ExportControls [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Bill,
Thank you for your prompt reply.
Our client Reuters Ltd. operates a system whereby they collate a number of
products, approved for use by certain Reuters offices, onto a disk
(FreeBSD is part of these programmes). The assembly of the disk is done in
the UK, and upon completion the disk is sent to the US where it is loaded
onto a central server which the approved Reuters offices can access and
download the programme(s).
Consequently, this means that Reuters purchase the product in the UK,
export it to the US, and potentially import it again to France if a French
office is approved to install the product.
Additionally, because FreeBSD contains what is considered strong
cryptography, French authorities (the DCSSI) requires that an
authorisation is obtained for the item if it is to be imported to,
supplied in, used in, or exported from France.
It is Reuters policy to be complaint with all relevant regulations in the
countries they operate, and as Reuters will potentially be doing all of
the activities mentioned above it is essential that they obtain the
relevant authorisation from the DCSSI prior to importing to, supplying in,
using in, or exporting FreeBSD from France. Consequently, Reuters cannot
export FreeBSD from its server in the US to its French offices until said
authorisation has been obtained.
Therefore, we would appreciate if you could investigate whether such an
authorisation has been obtained for FreeBSD v4.1, alternatively refer us
to a legal contact that may be able to answer our query.
Hopefully this motivates our query, but please do not hesitate to contact
me if you require additional information.
I look forward to your reply, in the meantime, thank you very much for
your assistance.
First off, please don't top-post.
Secondly, you initially contacted the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED],
which consists of volunteers who assist people with the use of FreeBSD
in their spare time. It's poor form to contact a volunteer outside of
the list unless the volunteer has requested it. I've returned this
discussion to the list to remedy that.
Thirdly, it sounds as if you want some sort of legal certification. You're
not liable to find anyone who's willing to volunteer that sort of information.
I suggest you contact the FreeBSD Foundation
(http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/) which has some formal presence, and may
be able to help. Otherwise, you may want to look here
http://www.freebsd.org/commercial/ for a vendor who is willing to provide
consulting services.
Bethan Phillips [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Good Afternoon,
We are working with our client Reuters to help them comply with EU and
US
export control regulation. In this regard, Reuters have some Free BSD
v4.1
software, which they are sending to France. A declaration or
authorisation
may be needed for this software for import into, use in, supply in, or
export from France. Can you please advice us if FreeBSD have obtained a
French encryption authorisation for the above mentioned software from
the
DCSSI?
If this is the case we would be grateful if you could provide us with a
copy of this authorisation, as Reuters will need this to export this
product to/from France, and the DCSSI does not supply this information
to
third parties.
I am not a lawyer. This is not legal advise.
However:
http://www.fr.freebsd.org/
The site is actually _hosted_in_ France. Thus you are wasting your time.
There is no need to export the software at all, it's already in France.
--
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
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