DCSSI Authorisation for Free BSD Software

[Bill Moran]

Bethan Phillips <bphillips at UK.EY.COM> 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
http://www.potentialtech.com