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Export Control
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The Trade Practitioner
BIS Amends the Export Administration Regulations to Remove Controls on Domestic Crude Oil Exports
The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule implementing changes to the Export Administration Regulations’ (EAR) Short Supply controls on US domestic crude oil. The rulemaking implements…
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DDTC Implements New Versions of Export Licensing Forms and “Guidelines for Preparing Agreements”
At the end of March, US Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued new versions of export licensing forms used with its DTrade online license application system, including the DSP-5, -6, -61,…
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UK Passes Export Control (Iran Sanctions) Order Following Changes to EU Sanctions on Iran
The Order came into force on 6 May 2016 and sets out the penalties and licences related to the UK’s Iranian sanctions. It also amends Export Control Orders relating to Russia, Crimea,…
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US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to Implement Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Changes
BIS is amending the EAR to reflect changes to the MTCR Annex that were agreed to by MTCR member countries in 2015. The final rule, published in the Federal Register on…
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UK Export Control Organisation (ECO) Issues Two New Open General Export Licences (OGELs)
Exporters with these licences will now be able to export unpopulated printed circuit boards and wiring harnesses, connectors and fasteners and related components for military and dual-use goods. Exports to several countries, including…
International Compliance Blog
To Disclose or not to Disclose, or to Double-Disclose? Dept. of Justice Soon Entering the Fray on Export Controls/Sanctions Voluntary Disclosures
By Peter Jeydel
If submitting a voluntary disclosure to OFAC, BIS, DDTC or one of the many other agencies involved in export controls and sanctions enforcement was not enough, it is becoming increasingly…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Canada Announces Plans To End Strict Export Controls Against Belarus
On May 7, 2016, Global Affairs Canada (formerly known as DFATD and DFAIT) made an announcement that Canada plans to legally remove Belarus from the Area Control List. Belarus has…
Subject to Inquiry
The Export/Immigration Dilemma: Don’t Let OSC Catch Your HR Department Unawares
By Alex J. Brackett, Patrick Rowan, Christopher M. Michalik, Matthew Orso
On March 31, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) issued a carefully worded technical assistance letter addressing the complex interplay…
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US Export Controls Workshop: The ITAR “Virus” EARvolves! – Early Bird Registration Ends 29 April 2016
Early bird registration for the ITAR and EAR workshops, jointly hosted by EGADD, our Aerospace, Defense & Government Services Industry Group, and Strategic Shipping Company Ltd, ends Friday 29 April 2016.…
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US Export Controls Workshop: The ITAR “Virus” EARvolves! – Stratford-upon-Avon, UK – 18-20 July 2016
The hugely successful three-day ITAR Workshop sessions, jointly organized by EGADD, our Aerospace, Defense & Government Services Practice Group, and Strategic Shipping Company Ltd, will be taking place again in…