[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 15, Volume 2] [Revised as of January 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 15CFR740.18] [Page 282-288] TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE CHAPTER VII--BUREAU OF EXPORT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 740--LICENSE EXCEPTIONS--Table of Contents Sec. 740.18 Agricultural commodities (AGR). (a) Eligibility requirements. License Exception AGR permits the export of agricultural commodities to Cuba, as well as the reexport of U.S. origin agricultural commodities to Cuba, provided your transaction meets all of the following criteria: (1) The commodity meets the definition of ``agricultural commodities'' in part 772 of the EAR; (2) The commodity is EAR99. You must have an official commodity classification of EAR99 from BXA for fertilizers, western red cedar and live horses before you submit a notification under this license exception. See Sec. 748.3 of the EAR for information on how to submit a commodity classification request; (3) The export or reexport is made pursuant to a written contract, except for donations and commercial samples which are not subject to this contract requirement; (4) The export or reexport is made within 12 months of the signing of the contract or within 12 months of notification that no objections were raised (if no contract is required). In the case of multiple partial shipments, all such shipments must be made within the 12 months of the signing of the contract or within 12 months of notification that no objections were raised (if no contract is required); and (5) You notify BXA prior to exporting or reexporting according to the procedures set forth in paragraph (c) of this section. If you intend to engage in multiple shipments during the one-year period after the signing of the contract, you need only notify BXA prior to the first shipment. (b) Restrictions. (1) No export or reexport to any individual or entity designated as a Specially Designated Terrorist or Foreign Terrorist Organization may be made under License Exception AGR (see part 744 of the EAR). (2) No export or reexport to or for use in biological, chemical, nuclear warfare or missile proliferation activities may be made under License Exception AGR (see part 744 of the EAR). (3) No U.S.-owned or controlled foreign firm may export from abroad to Cuba a foreign produced agricultural commodity containing more than 10% U.S.-origin content. Such U.S.-owned or controlled foreign firms require a specific license from BXA as well as [[Page 283]] the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Transactions not subject to the EAR (under 10% U.S.-origin content) require a license from OFAC. (c) Prior notification. (1) General requirement. You must notify BXA prior to any export or reexport (or prior to the first of multiple shipments) under License Exception AGR. (2) Procedures. You must provide prior notification of exports and reexports under License Exception AGR by submitting a completed Multipurpose Application Form (BXA-748P) or its electronic equivalent. The following blocks must be completed, as appropriate, on the Multipurpose Application Form: Blocks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (by marking box 5 ``Other''), 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22 (a), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), 23, and 25 according to the instructions described in Supplement No. 1 to part 748 of the EAR. If your commodity is fertilizer, western red cedar or live horses, you must confirm that BXA has previously classified your commodity as EAR99 by placing the Commodity Classification Automatic Tracking System (CCATS) number in block 22(d). BXA will not initiate the registration of an AGR notification unless all requested information on the Multipurpose Application form is complete. (3) Action by BXA. Within two business days of the registration of the AGR notification, BXA will refer the notification for interagency review, or if necessary return the notification without action (e.g., if the information provided is incomplete). Registration is defined as the point at which the notification is entered into BXA's electronic system. (4) Review by other departments or agencies. The Departments of Defense, State, and other agencies, as appropriate, may review the AGR notification. BXA must receive department or agency objections within nine business days of the referral. Unlike the provisions described in Sec. 750.4(b) of the EAR, there are no provisions for stopping the processing time of the AGR notification. If, within 11 business days after the date of registration, any reviewing agency provides a written objection that the recipient may promote international terrorism or the transaction raises nonproliferation concerns, you may not use License Exception AGR. In such cases, BXA will notify you that a license is required for the export or reexport. BXA will then process the AGR notification as a license application in accordance with the provisions described in Sec. 750.4 of the EAR, and the licensing policies set forth in the EAR. At this time, BXA may request additional information. When BXA confirms that no agency has raised an objection within eleven business days (as described in paragraph (c)(5) of this section), you may proceed with the transaction provided that you satisfy all other requirements of License Exception AGR, including the requirement to have a written contract prior to any shipment (unless a donation or commercial sample). (Note that the fact that you have been advised that no agency has objected to the transaction does not exempt you from other licensing requirements under the EAR, such as those based on knowledge of a prohibited end-use or end-user as referenced in general prohibition five (part 736 of the EAR) and set forth in part 744 of the EAR.) (5) Status of pending AGR notification requests. You must contact BXA's System for Tracking Export License Applications (``STELA'') at (202) 482-2752 for status of your pending AGR notification. (See Sec. 750.5 of the EAR for procedures to access information on STELA.) STELA will provide the date of registration of the AGR notification. If no department or agency objection is raised within 11 business days, STELA will, on the twelfth business day following the date of registration, provide you with confirmation of that fact. You may not proceed with your shipment unless you confirm with STELA that no objection has been raised. BXA will subsequently issue written confirmation to you. If an objection is raised, STELA will indicate that a license is required. The AGR notification will then be processed as a license application. In addition, BXA may provide notice of an objection by telephone, fax, courier service, or other means. (d) Donations. (1) Donations of agricultural commodities are eligible for [[Page 284]] export and reexport to Cuba under License Exception AGR, provided the transaction meets the requirements and procedures of this license exception (except the written contract requirement). (2) Donations of food items to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and individuals in Cuba may also be eligible for License Exception GFT. See Sec. 740.12 for eligibility requirements of gift parcels and humanitarian donations under License Exception GFT. [66 FR 36681, July 12, 2001] Supplement No. 1 to Part 740 Country Group A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Missile technology Australia Nuclear Country control group suppliers regime group [A:1] [A:2] [A:3] [A:4] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Argentina............................................... ............ X X X Australia............................................... X X X X Austria \1\............................................. ............ X X X Belgium................................................. X X X X Brazil.................................................. X X Bulgaria................................................ ............ ............ ............ X Canada.................................................. X X X X Cyprus.................................................. X Czech Republic.......................................... ............ ............ X X Denmark................................................. X X X X Finland \1\............................................. ............ X X X France.................................................. X X X X Germany................................................. X X X X Greece.................................................. X X X X Hong Kong \1\........................................... ............ ............ ............ ............ Hungary................................................. ............ X X X Iceland................................................. ............ X X ............ Ireland \1\............................................. ............ X X X Italy................................................... X X X X Japan................................................... X X X X Korea, South \1\........................................ ............ ............ X X Latvia.................................................. X Luxembourg.............................................. X X X X Netherlands............................................. X X X X New Zealand \1\......................................... ............ X X X Norway.................................................. X X X X Poland.................................................. ............ ............ X X Portugal................................................ X X X X Romania................................................. ............ ............ X X Russia.................................................. ............ X ............ X Slovakia................................................ ............ ............ X X South Africa............................................ ............ X ............ X Spain................................................... X X X X Sweden \1\.............................................. ............ X X X Switzerland \1\......................................... ............ X X X Turkey.................................................. X X Ukraine................................................. X United Kingdom.......................................... X X X X United States........................................... X X X X ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Cooperating Countries. [[Page 285]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR25MR96.009 Editorial Note 1: At 64 FR 60341, Nov. 5, 1999, Supplement No. 1 to part 740 is amended by removing ``Serbia and Montenegro'' from the list of ``Country Group B'' countries and by adding in alphabetical order, ``Kosovo (Serbian province of)'' and ``Montenegro''. Changes to this illustration are effective Nov. 5, 1999. [[Page 286]] Editorial Note 2: At 65 FR 14859, Mar. 20, 2000, Supplement No. 1 to part 740, Country Group B, is amended by revising ``Antiqua'' to read ``Antigua''. Changes to this illustration are effective Mar. 20, 2000. Editorial Note 3: At 66 FR 12847, Mar. 1, 2001, Supplement No. 1 to part 740, Country Group B, was amended by removing ``Kosovo (Serbian province of)'' and ``Montenegro'' and by adding ``Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Federal Republic of''. Changes to this illustration are effective Mar. 1, 2001. [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR25MR96.010 Country Group D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [D: 1] National [D: 2] Nuclear [D: 3] Chemical [D: 4] Missile Country Security & Biological Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afghanistan......................... X Albania............................. X Algeria............................. Andorra............................. Angola.............................. Armenia............................. X X Azerbaijan.......................... X X Bahrain............................. X X Belarus............................. X X Bulgaria............................ X X Burma............................... X Cambodia............................ X China (PRC)......................... X X X\1\ Comoros............................. Cuba................................ X X Djibouti............................ Egypt............................... X X Estonia............................. X Georgia............................. X X India............................... X X X\1\ Iran................................ X X X\1\ Iraq................................ X X X Israel.............................. X X X Jordan.............................. X X Kazakhstan.......................... X X Korea, North........................ X X X\1\ Kuwait.............................. X X Kyrgyzstan.......................... X X Laos................................ X Latvia.............................. X Lebanon............................. X X Libya............................... X X X Lithuania........................... X Macau............................... X X X Micronesia, Federated States of..... Moldova............................. X X Mongolia............................ X X Oman................................ X X Pakistan............................ X X X\1\ Qatar............................... X X Romania............................. X Russia.............................. X X Saudi Arabia........................ X X Syria............................... X X Taiwan.............................. X Tajikstan........................... X X [[Page 287]] Turkmenistan........................ X X Ukraine............................. X X United Arab Emirates................ X X Uzbekistan.......................... X X Vanuatu............................. Vietnam............................. X X Yemen............................... X X ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Certain Missile Technology projects have been identified in the following countries: China--M Series Missiles CSS-2. India--Agni, Prithvi, SLV-3 Satellite Launch Vehicle, Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV), Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). Iran--Surface-to-Surface Missile Project, Scud Development Project. Korea, North--No Dong I, Scud Development Project. Pakistan--Half Series Missiles. Country Group E Country Group E ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [E:1] Terrorist [E:2] Country supporting unilateral countries embargo \1\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cuba........................................... X X Iran........................................... X ........... Iraq........................................... X ........... Korea, North................................... X ........... Libya.......................................... X X Sudan.......................................... X ........... Syria.......................................... X ........... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ In addition to the controls of the EAR that the Bureau of Export Administration administers, note that the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control administers: (a) A comprehensive embargo against Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, and the Taliban and areas of Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban; (b) A ban on arms and specified items destined to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) located in Angola; and (c) An embargo against certain individuals and entities, e.g., Specially Designated Terrorists (SDT). (Note: The Department of State also imposes sanctions on certain individuals and entities, please consult with the Department of State for further information concerning these controls.) [61 FR 12768, Mar. 25, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 6686, Feb. 12, 1997; 62 FR 25458, May 9, 1997; 62 FR 42048, Aug. 5, 1997; 63 FR 37769, July 14, 1998; 64 FR 28908, May 28, 1999; 65 FR 38151, June 19, 2000; 66 FR 18402, Apr. 9, 2001; 66 FR 42110, Aug. 10, 2001; 66 FR 49524, Sept. 28, 2001] Supplement No. 2 to Part 740--Items That May Be Donated To Meet Basic Human Needs Under the Humanitarian License Exception (a) Health Equipment for the Handicapped Hospital Supplies and Equipment Laboratory Supplies and Equipment Medical Supplies and Devices Medicine-Processing Equipment Medicines Vitamins Water Resources Equipment Food Agricultural Materials and Machinery Suited to Small-Scale Farming Operations Agricultural Research and Testing Equipment Fertilizers Fishing Equipment and Supplies Suited to Small-Scale Fishing Operations (b) Food Insecticides Pesticides Seeds Small-Scale Irrigation Equipment Veterinary Medicines and Supplies (c) Clothes and Household Goods Bedding Clothes Cooking Utensils Fabric Personal Hygiene Items Soap-Making Equipment Weaving and Sewing Equipment (d) Shelter Building Materials Hand Tools (e) Education Books Individual School Supplies School Furniture Special Education Supplies and Equipment for the Handicapped (f) Basic Support Equipment and Supplies Necessary To Operate and Administer the Donative Program Audio-Visual Aids for Training Generators Office Supplies and Equipment Supplement No. 3 to Part 740--License Exception ENC Country Group Austria Australia Belgium Czech Republic [[Page 288]] Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom [65 FR 62607, Oct. 19, 2000]