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Export Control
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Global Trade Law Blog
The Baby and the Bathwater: The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Intrusion and Surveillance Software Export Licensing Proposal
If you are not aware, please take note that the July 20, 2015 deadline is fast approaching for comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security…
The Trade Practitioner
Dual-Use Regulation (No 428/2009) Review
In April 2014, the European Commission (EC) launched a review of its current export control systems for dual use items. In May 2015, as part of this review, the EC…
The Trade Practitioner
BIS and DDTC Propose New Rules to Harmonise EAR and ITAR Definitions
On 3 June 2015, the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published companion announcements in the Federal…
Focus on Regulation
U.S. Government Steps Up Cybersecurity Efforts With New Rules for Export Controls, Economic Sanctions
By Anthony Capobianco, H. Deen Kaplan, Ajay Kuntamukkala, Tom McGovern, Beth Peters, Stephen Propst, Brian Curran, Michael Scheimer, Stephenie Gosnell Handler
With cybersecurity dominating the headlines, the U.S. government has taken several recent steps to target the national security threat posed by cybercriminals and hackers with new regulations aimed at curbing…
International Compliance Blog
Export Control Reform – Latest Developments & Analysis
We closely monitor developments related to the President's Export Control Reform initiative. Find our latest updates and past analysis here.
International Compliance Blog
Export Control Reform: Implementation & Implications
Steptoe International Regulation & Compliance attorneys co-authored a briefing paper providing an overview of the Export Control Reform initiative and related rules. Read more.
International Compliance Blog
Export Control Reform Video Presentations
Steptoe & Johnson attorneys have recorded video presentations covering various aspects of Export Control Reform. Click here to access short excerpts of these presentations.
GovCon & Trade
ECR Marches On: State and Commerce Announce More Proposed Changes
By Thad McBride
As yet another step in the continuing Export Control Reform (ECR) effort, the U.S. government has recently issued a series of proposed rules that may help clarify key regulatory definitions…
La Revue
La politique européenne de contrôle des exports et des sanctions économiques et financières
Ces dernières années, du fait des crises géopolitiques à leurs portes, l’Union européenne et ses 28 États membres ont significativement renforcé leurs outils de contrôle des exportations par le biais…
GovCon & Trade
Sanctions Update: First Quarter 2015 Brings New Restrictions, Potential Relief
By Thad McBride
In the first three months of 2015, the U.S. government has been – as usual – quite busy on the sanctions front. The United States has eased sanctions on Cuba,…