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Export Control
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The Trade Practitioner
American Conference Institute (ACI) EAR Boot Camp – Chicago, Illinois – 23-24 May 2016
We will present on a panel focusing on CCL classification at ACI’s EAR Boot Camp. The conference is ideal for novice and advanced practitioners to gain practical understanding of changes…
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Changes to the EU Outreach in Export Control Programme
In February 2016, the EU Outreach in Export Control programme was re-named the EU P2P Export Control Programme. The new EU P2P Programme now consists of three component parts, these…
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UK Export Control Organisation (ECO) Amends the Open General Export Licence: International Non-Proliferation Regime Decontrols: Dual-Use Items
The changes include the revision of the goods schedule to reflect, amongst other things, goods due to be decontrolled following regime meetings in 2015 and changes to the EU Dual-Use List in…
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BIS Targeted Large Chinese Telecommunications Company, Then Loosened Restrictions
On 8 March 2016, the BIS added Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation (ZTE Corporation), ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. (ZTE Kangxun), and two other affiliates to the Entity List (see announcement). However, due to…
International Compliance Blog
OFAC Issues General License to Authorize Transactions Related to Contingent Contracts for Export of Commercial Passenger Aircrafts to Iran
On March 24, 2016, OFAC issued General License I (“GL I”) to authorize US persons to engage in transactions that are “ordinarily incident” to the negotiation of and entry into…
International Compliance Blog
BIS Adds Four ZTE Entities to the Entity List
On March 8, 2016, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a Federal Register notice adding four ZTE entities to the BIS Entity list. Three…
Food Safety News
Canada has 2 weeks left to get its food safety act together
By Dan Flynn
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is demanding Canada comply with recommendations from an audit of the country’s food safety for meat, poultry and eggs or it’s exports to the…
The Trade Practitioner
BIS Issued a Temporary Denial Order in Connection with the Sale of Aircraft to an Iranian Airline
BIS issued a temporary denial order (TDO) (PDF) against five parties in connection with their attempt to sell US-origin aircraft to Caspian Airlines, an Iranian airline that remains on the…
Focus on Regulation
BIS and DDTC Amend Regulations Fire Control, Laser, Imaging, and Guidance and Control Equipment
By Ajay Kuntamukkala, Stephen Propst, Anthony Capobianco, Brian Curran, Aleksandar Dukic, Beth Peters
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) and the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) published proposed rules in the Federal Register today (BIS rules here;…
Canada-U.S. Blog
What Does Canada’s Auditor General Say About Canada’s Export Controls?
On February 2, 2016, Canada's Auditor General released "Report 2 - Controlling Exports at the Border", which looks at whether the Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") had the necessary in…