Expansion of License Exception CIV Eligibility for ``Microprocessors'' Controlled by ECCN 3A001 and Graphics Accelerators Controlled by ECCN 4A003

The Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) maintains the Commerce Control List (CCL), which identifies those items subject to Department of Commerce export licensing requirements. Consistent with technological changes, this interim rule adjusts the License Exception CIV eligibility level for microprocessors controlled by Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 3A001 from a composite theoretical performance (CTP) of equal to or less than 1900 million theoretical operations per second (MTOPS) to a CTP of equal to or less than 3500 MTOPS. This rule also adjusts the License Exception CIV eligibility level for graphics accelerators controlled by Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 4A003 from 10 million vectors per second to 75 million vectors per second. License Exception CIV is available for exports and reexports to civil end-users for civil end-uses in Country Group D:1. In light of rapid technological advancement in microprocessors, the United States will review the eligibility level for microprocessors in January 2000 to determine if further adjustments are warranted. If further adjustments are warranted, BXA anticipates publishing the revision in Spring 2000.