated how their export licensing process operates. U.S. officials also observed a mobile van provided by the U.S. that was performing inspections on incoming and outgoing shipments at the Riga Airport. |
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1997 |
Latvia |
Licensing Practices and Procedures, Washington, February 17 - 22,
1997. The workshop on export licensing for delegates from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania focused on the development of the U.S. national control list, the elements that compose the list, and how items and technology are incorporated in the list. |
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1997 |
Latvia |
Enforcement Technical Workshop, Washington,
DC, June 9 - 11, 1997, and Boston, June 12 - 13, 1997. An export control enforcement technical workshop for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania focused on preventive
enforcement techniques. In Boston, the delegation visited Commerce's Office of Export Enforcement field office and
had discussions with the field agents from U.S.
Customs and federal prosecutors of the Department of Justice. |
|
1998 |
Latvia |
Industry-Government Relations Conference, Riga, Vilnius, and Bucharest, September
28 - October 2, 1998. A delegation of U.S. officials and U.S. industry representatives
visited Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania to participate in conferences on the state of
Industry-Government Relations. Representatives from United Technologies, Inc., GTE Corporation,
Westinghouse, and The Boeing Company gave presentations on the role of industry and
government in achieving export control cooperation and their experiences with the
Internal Control Program within their respective companies.
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1994 |
Lithuania |
Symposium for Foreign Export Control Officials,
March 28 - April 1, 1994, for 24 export control government officials from 14 nations: Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine, for interagency sessions on export control issues. The program was in two parts: attendance at the BXA Update '94 Conference, held on March 29 - 30 on export administration regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export control law; and a special Foreign Visitors Export Control Program featuring a technical forum at the Commerce Department. The program was designed to provide a basic introduction and outline to the essential elements of an international multi-purpose export control system. A panel of Commerce's Technical Advisor Committee (TAC) representatives presented industry views on U.S. export controls. |
|
1995 |
Lithuania |
In March 1995, BXA automation experts
began a concerted interagency development effort of a Model Export Control
Information System (MECIS) in conjunction with the licensing authorities in Poland,
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
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1995 |
Lithuania |
In March 1995, a BXA team participated in an
Export Control and Nonproliferation Seminar in Budapest, Hungary. Representatives from 12 Central European and Baltic states (Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) attended this seminar. The U.S. and Hungary co-hosted this seminar. |
|
1996 |
Lithuania |
In July 1996, BXA hosted its Third Annual Symposium for Export Control Officials in Washington, DC
for 37 senior export control government officials from 16 nations -- Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. |
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1996 |
Lithuania |
In September 1996, BXA participated in an
interagency delegation meeting with Lithuanian export control authorities who explained that Lithuania delayed the effective date of its new export control law to July 1997 to develop implementing regulations, procedures, and organizations. |
|
1997 |
Lithuania |
Licensing Practice and Procedures, Washington,
DC, February 17 - 22, 1997. The workshop on export licensing for delegates from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania focused on the development of the U. S. national control list, the elements that compose the list, and how items and technology are incorporated in the list. |
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1997 |
Lithuania |
Enforcement Technical Workshop, Washington, June 9 - 11, 1997, and Boston, June 12 - 13,
1997. An export control enforcement technical workshop for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania focused on preventive
enforcement techniques. In Boston, the delegation visited Commerce's Office of Export Enforcement field office and had discussions with the field agents from
U.S. Customs and federal prosecutors of the Department of Justice. |
|
1998 |
Lithuania |
Industry-Government Relations Conference, Riga, Vilnius, and Bucharest, September
28 - October 2, 1998. A delegation of U.S. officials and U.S. industry representatives
visited Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania to participate in conferences on the state of
Industry-Government Relations. Representatives from United Technologies, Inc., GTE Corporation,
Westinghouse, and The Boeing Company gave presentations on the role of industry and
government in achieving export control cooperation and their experiences with the
Internal Control Program
within their respective companies. |
|
2000 |
Lithuania |
Industry-Government Export Licensing Forum,
Vilnius, March 30-31, 2000. A BXA team led a U.S. delegation to Lithuania
for a conference that addressed licensing procedures and requirements, penalties
that can be imposed on private industry for violating export control laws, and
the importance of industry-government partnership for effective export controls
in preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction. The conference sought
to foster national support for the concept of export control in both public and
private sectors in Lithuania.
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1995 |
Moldova |
In March 1995, a BXA team participated in an
Export Control and Nonproliferation Seminar in Budapest, Hungary. Representatives from 12 Central European and Baltic states (Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) attended this seminar. The U.S. and Hungary co-hosted this seminar. |
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1996 |
Moldova |
In July 1996, BXA hosted its Third Annual Symposium for Export Control Officials in Washington, DC
for 37 senior export control government officials from 16 nations -- Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. |
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1997 |
Moldova |
South Central European Control Licensing Workshop: Practices and
Procedures, Washington, DC, April 21 - 25, 1997. BXA conducted technical exchanges with participants from Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, and Slovenia concerning export control laws, licensing control lists, the interagency process, and enforcement. The delegations also discussed the current state of their license processes and procedures. |
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1997 |
Moldova |
Export Enforcement Technical Workshop:
Washington, DC and New York, NY, July 14 - 18, 1997. BXA hosted senior
representatives of Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, and Slovenia in a workshop to build effective enforcement techniques. The delegation visited New York and observed enforcement operations of field offices of the Commerce's Office of Export Enforcement, the U.S. Customs service, and the U.S. Attorney. |
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1999 |
Moldova |
Export Control Legal Technical Forum, Washington,
DC, May 24-28, 1999. Hosted by BXA, a delegation from Moldova that
included officials from the Cabinet of Ministers, the Parliament staff, Ministry
of Defense, Border Guards, and the Customs Committee met with U.S. government
export control officials. Designed to provide the Moldovan delegation with
information needed to draft an export control law, the forum focused on the
legal basis for a comprehensive and effective export control system as well as
controls on dual-use exports, arms, and nuclear equipment. Moldova's export
control authority was also discussed. |
|
1999 |
Moldova |
Control Lists Technical Workshop, Washington, DC,
September 13-17, 1999. A delegation from Moldova participated in a
technical workshop hosted by BXA on the development and maintenance of a
national control list. The workshop addressed the legal basis and
framework for control lists; licensing practices and procedures; munitions
control licensing and missile nonproliferation; transit trade; and the
perspective of private industry on export controls. The discussion of export
enforcement included a description of the U.S. Customs Service's
"Exodus" program. |
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1999 |
Moldova |
DOD/FBI Legal Assistance Program, Chisinau,
February 9-10, 2000. A U.S. delegation from the Departments of State
and Commerce provided comments to Moldovan officials on their draft export
control law before its transmittal to the Parliament. The workshop was held
under the U.S. Department of Defense/Federal Bureau of Investigation (DOD/FBI)
Counter-Proliferation Program. TOP |
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1994 |
Poland |
Symposium for Foreign Export Control Officials,
March 28 - April 1, 1994, for 24 export control government officials from 14 nations: Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine, for interagency sessions on export control issues. The program was in two parts: attendance at the BXA Update '94 Conference, held on March 29 - 30 on export administration regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export control law; and a special Foreign Visitors Export Control Program featuring a technical forum at the Commerce Department. The program was designed to provide a basic introduction and outline to the essential elements of an international multi-purpose export control system. A panel of Commerce's Technical Advisor Committee (TAC) representatives presented industry views on U.S. export controls. |
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1994 |
Poland |
As a direct result of progress in adopting export control
programs, Commerce removed Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia from its controlled country list. |
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1995 |
Poland |
In December 1994 (FY95), at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, BXA participated in a
Government Interagency Export Control Program in Poland that focused on improving coordination procedures between Poland's various export control ministries. Approximately 30 officials representing seven agencies and ministries attended. |
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1995 |
Poland |
In January 1995, BXA automation experts met in Paris with Norwegian and Polish officials to begin work on an
automated export license tracking system for Poland which will eventually serve as the model for automated systems in the Baltic countries of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. |
|
1995 |
Poland |
In February 1995, BXA officials met with government officials in Poland to discuss the
enforcement aspects of Poland's export control system. |
|
1995 |
Poland |
In March 1995, BXA automation experts
began a concerted interagency development effort of a Model Export Control
Information System (MECIS) in conjunction with the licensing authorities in Poland,
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
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1995 |
Poland |
In March 1995, a BXA team participated in an
Export Control and Nonproliferation Seminar in Budapest, Hungary. Representatives from 12 Central European and Baltic states (Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia) attended this seminar. The U.S. and Hungary co-hosted this seminar. |
|
1995 |
Poland |
In June 1995, a BXA representative was the keynote speaker at
Export Control Seminars in Poland for key industry executives and Customs officials. |
|
1995 |
Poland |
In July 1995, Polish officials attended seminars in Washington to discuss the
licensing of chemical and nuclear products. In addition, legal, licensing
and automation specialists from Poland's Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations spent a week in training with their counterparts in BXA and OCC. |
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1995 |
Poland |
In September 1995, BXA and OCC experts traveled to Poland to conduct additional on-site training for Polish export control and customs officials on
legal, licensing and enforcement topics. |
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1995 |
Poland |
In August 1995, BXA export licensing automation experts again met with Norwegian and Polish officials to review and finalize the
specifications for the automated export control information system for Poland and the Baltic
countries, MECIS. |
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1996 |
Poland |
In July 1996, BXA hosted its Third Annual Symposium for Export Control Officials in Washington, DC
for 37 senior export control government officials from 16 nations -- Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. |
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1996 |
Poland |
In July 1996, BXA automation experts participated in
the testing and acceptance phase of the Model Export Control Information System in Warsaw, Poland. The system was accepted and placed in a limited operational status. BXA automation experts continued to support modification of the system in order to provide a platform with broader applications. |
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1999 |
Poland |
Authorware Software Training Automation Program,
Washington, DC, February, 1999. As part of an undertaking to assist Poland
in improving its systems automation efforts, BXA trained automation experts in
how to modify and customize their countries' Internal Compliance Programs (ICP)
using Authorware software. This enables Poland to make modifications in
their ICP to reflect changes in the laws, regulations, and policies of their
export control regimes. |
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1999 |
Poland |
Conference on Export Control Cooperation Between
Business and Government Administration, Warsaw, Poland, May, 1999. BXA led a
delegation of U.S. officials and U.S. industry representatives to a conference
organized by the Polish Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Department
of Export Control of the Polish Ministry of Economy, and BXA. The Polish Deputy
Prime Minister attended the conference, as did some 350 Polish industry
representatives. This was the first occasion where both Polish industry and
government focused on export control cooperation. During the conference, the
U.S. delegation provided assistance to Poland for developing an
industry-government partnership in export control and nonproliferation of
weapons of mass destruction, and deployed a Polish language version of the
U.S.-developed Internal Control Program (ICP) for Polish munitions and dual-use
industry sectors.
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1994 |
Romania |
Symposium for Foreign Export Control Officials,
March 28 - April 1, 1994, for 24 export control government officials from 14 nations: Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine, for interagency sessions on export control issues. The program was in two parts: attendance at the BXA Update '94 Conference, held on March 29 - 30 on export administration regulations, licensing policy, and U.S. export control law; and a special Foreign Visitors Export Control Program featuring a technical forum at the Commerce Department. The program was designed to provide a basic introduction and outline to the essential elements of an international multi-purpose export control system. A panel of Commerce's Technical Advisor Committee (TAC) representatives presented industry views on U.S. export controls. |
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1994 |
Romania |
As a direct result of progress in adopting export control programs, Commerce removed the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia from its controlled country list. In May, Commerce recognized the
Import Compliance/Delivery Verification Systems of Bulgaria and Romania and began accepting import certificates in support of applications to ship national security-controlled items to these countries. |
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1995 |
Romania |
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