COORDINATING COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM FROM THE UNITED STATES DELEGATION ON THE IC/DV PROCEDURE

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• Publication Date: November 24, 1959
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24th November 1959 COCOM Document 3'786
COORDINATING COI,21ITTEE
R MZORANDUM FROM THE UNITED STATES DELEGATION
ON
THE IC/DV PROCEDURE
References: COCOM Documents Nos . 3727 and 3767
1. COCOM Document No. 3727 records a statement by the Italian
pelegate concerning a request received from an Italian firm for an
Import Certificate to cover cumulative imports of electric and
electronic measuring instruments from the United States. The Italian
polegate requested the views of other delegations in regard to this
matter.
2. The United States does receive cumulative Import Certificates
from other Participating Countries. These certificates are valid
for 6 months and cover imports for unlimited quantities and amounts.
Delivery Verifications covering those imports are forwarded in the
usual manner.
3. The United States does not believe the cumulative (or
multiple) import certificate jeopardizes controls and, in-fact, has
accepted certificates applicable to multiple transactions since the
institution of the IC/DV system. Advice to United States exporters
as to the use of the multiple procedure is contained in the United
States Export Rogul^tions.
4. In administering this procedure, the United States Bureau
of Foreign Commerce (BFC) maintains strict accounting records.
Each time that an IC covering a quantity or value in oxcess?of the
export license granted, or when an unlimited IC is accepted, an
accounting sheet is attached to the first application. An exporter
desiring to use the IC for future-applications for export, must
refer to the original application, give the BFC case number, the IC
number, and certify that there is a sufficient remaining balance
on the IC. This provides a cross reference for posting each
transaction filed against the IC.
5. The subject of oglobal~1 ICts was discussed at various
meetings of the Subcommittee on Export Controls, including the
April 1958 meeting of the Subcommitt e at Paris and again at the
May 1959 meeting of?tho Cubc^mmittoo at Rome. Reference is made to
COCOM Doc. No. 1373, Annex 1 to COCOM Doc. No. 1373 COCOM Doc. 302a,
COCOM Doc. 30$3, and Paragraph 115, Page 17, of COCOM Doc. Sub-C
(59) 2B. These references fully docomont the discussions and
adequately point out that "globcl-i IC's do exist. Paragraph 115,
page 17, of COCOA Doc. Sub-C (59) 2b, reads:
"...The Subcoa-iittoe agreed furthermore to propose to the
Coordinating Cozmittee the wider use of global ICs (1) in
so far as such documents would c )ver regular trading and
(2) on condition that the exhorters anc'. importers concerned
enjoyed the entire confidence of their authorities. Export
licenses issued on the basis of such ICs would cover either
the total quantity stated on the IC and would be renewable,
or a fraction of that quantity, in which latter case
successive licenses would be prepared."
4. In the/
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6 In the issuance, of IC's, the United States authorities do
not specify '-'cumulative," "multiple,',' or "global," nor does it seem
necessary to so name a certificate used for this purpose. Most
United States certificates arc limited as-to quantity or value;
when neither quantity nor value is stated, a specific validity
period is added.
7. It is the opinion of the United States authorities that
multiple Import Certificates do serve a useful purpose and that
the issuance of multinlo Import Certificates should be limited by
either quantity or value, or a validity period which specifies the
period within which export licenses could be granted. When an IC
is received-by the United States authorities from another Participcb-
ng Country, specifying none of those 3 limitations, BFC will vali-
date export licenses against it for a one-year period from the date
the IC was issued.
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