Re: export regulation
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Mohammed <m.makhzomi(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi there webmaster,
I think you might consider revising the fine print in your website
regarding the Export regulation...
your version of the export regulation state that the product may not be
exported or re-exported to certain countries (currently Cuba, Iran,
Iraq, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria).
I think you might reconsider Iraq from the list, because I hope it is
not considered as a hostile regime any more, and I double checked the
document. Scp[e pf tje Export Administration Regulations
(http://www.access.gpo.gov/bis/ear/pdf/734.pdf) which is an October
15,2009 version, states the countries a(Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan
and Syria), they dropped Iraq form the list, and if I correctly
recollect, that happened even earlier, sometime after 2003, I guess
around 2006 or even earlier.
So I wonder if it is possible for you to review the relevant document
and drop Iraq from that list....
Regards,
Mohammed
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Mohammed,
Thanks for sending us this information. I've passed it along to the
appropriate folks and below is the official response on this matter
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Tom "spot" Callaway
<tcallawa(a)redhat.com> wrote:
On 03/19/2010 11:42 AM, Sijis Aviles wrote:
> Below is the email I was mentioning regarding Iraq on the export
> regulations list.
Please feel free to pass along my reply.
Red Hat has dedicated people who keep track of export rules. The list
of
"exportable countries" is one of those areas where the export rules can
be confusing and full of caveats. Sanctions vary widely in the degree
of restriction based on the U.S. governments objective in implementing
the sanctions program.
By way of example, sanctions against Iran and N. Korea are comprehensive
because they are related to nuclear proliferation, terrorism and WMDs.
Iraq has moved out of that category, and you are correct that the
*country* of Iraq is free of sanctions. However, the Bath Party and any
individual, entity or agency related to the Bath Party remain as
restricted parties. It is very hard to know who is included in that
group. Additionally, the US removed the sanctions against the country
without removing any of the difficult and confusing licensing
requirements. So essentially, they gave permission to seek permission.
For these reasons Red Hat has not removed Iraq from the list in its
policy, and Fedora inherits Red Hat's export policies.
I hope that helps clarify our stance here.
~spot
Sijis