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International Compliance Blog
BIS Eases Burma-Related Export Restrictions
On December 23, 2016, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. Parts 730-774) to ease…
Government Contracts Law
Apocalypse Soon? Permanent Disqualification From Department of Defense Contracts May Result From Voluntary Disclosures of Export Violations
Etymology, particularly the Greek or Latin roots of words, aids our understanding in much the same way as root cause analysis does. The Greek word for disclosure is αποκάλυψη, transliterated…
The Trade Practitioner
DDTC Publishes Final Rule Revising USML Categories VIII and XIX
In the latest steps taken to implement the President’s Export Control Reform initiative, DDTC has published a final rule implementing revisions to Categories VIII (aircraft and related articles) and XIX (gas…
The Trade Practitioner
DDTC and BIS Harmonised Destination Control Statement Rules Go Into Effect
On 15 November 2016, companion rules issued by DDTC and BIS went into effect that adopt a harmonised destination control statement for controlled exports. Exporters must now include the new…
The Trade Practitioner
BIS Amends EAR to Update Military Arms Embargo Status of Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam
US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule amending various provisions of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to account for changes to controls on…
The Trade Practitioner
UK Export Control Organisation (ECO) Revokes Open General Export Licence (OGEL) (International Non- Proliferation Regime Decontrols: Dual-Use Items)
The OGEL (dealing with international non-proliferation regime decontrols: dual-use items) which allowed, subject to certain conditions, the export of specified dual-use (having a civilian and military application) items has been…
The Trade Practitioner
UK Export Control Organisation (ECO) Updates and Amends Five Open General Export Licences (OGELs)
The ECO has updated and amended five OGELs following an update to the EU dual-use list, which was published in the EU Official Journal, on 15 November 2016. The updates…
The Trade Practitioner
UK Export Control Organisation (ECO) Publishes Latest Version of Consolidated List of Military and Dual-Use Items
On 16 November, the ECO published a new version of its consolidated list of controlled military and dual-use items that require an export licence issued by the ECO. The list includes…
The Trade Practitioner
Export Control Organisation (ECO) Publishes Blog on End-Users of Exported Goods
As part of the ECO’s effort to move end-user undertakings from a paper-based system to a digital one, the ECO is asking all exporters if they have any overseas customers…
GovCon & Trade
Checklist for Responding to a U.S. Sanctions Violation
By Thad McBride
As a follow-up to a previous article, we've authored further details about the actions a company should take to respond to a discovered violation of U.S. sanctions. As pointed out in…