When exporting goods or technology, the last thing an exporter wants is to threaten national and international security by ignoring export control laws. All people working in compliance departments and exporting companies have mixed feelings when it comes to being up-to-date with the current legislation applying to their company and their exports.

Export control rules determine:

• The items, software, and technology that are restricted for export, import, transit, technical assistance, or brokering;
• The countries under embargoes;
• The organizations and individuals that are sanctioned parties and the restrictive measures applying to them;
• The modalities of the licensing regimes;
• The authorities competent for delivering general, global, and individual licenses and authorizations;
• The criteria that licensing authorities are considering while assessing license applications;
• The sanctions applying in case of violations;
• The role of internal compliance programs, internal audits, and training in the compliance measures to be implemented handling export-controlled items, software, and technology.