SupplyChain Magazine September 2015 | Page 14

LOGISTICS
The new white paper helps companies understand what the ECR means for them and their export control processes
THE ONGOING US Export Control Reform ( ECR ) presents major challenges for EU businesses in various industry sectors , including aerospace , automotive , defence , and telecommunications .
In 2009 President Barack Obama initiated the Export Control Reform ( ECR ) initiative to modernise the export control system . By that time , the US Munitions List administered by the Department of State and the dual-use control list administered by the Department of Commerce had not been comprehensively updated since the early 1990s in the first Bush Administration . The purpose of this comprehensive review of the export controls system is to identify possible reforms to better address current
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