{
  "name": "Commerce Country Chart Control Reasons and Research Scope",
  "description": "Comparative matrix of the 8 Reason for Control codes established under 15 CFR Part 738 Supplement No. 1, detailing column counts, multilateral regime origins, and representative laboratory hardware controls compiled from official EAR provisions.",
  "page": "https://casrai.org/guides/eccn-country-chart",
  "publisher": "CASRAI",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "dateModified": "2026-11-14T15:18:17Z",
  "temporalCoverage": "2024/2026",
  "spatialCoverage": "United States",
  "columns": [
    {
      "name": "Reason for Control",
      "unit": "",
      "description": "Standard two-letter regulatory abbreviation and full control name"
    },
    {
      "name": "Chart Columns",
      "unit": "columns",
      "description": "Number of designated columns in Supplement No. 1 to Part 738"
    },
    {
      "name": "Multilateral Regime",
      "unit": "",
      "description": "International treaty, regime, or statutory authority establishing control"
    },
    {
      "name": "Representative Research Equipment",
      "unit": "",
      "description": "Dual-use scientific instruments and lab hardware subject to control"
    },
    {
      "name": "EAR Licensing Policy Section",
      "unit": "",
      "description": "Specific regulatory section defining standard licensing review policy"
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "Reason for Control": "Chemical and Biological Weapons (CB)",
      "Chart Columns": 3,
      "Multilateral Regime": "Australia Group (AG)",
      "Representative Research Equipment": "Bioreactors, fermenters, containment facilities, aerosol chambers, toxins",
      "EAR Licensing Policy Section": "15 CFR 742.2"
    },
    {
      "Reason for Control": "Nuclear Nonproliferation (NP)",
      "Chart Columns": 2,
      "Multilateral Regime": "Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)",
      "Representative Research Equipment": "Mass spectrometers, radiation shielding, frequency converters, pulse generators",
      "EAR Licensing Policy Section": "15 CFR 742.3"
    },
    {
      "Reason for Control": "National Security (NS)",
      "Chart Columns": 2,
      "Multilateral Regime": "Wassenaar Arrangement (Dual-Use List)",
      "Representative Research Equipment": "High-speed cameras, high-performance computing, lasers, optical sensors",
      "EAR Licensing Policy Section": "15 CFR 742.4"
    },
    {
      "Reason for Control": "Missile Technology (MT)",
      "Chart Columns": 1,
      "Multilateral Regime": "Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)",
      "Representative Research Equipment": "Accelerometers, gyroscopes, rocket propellant test systems, telemetry units",
      "EAR Licensing Policy Section": "15 CFR 742.5"
    },
    {
      "Reason for Control": "Regional Stability (RS)",
      "Chart Columns": 2,
      "Multilateral Regime": "Wassenaar Arrangement & Unilateral Foreign Policy",
      "Representative Research Equipment": "Military electronics, thermal imaging systems, specialized 600-series parts",
      "EAR Licensing Policy Section": "15 CFR 742.6"
    },
    {
      "Reason for Control": "Crime Control (CC)",
      "Chart Columns": 3,
      "Multilateral Regime": "Section 6(n) Statutory Authority (Human Rights)",
      "Representative Research Equipment": "Biometric identification systems, forensic software, psychological stress tools",
      "EAR Licensing Policy Section": "15 CFR 742.7"
    },
    {
      "Reason for Control": "Firearms Convention (FC)",
      "Chart Columns": 1,
      "Multilateral Regime": "Inter-American Convention Against Firearms (CIFTA)",
      "Representative Research Equipment": "Non-military optical sights, specialized tooling, firearm development hardware",
      "EAR Licensing Policy Section": "15 CFR 742.17"
    },
    {
      "Reason for Control": "Anti-Terrorism (AT)",
      "Chart Columns": 2,
      "Multilateral Regime": "Section 6(j) State Sponsors of Terrorism",
      "Representative Research Equipment": "General laboratory electronics, standard telecom systems, analytical test units",
      "EAR Licensing Policy Section": "15 CFR 742.8 & 742.9"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "15 CFR Part 738: Commerce Control List Overview and the Country Chart",
      "url": "https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/15/part-738",
      "accessed": "2026-11-14"
    },
    {
      "title": "15 CFR Part 742: Control Policy - CCL Based Controls",
      "url": "https://www.bis.gov/regulations/ear/742",
      "accessed": "2026-11-14"
    }
  ]
}