International export control policies are up for discussion--what does it mean for the laser industry?

摘要

Every laser manufacturing company that has international business may be affected by export control policies set under the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA; Vienna, Austria), which is an international body that sets standards on export control regulations that the 42 member countries agree to implement within their own countries' regulations (see figure). Each year, these countries send delegates to WA to negotiate proposals submitted by individual countries to either increase or decrease the agreed-upon level of export control.