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Export Control
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Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog
It’s 2013: Do You Know Where Your TSRA License Is?
By Michael Lowell, Leigh T. Hansson
When your work involves export controls, it’s good to remember that reform – especially in the form of decontrol – seldom has an immediate impact. It’s been just over a…
Global Trade Law Blog
ECR Series Episode VI: The One With Ewoks (And New Rules On Satellites)
By: J. Scott Maberry This fall, the U.S. Government will finish considering public comments on its draft revision of U.S. Munitions List Category XV, which covers “Spacecraft Systems and Related…
Focus on Regulation
BIS seeks to strengthen the Unverified List
By Jeanne Archibald, Anthony Capobianco, Aleksandar Dukic, Ajay Kuntamukkala, Robert Kyle, Beth Peters, Stephen Propst, T. Weymouth, H.P. Goldfield, Eric Gillman
On 11 September 2013 the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposed significant revisions to the Unverified List (UVL) provisions in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). See…
Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog
U.S. Export Control Reform: Permanent Import Controls and the DOJ
By Leigh T. Hansson, Carlos Valdivia
As part of the U.S. Government’s Export Control Reform Initiative, the Justice Department’s U.S. Munitions Import List (“USMIL”) has been “delinked” from the State Department’s U.S. Munitions List (“USML”). On…
Global Trade Law Blog
Fixing a Broken Brokering Definition: DDTC Eases ITAR’s Regulatory Burden for Brokers and Brokering Activities
By: Matthew Riemer On August 26, 2013, in yet another move geared toward streamlining the U.S. export control regulatory landscape, the U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)…
Global Trade Law Blog
ECR Series Episode V: Revisions to Naval Vessel and Military Vehicle Controls – A Regulatory Sea (and Land) Change
By Reid Whitten
By: Reid Whitten First they came by air, now by sea and by land. On July 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of State published its final rule revising controls on…
Global Trade Law Blog
Export Control Reforms Leads to Changes in Permanent Import Regime of Defense Articles and Services
By: Neil Ray In light of the upcoming changes associated with the Export Control Reform Initiative, the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) issued a…
Global Trade Law Blog
EU Targets Cyber Surveillance Exports and U.S. Considers Cyber Weapon Controls
By: Neil Ray In light of the recent high profile disclosures of cyber surveillance, there is increased political momentum in the U.S. and EU to control the export of particular…
Global Trade Law Blog
Export Control Reform Series Episode IV: The New Definition of “Specially Designed”
By J. Scott Maberry In Episode I, “The Basics,” we showed you some of the basics of the President’s new export control reform initiative. In Episode II, we helped you…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
“The Song Remains the Same” – DFARS Removes and Replaces Restrictions on Export Controls
By David Gallacher Earlier this month, we wrote about a new proposed rule from the Department of Energy imposing new and onerous requirements relating to compliance with the U.S. export…