# 2025-12560: State Dept. Refreshes Banned Arms Countries: Global No-Fly Zone Tweaks

2025-12560, International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Updates to Certain Proscribed Countries and Other Changes, is a Federal Register rule from State Department published 2025-07-07 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12560
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-12560
- Title: International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Updates to Certain Proscribed Countries and Other Changes
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: State Department
- Citation: 90 FR 29720
- Published: 2025-07-07
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1400-AF83
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

State Dept. Refreshes Banned Arms Countries: Global No-Fly Zone Tweaks

## Summary

The Department of State is updating rules about selling and sharing defense stuff with certain countries like the Central African Republic, Libya, and Sudan, following new UN decisions. They’re also refreshing the list of NATO members and key allies to keep things current. These changes affect companies and people dealing with defense exports and take effect soon, so watch your calendars and compliance budgets!

## Abstract

The Department of State is amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to update the entries for the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan, pursuant to recent United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs). Further, the Department is updating the list of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members and major non-NATO allies and is making other corrections and clarifications within the ITAR.

## Effects PRIA read

- Country Entries Updated for Proscribed States: cost, medium. If you sell or share defense items, the Department of State updated ITAR entries for the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan pursuant to recent United Nations Security Council resolutions. These updates change the ITAR rules…
- NATO and Ally Lists Revised: cost, medium. The Department of State updated the ITAR list of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members and major non‑NATO U.S. allies. If you export defense items or technical data, these list updates affect which partner countries are identified in ITAR and can change how export rules apply to those a…

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## Sources
- [2025-12560 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/07/2025-12560/international-traffic-in-arms-regulations-updates-to-certain-proscribed-countries-and-other-changes)
- [2025-12560 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-07/pdf/2025-12560.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12560 (as of 2026-06-08).