DDTC Issues FAQs for New Open General Licenses

The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls this week issued 18 frequently asked questions to provide guidance on its new open general license pilot program (see 2207190008 and 2207200005). The FAQs clarify the parameters of the two open general licenses, describe what kinds of transactions and activities they cover, detail who can use the licenses and more. In one FAQ, DDTC said it may issue more open general licenses “depending on its experience with, and observations made during, the pilot program.”