export regulation

[Sijis Aviles]

On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Mohammed <m.makhzomi at 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 at 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