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Export Control
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Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
What’s New Out There? A Regulatory Update (“Promising Improvements” Edition)
By Mark Jensen Each month, we try to review the Federal Register and post an update summarizing some of the more interesting developments. This month, two of the topics –…
Focus on Regulation
DOE issues proposed rule to impose export control compliance requirements for contractors
By Ajay Kuntamukkala, Agnes Dover, Mary Anne Sullivan, Daniel Stenger, Darshak Dholakia
On 12 June 2013, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the DOE Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) to make export control requirements applicable to the…
Global Trade Law Blog
Export Control Reform Series Episode I: The Basics – Five Points to Remember about Export Control Reform
By: Reid Whitten The first major wave of the much-discussed U.S. Export Control Reform measures will break on October 15, 2013 as the first round of rule changes take effect. …
Global Trade Law Blog
Export Control Reform Series Episode II: The First Change – Reevaluating your ITAR Aircraft Parts
By: Reid Whitten In Episode I: The Basics we noted that U.S. Export Control Reform may be causing confusion and consternation among those who will have to take the first…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
DOE Proposes Highly Burdensome Reporting Obligations With Respect To Export Compliance
By John W. Chierichella On September 8, 2008, we posted a commentary on a newly promulgated interim rule relating to “Export-Controlled Items,” that was finalized in 2010 and is now…
Beyond Telecom Law Blog
Satellite Technology Firms Projected to Benefit From Proposed Export Control Reforms
The Departments of State and Commerce recently proposed rule amendments to ease export controls on satellite-related items. Under existing export control rules, the vast majority of satellites, related components and…
Business and Commercial
U.S. Export Control Reform To Move Wide Array Of Aircraft Parts Off The Munitions List But Still Prohibit Many Of Them From Being Exported To China 美国出口控制改革进展
The U.S. Department of State, in response to the President’s Export Control Reform Initiative, published final rules in the Federal Register on April 16, 2013 moving export control jurisdiction from…
Global Trade Law Blog
New “Beast” Rules Lessen the Export Control Burden
By: Scott Maberry, Curtis Dombek, and Cheryl Palmeri On April 16, 2013, the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce published the first in a series of final rules, amending the…
Global Trade Law Blog
Census Changes Foreign Trade Regulations: New Filing Requirements
By: Thad McBride and Matthew Riemer On Thursday, March 14, the Census Bureau published a final rule (available here) implementing changes to the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR), 15 C.F.R. Part…
Global Trade Law Blog
Streamlining the System: More Baby Steps Toward Reducing Export Compliance Burdens
By J. Scott Maberry, Reid Whitten
By: Scott Maberry and Reid Whitten Since 2011, President Barack Obama’s administration has actively pursued export control reform designed to reduce the regulatory burdens on U.S. companies and enhance U.S. national…