On April 17, 2014, the US Department of State (State) published in the Federal Register a final rule [Public Notice 8699] amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to provide the defense trade policy regarding the Central African Republic to reflect certain resolutions adopted by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

On December 5, 2013, the UNSC adopted resolution 2127, which imposes an arms embargo against the Central African Republic, with certain enumerated exceptions. On January 28, 2014, the UNSC adopted resolution 2134, which extended the embargo, and added the European Union operation to the list of exceptions to the embargo. State is adding ITAR § 126.1(u) to implement the embargo.