Export Administration Regulations, definition of export (including release of source code) (15 CFR 734.13(a)(2))
Handing source code to a foreign person counts as an export under the EAR, even inside the United States. Code for encryption, defence or other controlled products can need a licence before it goes to a buyer abroad or to a buyer's foreign staff.
Dated 17 Oct 2026Source checked 17 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
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“Releasing or otherwise transferring “technology” or source code (but not object code) to a foreign person in the United States (a “deemed export”);”
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