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The twentieth plenary meeting of the Wassenaar Arrangement was held in Vienna on 2 to 3 December 2014. Wassenaar Participating States agreed to new export controls in a number of areas, including spacecraft equipment (Category 9) and technology for fly-by-wire/flight-by light systems (Category 7), while texts for the control of machine tools (Category 2), optical equipment for military utility and fiber laser components (Category 6) were substantially reviewed. In addition, significant reviews of several categories resulted in the deletion of obsolete controls relating to vessels (Category 8) and in refined controls on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - UAVs (Category 9), specifically taking note of the substantial progress of technology in that area. Further relaxation was introduced in a number of areas, such as equipment for production of electronic devices (Category 3), and telecommunications equipment having specific information security functionality for the administration, operation or maintenance of networks (Category 5P2). This rule amends the CCL by implementing the changes agreed to by the WA at the Plenary by revising 42 Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs), adding one ECCN and removing one ECCN, as well as amending the General Technology Note, WA reporting requirements, adding seven (7) definitions and revising six (6) definitions in the EAR. This rule also amends Country Group A:1 to have it represent the Wassenaar Participating States, as well as harmonizing Commerce Country Chart Columns NS:2 and RS:2 with each other and the newly revised Country Group A:1. Consequential changes are made to License Exceptions APR and GOV, the national security and regional stability sections of the EAR, and definition section of the EAR to remove the term coordinating country.