Defense Exports to Libya Suspended

AES Broadcast  03/04/2011          Broadcast  #  2011014

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Defense Exports to Libya Suspended

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Effective immediately, all export licenses issued pursuant to the authorities of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 CFR 120-130) are hereby suspended until further notice.  No further exports may be made against them.  These actions have been entered into the Automated Export System and forwarded to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.  Additionally, no exemptions may be utilized for exports to Libya.  Further guidance related to exports to Libya will be promulgated via the Federal Register Notice.

All such shipments to Libya reported to the Automated Export System will be fatally rejected with the following response message:

Response Code:     5C1 - DDTC License Suspended For Country

Reason:            The country in question has been requested to be
                   put on an internal edit processing table and this
                   country is currently not allowed DDTC license
                   shipments

Resolution:       DDTC shipments not allowed to this country at the
                   current time

For further information or questions, contact the DDTC Response Team:

Telephone:    (202) 663-1282
Email:        DDTCResponseTeam@state.gov