EAR - Export Administration Regulations 742.3: 742.3 Nuclear nonproliferation (NP)

Items of significance for nuclear explosive purposes (the Nuclear Referral List, under section 309(c) of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act) need a licence: NP Column 1 to all destinations except Nuclear Suppliers Group members in A:4; NP Column 2 to D:2 countries, the PRC and Macau; other nuclear requirements sit in 744.2 and 744.5. BIS weighs appropriateness of the end use, the item's nuclear significance, enrichment or reprocessing uses, assurances, clandestine procurement, prior denials or diversions, diversion risk to activities in 744.2(a), the importer's NPT or Tlatelolco status, IAEA safeguards, cooperation agreements and national controls under UNSC Resolution 1540; items not on the list are reviewed the same way when intended for nuclear end uses; the PRC faces extended review or denial for items significant to nuclear weapons, Russia and Belarus a policy of denial with limited case-by-case exceptions; no contract sanctity.