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Export Control
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International Compliance Blog
DDTC’s Definitions of Export, Reexport, and Retransfer: Important Compliance Considerations
The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) recently published a final rule amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to finalize and clarify changes from a June…
International Compliance Blog
Potential Changes to the EU Dual-Use Export Control Regime, Including Cybertechnology
A European Commission proposal to amend the European Union’s dual-use export control regime was leaked recently, exposing significant changes to current EU policy. The proposal includes new controls on cyber-surveillance…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Canada’s Level Of Activity In The Area Of Export Controls and Economic Sanctions May Surprise You
Canada Looking back over the last 12 months, the level of activity in the area of export controls, economic sanctions and trade restrictions in Canada is somewhat surprising. Canada is…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Do Not Enter! Canada Is Rejecting Potential Immigrants Who Have Broken Foreign Export Controls Laws
On August 30, 2016, the Federal Court of Canada issued its judicial review decision in Mahmood Sajid v. The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, 2016 FC 981. The Federal Court…
International Compliance Blog
BIS Adds Russian Companies to Entity List
Tomorrow, September 7, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will issue a final rule adding 81 entities to the BIS Entity List (15 C.F.R. Part 744,…
Inside Business Immigration
U.S. Increases Civil Penalties for Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Violations
By Kara M. Bombach, Cyril T. Brennan
The U.S. government has announced significant increases to the maximum civil penalties for U.S. export controls and sanctions violations. The increases are required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment…
Eye On Privacy
Espionage and Export Controls: The iPhone Hack Highlights The New World of Warfare
Last week, researchers at Citizen Lab uncovered sophisticated new spyware that allowed hackers to take complete control of anyone’s iPhone, turning the phone into a pocket-spy to intercept communications, track…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
How to Avoid Discrimination in Hiring, While Complying with Export Laws
My colleagues, Ashley Mendoza and Alfredo Fernandez, return today for a guest post today that shows that employment law issues can sometimes present themselves in different formats. My thanks to…
International Compliance Blog
State and Commerce Publish Harmonized Destination Control Statements
The US Departments of State and Commerce published final rules revising the destination control statements required under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). …
School Law
Export Licenses vs. Anti-discrimination: Hiring Non-U.S. Persons at Colleges and Universities
Imagine your institution has employed a graduate student to support a technology research program. The student is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China and holds a student visa,…