BIS adds a “Military End User List” to the EAR consisting of 102 Chinese and Russian entities

On December 23, 2020, the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding a new “Military End User List” (MEU List) as supplement no. 7 to part 744 of the EAR. The final rule adds 102 entities to the MEU List, which will consist of Chinese, Russian, and Venezuelan entities that the US Government has determined are “military end users” for purposes of the MEU rule in EAR § 744.21.

See https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-12-23/pdf/2020-28052.pdf