Late last month, BIS revised its general policy of denial for licenses to export or reexport U.S.-origin items to Cuba. The revisions now provide for a general policy of approval for items relating to the safety of civil aviation and safe operation of commercial aircraft, certain telecommunications and agricultural items, items used by human rights organizations and items used by U.S. news bureaus.
BIS also revised the exceptions to its general policy of denial to allow case-by-case review of certain exports and reexports that meet the needs of the Cuban people. Such exports include items for agricultural production, artistic endeavors, education, food processing, disaster preparedness, relief and response, public health and sanitation, residential construction and renovation, public transportation, warehouses and retailers, and construction of facilities for treating public water supplies, supplying electricity and other infrastructure.
For additional information, see the BIS Notice of Final Rule in the Federal Register.
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