[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR734.1]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
  CHAPTER VII--BUREAU OF EXPORT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 734--SCOPE OF THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 734.1  Introduction.

    (a) In this part, references to the Export Administration 
Regulations (EAR) are references to 15 CFR chapter VII, subchapter C. 
This part describes the scope of the Export Administration Regulations 
(EAR) and explains certain key terms and principles used in the EAR. 
This part provides the rules you need to use to determine whether items 
and activities are subject to the EAR. This part is the first step in 
determining your obligations under the EAR. If your item or activity is 
not subject to the EAR, then you do not have any obligations under the 
EAR and you do not need to review other parts of the EAR. If you already 
know that your item or activity is subject to the EAR, you do not need 
to review this part and you can go on to review other parts of the EAR 
to determine your obligations. This part also describes certain key 
terms and principles used in the EAR. Specifically, it includes the 
following terms: ``subject to the EAR,'' ``items subject to the EAR,'' 
``export,'' and ``reexport.'' These and other terms are also included in 
part 772 of the EAR, Definitions of Terms, and you should consult part 
772 of the EAR for the meaning of terms used in the EAR. Finally, this 
part makes clear that compliance with the EAR does not relieve any 
obligations imposed under foreign laws.
    (b) This part does not address any of the provisions set forth in 
part 760 of the EAR, Restrictive Trade Practices or Boycotts.
    (c) This part does not define the scope of legal authority to 
regulate exports, including reexports, or activities found in the Export 
Administration Act and other statutes. What this part does do is set 
forth the extent to which such legal authority has been exercised 
through the EAR.