(c) If you need assistance in determining the BIS license or other requirements, you may request assistance from BIS by following the procedures described in Article 748.3 of the AEOI. (b) As the body responsible for the management of the AEOI, the BIS is the sole body responsible for determining whether an object or activity is subject to the AEOI and, if so, what licensing or other requirements apply under the AEOI. Such a provision relates only to the requirements of the AEOI and not to the applicability of other regulatory programs. In addition, the BIS, as an office of the BIS, has established a bis Innovation Centre in Singapore in cooperation with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The legal status of the BIS in Singapore is governed in particular by the following Singaporean legislative ordinances: (a) If you are unsure whether a good, software, technology or activity „subject to the AEOI” is subject to a license or other requirements under the AEOI, you may request an opinion or determination of the classification of goods from the BIS. To determine if an item is „subject to ITAR, you should refer to the ITAR U.S. Munitions List (see 22 CFR 120.3, 120.6, and 121.1). You may also submit a request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate of Defence Trade Control, for a formal judicial disposition with respect to the goods, software, technology or activity in question; or, in terms of ITAR, the relevant defense article, technical data, or defense service (see 22 CFR 120.4). The legal status of the BIS vis-à-vis the jurisdictions in which it has its seat or a representative office is governed by: all the above documents linked on this page are collected in the bis basic texts (also available in French, German and Italian). The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) promotes U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic objectives by ensuring an effective system of export control and treaty compliance and by promoting the United States` continued leadership in strategic technologies.
The BIS fulfills its mission by maintaining and strengthening adaptable, efficient and effective export control and contract compliance systems, as well as by actively leading and participating in international export control systems. The Brussels Protocol (also available in French, German and Italian) concerns the immunity of the BIS, including for assets deposited by the BIS with third parties. The Protocol was signed on 30 July 1936 by representatives of 16 governments (many more have since acceded to it). The Bank for International Settlements was opened on May 17, 1930 in Basel, Switzerland, where it is still based today. Since its inception, the BRI has established two representative offices: in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1998) and in Mexico City (2002). The BRI was founded at the Hague Conference, which dealt with the issue of the payment of German war reparations under the Treaty of Versailles of 1919. In addition to the agreement adopted by that conference on 20 January 1930 for the approval of the experts` plan (see League of Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 104, 1930, p.
1). 243-411), which refers to the BIS Constitution, the main instruments for establishing the BIS were as follows:.