In two separate Federal Register Notices, one published by the Department of State (DOS) and the other by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), it was announced that final rules would be implemented that revise the Destination Control Statement (DCS) in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to be more consistent with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and vice versa.

According to the BIS notice, “This final rule revises the Destination Control Statement (DCS) in [ITAR] to harmonize the text with the text of the DCS in [EAR], which is the subject of a companion rule to be published by the Department of Commerce.” Similarly, the DOS notice notes that the “final rule is revising . . . the EAR to harmonize the DCS requirement text with . . . the ITAR.

This final rule for the destination control statement will become effective in both the ITAR and EAR on November 15, 2016.

The full BIS notice can be accessed here

The full DOS notice can be accessed here