# Imposition of Foreign Policy Controls on Surreptitious Communications Intercepting Devices
> **Bureau of Industry and Security** · Final rule. · Published 2006-11-20 · Effective 2006-11-20 · 71 FR 67034
## Document
- **Document number:** E6-19509
- **Category:** bis-export-control
- **Sub-agency:** Bureau of Industry and Security
- **Federal Register citation:** 71 FR 67034
- **CFR reference:** 15 CFR 730
- **Publication date:** 2006-11-20
- **Effective date:** 2006-11-20
- **Commerce docket:** Docket No. 050428118-5118-01
## Abstract

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by imposing new foreign policy export and reexport controls on devices primarily useful for the surreptitious interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications classified under Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 5A980. In this rule, BIS also imposes controls on related software and technology by creating ECCNs 5D980 and 5E980. BIS is taking this action in order to prevent the unlawful interception of oral, wire, or electronic communications by terrorists and others who may put the information gained through intercepted communications to an unlawful use, to promote the protection of privacy of oral, wire, or electronic communications; and to protect against threats of terrorism around the world.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/11/20/E6-19509/imposition-of-foreign-policy-controls-on-surreptitious-communications-intercepting-devices)
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