On a Federal Register notice filed on December 18, 2012, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding the requirement that a written notice must be sent to the recipients of shippers under Authorization Validated End-User (VEU).

The notice explains that "Validated end-users (VEUs) are those entities located in eligible destinations to which eligible items may be exported, reexported, or transferred (in-country) under a general authorization instead of a license. ... VEUs may obtain eligible items without having to wait for their suppliers to obtain export licenses from BIS."

The notice includes a clarification regarding items subject to item-specific conditions under Authorized VEUs, stating that these items are no longer subject to the conditions associated with these items if they no longer require an export license or they fall under a license exception.

The notice is scheduled to be published on December 19, 2012, and will become effective 30 days after this date.

The full text of the Federal Register final rule is available online here.