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Final ruleTook effect Oct. 1, 2026

International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Syria Country Policy Revision

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Oct. 1, 2026. Document 2026-20082. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.

What it does

The Department of State is amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to remove Syria from the list of countries subject to a policy of denial for licenses and other approvals.

The State Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

22 CFR 126

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The State Department has published 23 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 9 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1400-AG38 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This rule is effective on October 1, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-20082
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesState Department
PublishedOct. 1, 2026
Effective dateOct. 1, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1400-AG38

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register