BAFA changes the export ban on medical protective equipment

Germany’s ‘Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle’ (BAFA) has announced that the joint crisis management team, comprised of the Federal Ministry’s of the Interior (BMI) and of Health (BMG), has repealed the 4th March 2020 export ban on medical protective equipment. The previous export ban has been replaced with a new order of restrictions that provides new exceptions for and approvals on exporting medical protective equipment. The new order is effective 12th March 2020.