DDTC Announces Policy for Your Licenses Involving Debarred Electro-Glass Products
July 2008
Electro-Glass Products was found guilty of violating the Arms Export Control Act in July 2007; in September 2007 the conviction caused the company to be debarred. The DDTC has recently posted the policy regarding new approvals for companies requesting Electro-Glass Products.
Transaction Exceptions will be granted to companies requesting Electro-Glass Products with respect to the following:
- Overriding US foreign policy or national security interests;
- Law enforcement interests that are consistent with foreign policy or national interests of the United States; or
- Other compelling interests that are consistent with the foreign policy or national security interests of the United States.
The Department has also determined that transaction exceptions will generally be granted to third parties where Electro-Glass Products is a source or manufacturer listed on the license application until September 11, 2008 concerning the following categories:
- Existing, pending and future authorizations in support of US government contracts or end-use;
- Existing, pending and future authorizations for end-use by NATO Allies & Major Non-Nato Allies;
- Existing, pending and future authorizations in support of foreign law enforcement activities when the export is part of a US Government contract or is for foreign government end-use;
- Existing, pending and future authorizations for end-use by the following close allies: Austria, Chile, Finland, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Brunei, and Sweden.
When applying for any transaction exceptions regarding Electro-Glass Products exporters need to clearly state how the general requirements for the exception have been met and how it falls within at least one of the five categories listed above.
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