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Strategic Trade Act: Requesting a Technical Review on an Item That Might Be Wrongly Classified
What are the strategic items?
According to section 7(1) of the STA 2010, the Minister may by order published in the Gazette, prescribe any items as strategic items under the Act. A strategic item is an item that meets the item description under the Strategic Trade (Strategic Items) (Amendment) Order 2018 ("STO 2018"). The STO 2018 reflects the items currently required to be controlled under the international export control regimes as well as the relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions. For example, any "high-speed pulse generators" and "pulse heads", having the following characteristics:
- output voltage greater than 6V into a resistive load of less than 55ohms; and
- pulse transition time less than 500ps.
- to control and monitor the issuance of export/transit/transship permits and/or broker certificates and the use of strategic items and related matters;
- to provide advice to the Minister and the Government on matters relating to the STA 2010 and the development thereof and the implications of such developments for Malaysia;
- to establish, maintain and develop cooperation with other organizations relating to strategic trade;
- to implement the obligations arising from agreements, conventions or treaties relating to strategic trade to which Malaysia is a party where such agreements, conventions or treaties related to the STA 2010; and
- to implement, coordinate and ensure the development and growth of the industry sectors in Malaysia to grow in line with the Industrial Policies and the provisions of the acts and rules and regulations.