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18 .7.2000 Security: US Encryption products can be exported without restrictions to European Union
The United States announced an update to its encryption export policy affecting companies that sell encryption software to users in the 15 European Union nations and in eight other countries.

En français: Les produits de chiffrement US peuvent être exportés sans restrictions à l'Union Européene
Les Etats-unis ont annoncé une mise à jour de leur politique d'exportation des technologies de chiffrement, qui concerne les entreprises qui vendent des logiciels d'encryptage aux utilisateurs de l'Union Européene et de huit auttres pays.

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The policy is being updated to assure the continued competitiveness of U.S. encryption software producers in international markets.

With the new policy, U.S. companies can export any encryption product to any end-user in the European Union and Switzerland, as well as to end-users in Australia, Norway, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Japan, New Zealand.

Restrictions on U.S. sales of encryption software in those countries were already partially lifted in January. Under that first phase of encryption export liberalization, long sought by many information technology vendors, companies were permitted to export any encryption software after a technical review to individuals, commercial companies, or other non-government end-users. Exception are still for Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria.

Résumé en français

La politique d'exportation est mise à jour afin de conserver un avantage sur le marché de l'encryptage face à la concurrence.

L'exportation est autorisée sans restrictions à destination des pays de l'Union Européene et de la Suisse, ainsi qu'aux utilisateurs en Australie, Norvège, République Tchèque, la Hongrie, la Pologne, le Japon, la Nouvelle-Zélande.

Ces restrictions avaient déjà été partiellement levées en janvier de cette année.

Les pays pourlesquels il n'est pas possible d'obtenir l'autorisation sont Cuba, l'Iran, l'Iraq, la Libye, La Corée du nord, le Soudan, la Syrie.

Cette modification suit l'adoption par l'Union Européene d'une régulation plus flexible des technologies de chiffrement.

The updated policy announced Monday removes the distinction that applied to government end users, allowing companies to sell their products to those customers as well. It also says companies no longer have to wait for the completion of a technical review or wait 30 days to ship their products. U.S. exporters will be allowed to sell to the European Union and eight other countries listed immediately after submitting a commodity classification request to the Department of Commerce.

The U.S. moves follow the adoption of regulations by the European Union that ease encryption exports to the same countries

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