Where can you find the scope of the ELA?

Where can you find the scope of the ELA?

• A. 15 CFR 742.15(a)
• B. EAR
• C. BIS website only
• D. 15 CFR 742.15(b)

Answer: (A)

The boundary of what the license exception covers is defined in the regulation text itself. For the Export License Authorization (ELA), the scope is described in 15 CFR 742.15(a). That subsection lays out what items, destinations, and end-uses are included under the ELA and the general conditions under which it applies. It sets the field of applicability. The other subsection (15 CFR 742.15(b)) isn’t the scope itself; it deals with exclusions or specific limitations that refine or restrict the scope described in (a). That’s why the formal scope is found in (a) rather than (b). While the EAR and the BIS website are useful for navigation and context, the exact scope language lives in 15 CFR 742.15(a).

The boundary of what the license exception covers is defined in the regulation text itself. For the Export License Authorization (ELA), the scope is described in 15 CFR 742.15(a). That subsection lays out what items, destinations, and end-uses are included under the ELA and the general conditions under which it applies. It sets the field of applicability.

The other subsection (15 CFR 742.15(b)) isn’t the scope itself; it deals with exclusions or specific limitations that refine or restrict the scope described in (a). That’s why the formal scope is found in (a) rather than (b). While the EAR and the BIS website are useful for navigation and context, the exact scope language lives in 15 CFR 742.15(a).