# 15 C.F.R. § 720.2 (2026): Initiation of administrative action denying export privileges

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## Section

- **Citation:** 15 C.F.R. § 720.2 (2026)
- **Heading:** Initiation of administrative action denying export privileges
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 15 CFR: Commerce and Foreign Trade / Chapter VII: BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / Part 720: DENIAL OF EXPORT PRIVILEGES / § 720.2: § 720.2   Initiation of administrative action denying export privileges.

## Text

(a)
Notice.
BIS will notify any person convicted under Section 229, Title 18, United States Code, of BIS's intent to deny that person's export privileges. The notification letter shall reference the person's conviction, specify the number of years for which BIS intends to deny export privileges, set forth the statutory and regulatory authority for the action, state whether the denial order will be standard or non-standard pursuant to supplement no. 1 to part 764 of the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR parts 730 through 774), and provide that the person may request a hearing before the Administrative Law Judge within 30 days from the date of the notification letter.
(b)
Waiver.
The failure of the notified person to file a request for a hearing within the time provided constitutes a waiver of the person's right to contest the denial of export privileges that BIS intends to impose.
(c)
Order of Assistant Secretary.
If no hearing is requested, the Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement will order that export privileges be denied as indicated in the notification letter.
[71 FR 24929, Apr. 27, 2006, as amended at 73 FR 78183, Dec. 22, 2008]

## Nearby sections

- [15 C.F.R. § 720.1 (2026) § 720.1   Denial of export privileges for convictions under 18 U.S.C. 229.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P720_S720_1.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 720.2 (2026) § 720.2   Initiation of administrative action denying export privileges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P720_S720_2.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 720.3 (2026) § 720.3   Final decision on administrative action denying export privileges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P720_S720_3.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 720.4 (2026) § 720.4   Effect of denial.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P720_S720_4.md)

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