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White Countries (Group A)

■ Grouping

Category	Countries	Bulk License	Individual License	Catch-all Control
Group A	Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States	General Special General	Required	No need
Group B	Estonia, Korea(South), Latvia, Lithuania, South Africa, Turkey	Special General	Required	Controlled
Group C	Every countries except Group A,B, or D countries.	Special General	Required	Controlled
Group D	Afghanistan, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, South Sudan (added April 12, 2019), Sudan	Not applicable	Required	Controlled

Bulk License has "General Bulk Export License" which is use only for Group A countries, and "Special General Bulk Export License" which is used for any countries except for Group D countries.

After checked with Control List, when the product / technology is not listed, then it proceeds to catch-all control. However the destination country is Group A country, then catch-all control is not required because Group A countries will not disseminate the above weapons because they are strictly controlled under the export control regime.

If products or technologies transport/transfer to Group D countries, everything and every time individual permission is required.

Catch-all Control