Trade Groups Submit Export Control Reform Recommendations

(World Trade Interactive)

The Export Control Practitioners Group recently submitted to the Obama administration a number of recommendations for reform of the U.S. export control system, an issue the White House is currently reviewing. The ECPG’s recommendations were drafted by export controls professionals from industry, associations and law firms, including Doug Jacobson, the head of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg’s export controls practice group. They were submitted just ahead of several high-level meetings on export control reform issues that were held in Washington, D.C., this week.

“Many of these recommendations, if enacted, would have a favorable impact on our firm’s clients that produce products subject to the USML and EAR,” Jacobson said. “In particular, reform of the commodity jurisdiction process would be of significant benefit to exporters since it is often difficult for exporters to know with certainty whether their products are subject to the ITAR or EAR. In addition, the EPCG’s recommendations relating to revamping the process and structure for the imposition of penalties for violating export control laws and regulations would be welcome news.” Read more here.