Section 225.872-1 - General(a) As a result of memoranda of understanding and other international agreements, DoD has determined it inconsistent with the public interest to apply restrictions of the Buy American statute or the Balance of Payments Program to the acquisition of qualifying country end products from the following qualifying countries: Australia
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Federal Republic of Germany
Finland
France
Greece
Israel
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
(b) Individual acquisitions of qualifying country end products from the following qualifying country may, on a purchase-by-purchase basis (see 225.872-4), be exempted from application of the Buy American statute and the Balance of Payments Program as inconsistent with the public interest: Austria.(c) The determination in paragraph (a) of this subsection does not limit the authority of the Secretary concerned to restrict acquisitions to domestic sources or reject an otherwise acceptable offer from a qualifying country source when considered necessary for national defense reasons. 68 FR 15621 , Mar. 31, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 8116 , Feb. 23, 2004; 75 FR 32641 , June 8, 2010; 77 FR 35880 , June 15, 2012; 77 FR 76942 , Dec. 31, 2012; 81 FR 50651 , Aug. 2, 2016; 81 FR 93840 , Dec. 22, 2016; 82 FR 61484 , Dec. 28, 2017; 87 FR 15816 , Mar. 18, 2022 81 FR 50651, 8/2/2016; 81 FR 93840, 12/22/2016; 82 FR 61484, 12/28/2017; 83 FR 18454, 4/27/2018; 87 FR 15816, 3/18/2022