ITAR-06Edition 1.0 · November 2026

Managing Changes

Keeping ITAR authorizations current

A step-by-step method for non-US companies to spot changes to parties, scope, sites, people and dates, route each one to the right licence or agreement path, and implement it only when authorized.

A4 PDF · 20 pages · English · 4 templates · regulatory references checked October 2026

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Cover of Managing Changes to ITAR-Authorized Activities

What this guide settles

  • Changes to the scope of an approved agreement take effect only after DDTC approval; minor amendments need no prior approval, apply once executed, and go to DDTC within 30 days
  • A DSP-5 cannot be amended for more quantity, another commodity, destination, end use, end user or consignee, or a longer duration: a new licence for the unshipped balance — or §123.9 once exported
  • Ownership changes and transfers are major amendments unless DDTC authorizes a minor one; after a US merger, unlisted licences are invalid and unamended agreements may be
  • Most gaps are timing problems: catch changes in project, HR, procurement and M&A processes, and plan the approval before go-live

What you get

  • The guide: explanations, method, conditions and limits
  • Worked examples: common changes and their licence and agreement routes, minor and major amendments, Expedited Execution, corporate events, who does what, an illustrative acquisition and ten pitfalls
  • Tools printed in the guide: four templates and a readiness check
  • Sources with section references and their verification date
  • Revisions included for 12 months

Printed tools: T1 · Change notice and impact map · T2 · Route selection · T3 · Change data pack · T4 · Implementation record and authorization chain · Readiness check

Contents

  1. Before you start: scope and limits
  2. Why changes are the weak point
  3. The rule in one page
  4. Amendments and corporate events
  5. The method in six steps
  6. Templates T1 to T4
  7. Ten pitfalls
  8. Case study: an unmapped acquisition
  9. Readiness check

What it does not cover

  • One-off moves outside the authorization
  • Registration matters of the US company
  • Classified programmes and §126.1 countries

Assumed knowledge. Knowing how to read a DSP-5, how a TAA or MLA works for a foreign party, and how provisos are tracked.

Sample pages

Cover
Cover
The rule in one page: common changes and routes
The rule in one page: common changes and routes
Minor or major amendments; amend or replace a licence
Minor or major amendments; amend or replace a licence
Template T2: route selection
Template T2: route selection
Case study: an unmapped acquisition
Case study: an unmapped acquisition

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Where it connects

SUP-08

Supplier Changes, Substitutions & Reclassification

Managing Changes amends the ITAR authorizations themselves; Supplier Changes, Substitutions & Reclassification identifies what a supplier change touches, under the EAR and the ITAR.

ITAR-05

Managing ITAR Provisos

Managing ITAR Provisos runs the conditions of an approval; Managing Changes handles amendments to the authorization itself.

ITAR-02

ITAR Reexports & Retransfers

Reexports & Retransfers covers a proposed transfer; Managing Changes covers changes to the authorised arrangement.

ITAR-03

TAA for Foreign Parties

TAA for Foreign Parties maps the agreement as approved; Managing Changes keeps it current as the business moves.

Part of a collection

Managing Changes is one of the eight guides of ITAR: Licenses, Agreements & Transfers (Understand the Rules), available together at €390 instead of €89 each.

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