How does the SAA affect exports to Syria?
Section 5(a)(1) of the SAA requires a prohibition on the export to Syria of all items on the Commerce Control List (CCL). The SAA also requires the President to select at least two of the six additional sanctions defined in Section 5(a)(2)(A) – (F). The President has chosen to implement Sections 5(a)(2)(A) and (D) at this time. Section 5(a)(2)(A) is a prohibition on the export or reexport to Syria of all products of the United States, with the exception of food and medicine. The result of the implementation of Sections 5(a)(1) and 5(a)(2)(A) of the SAA is to restrict the export and reexport of all items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to Syria as specified in the Department of Commerce’s General Order No. 2, as set forth in Supplement No. 1 to Part 746 of the EAR.
