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International Compliance Blog
BIS Removes Significant Export Control License Requirements for Australia and the UK under the Strategic AUKUS Partnership
By Jacob Bell, Jack Hayes, Brian Fleming
On May 8, 2024, BIS published a correction to the interim final rule, further removing license requirements for certain items under ECCN 0x5zz. Previously, the interim final rule stated that…
SmarTrade
BIS and OFAC Expand Export Controls and Sanctions on Iran for Aggression Toward Israel and Military Support for Russia
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On April 18, 2024, the Departments of Commerce and the Treasury announced combined export control restrictions and economic sanctions against Iran for its attack on Israel on April 13, 2024. These…
International Compliance Blog
Export Controls and Sanctions Converge: New BIS Restrictions on SDNs
By Peter Jeydel, Ryan Pereira, Brian Fleming, Ed Krauland, Wendy Wysong, Jack Hayes, Meredith Rathbone, Alexandra Baj
On March 21, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final rule under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) that imposes new export controls…
SmarTrade
BIS Amends EAR to Expand Export Controls on OFAC SDN-Listed Persons
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On March 20, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule implementing restrictions under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) on persons who have…
International Trade Law
Commerce, Treasury, DOJ Publish Tri-Seal Sanctions and Export Control Compliance Note
By Kelsey Clinton, Chandler Leonard, Andrew J. Schlegel
On March 6, 2024, the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Justice published a Tri-Seal Compliance Note titled “Obligations of foreign-based persons to comply…
The Trade Practitioner
In-Person Event: US Export Controls Workshops in the UK – July 16-18, 2024
From EAR to ITARnity: Ever-Challenging US Export Controls Compliance When: July 16-18, 2024 Where: Stratford-upon-Avon, UK This hugely successful and highly praised event on US export controls regulations, which is…
International Trade Law
BIS Announces Further Updates to OEE’s Voluntary Self-Disclosure Process for Minor Violations
By Jeffrey L. Snyder, Jackie Schaeffer, Dilan Wickrema
On January 16, 2024, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew Axelrod announced further updates to the EAR voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) process, all designed to…
GovCon & Trade
[WEBINAR] Significant EAR Violations and BIS Policy Shift: Incentivized Voluntary Self-Disclosure, Third-Party Whistleblowing
By Thad McBride
I am looking forward to speaking on a panel at an upcoming Strafford webinar addressing the U.S. Department of Commerce's recent policy shift that increases the incentives for companies to…
International Compliance Blog
A Carrot and a Stick: BIS Clarifies Policy on Self-Disclosures and Whistleblowing
By Ryan Pereira, Peter Jeydel, Brian Fleming, Wendy Wysong, Meredith Rathbone
On April 18, 2023, Matthew Axelrod, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), issued a memorandum outlining two important changes to…
Trade Compliance Resource Hub
Employers warned not to discriminate while complying with U.S. export control laws
By Michael Lowell, Betty S.W. Graumlich, Manasi Venkatesh, Lizbeth Rodriguez-Johnson, Paula Salamoun, Justin Angotti, Noah Oberlander, Ozra Ajizadeh
The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice has issued guidance clarifying that when a position requires access to export-controlled information or items, that requirement is not a basis…