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Export Control
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White Collar Briefly
First-Ever Declination Under DOJ NatSec Corporate Enforcement Policy: DOJ Signals Willingness to Meaningfully Credit Voluntarily Self-Disclosing and Cooperative Company Involved in Export Control Violations
By David Aaron, Mason Ji, Jamie Schafer
On May 22, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) made a groundbreaking announcement that it declined prosecution of a biochemical company based on the company’s prompt voluntary self-disclosure of an…
International Trade Law
BIS Targets Chinese Companies with Entity List Additions
By Tim Laderach
On Thursday, May 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 37 Chinese entities to the Entity List. Among them were technology companies (predominately…
International Trade Law
Global Trade Talks – Expanded U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Authorities Included in the Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan Aid Bills
By Dj Wolff, Jeremy Iloulian, Laurel Saito
In this session, hosts and International Trade Practice Leaders Nicole Simonian and Dj Wolff talk with Crowell lawyers Jeremy Iloulian and Laurel Saito about the significant new sanctions and export…
ComplexDiscovery
U.S. Proposes New AI Export Controls Amid Security Concerns
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: As the digital arms race escalates, the United States has taken a decisive step with its latest legislative proposal to tighten AI export controls, particularly targeting nations like…
Trade Compliance Resource Hub
Extended 10-year statute of limitations for sanctions enforcement
By Michael Lowell, Lizbeth Rodriguez-Johnson, Paula Salamoun, Justin Angotti, Kirsten Lowell
Although aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan made headlines last month when President Biden signed H.R. 815, the law also significantly expanded the scope of agencies’ enforcement authority under two…
SmarTrade
U.S. Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific Incorporates Extensive Sanctions and Export Control Reforms
By David M. Schwartz, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum, Scott E. Diamond**, Kristina Shcheglazova*
On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law a broad national security package which included the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024; Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024; Indo-Pacific…
International Compliance Blog
BIS Removes Significant Export Control License Requirements for Australia and the UK under the Strategic AUKUS Partnership
By Jacob Bell, Jack Hayes, Brian Fleming
On May 8, 2024, BIS published a correction to the interim final rule, further removing license requirements for certain items under ECCN 0x5zz. Previously, the interim final rule stated that…
International Compliance Blog
Trilateral AUKUS Partnership Further Strengthened with Proposed New U.S. ITAR Exemptions and UK Open General Licenses
By Jack Hayes, Alexandra Melia, Jacob Bell
May 1, 2024, saw two major developments under the Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (“AUKUS”) Trilateral Security Partnership. First, the U.S. Department of State (the “Department”) issued a notice…
International Trade Law
Aid and Sanctions: Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan Aid Bill Expands U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Authorities
By Caroline Brown, Carlton Greene, Anand Sithian, Jeremy Iloulian, Laurel Saito
The latest U.S. foreign aid bill supporting Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan enacted on April 24, 2024 enhances U.S. sanctions and export controls including expanding (1) the statute of limitations for…
SmarTrade
Further AUKUS Progress: State Publishes Proposed Rule for License Exemptions for Australia and the United Kingdom
By Aaron C. Mandelbaum, Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma
On May 1, 2024, the State Department published a proposed rule to amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and establish an exemption to the licensing requirement for exports,…