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September 19, 2022
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BIS Proposes Automated Peptide Synthesizers for Section 1758 Critical Technology Controls
On September 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPRM”) to impose export controls on automated peptide synthesizers and associated software and technology under Section 1758 of the Export Control Reform Act. BIS noted in the ANPRM that Export Control Classification Number (“ECCN”) 1C351 currently contains mostly advanced peptides and proteins that could be used as toxins for biological weapons purposes, but there is no appropriate control on the automated synthesizers or associated software and technology capable of producing those toxins.
September 13, 2022
|6 min read
More Updates from Commerce for the Semiconductor Industry
On the heels of President Biden signing into law the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the Department of Commerce recently launched a new website at CHIPS.gov to publish information relating to the CHIPS Act.
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