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International Compliance Blog
President Signs Expansive Sanctions Bill Into Law; Doubling of Limitations Period for IEEPA Violations Likely to Have Major Impact
By Quentin Johnson, Ryan Pereira, Peter Jeydel, Evan Abrams, Meredith Rathbone, Brian Fleming, Byron Maniatis, Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Sean Gallagher
On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed HR 815, “Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes,” into law (the “National Security…
SmarTrade
BIS Revises Export Controls on Firearms Licensing Requirements
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On April 30, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule (IFR) updating the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to enhance the control…
SmarTrade
BIS Establishes New License Exception for Medical Devices Exported to Russia, Belarus and Occupied Areas of Ukraine
By Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum, Scott E. Diamond**
On April 26, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule introducing the new License Exception MED that enables delivery of humanitarian medical…
China Law Insight
简评美国半导体出口管制新规，中国公司需做好准备
By King & Wood
作者：楼仙英 戴梦皓 陈若思 姚爽 曹逸晨 张嘉柔 美国东部时间2024年3月29日下午，美国商务部产业安全局（“BIS”）正式发布了关于先进计算/超级计算机（“AC/S”）和半导体制造物项（“SME”）出口管制临时最终规则（“IFR”）第三次修订（“半导体临时新规”）的公众预览版，对《出口管理条例》（“EAR”）中关于半导体相关出口管制内容进行调整和澄清。相关新规正式版将在美国东部时间2024年4月4日公布生效。相比于2022年10月7日以及2023年10月17日的两版更新而言，本次半导体临时新规并没有对原有规定进行大幅度修订，而是将大量篇幅用于对原有规定进行澄清和细化，以确保将半导体相关出口管制要求更清晰准确地向业界传达，减少在非重点领域对国际商业活动带来负面影响，进而将相关执法资源和力量集中在美国商务部的关注重点问题之上。我们在此将本次新规的主要内容进行简要梳理，希望能对大家有所裨益。 阅读更多
International Trade Law
BIS Streamlines Export Controls for Transfers to and Among Australia and the UK
By Chandler Leonard, Dilan Wickrema
On April 19, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to enhance technological innovation and support the goals of the…
International Trade Law
New U.S. Sanctions and Export Controls Imposed on Iran Following Recent Attacks on Israel
On Thursday, April 18, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced new sanctions on Iran following its April 13, 2024 attack on Israel. OFAC…
SmarTrade
BIS and OFAC Expand Export Controls and Sanctions on Iran for Aggression Toward Israel and Military Support for Russia
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On April 18, 2024, the Departments of Commerce and the Treasury announced combined export control restrictions and economic sanctions against Iran for its attack on Israel on April 13, 2024. These…
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BIS Issues Interim Final Rule to Ease Export Controls on Australia and the United Kingdom
By Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum, Scott E. Diamond**
To “further enhance defense industrial base cooperation and technology innovation with Australia and the United Kingdom,” the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued an interim final…
International Trade Law
BIS Updates Rules on Advanced Semiconductors
By Chandler Leonard, Andrew J. Schlegel
The Department of Commerce’s (“DOC”) Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has published an interim final rule, as well as a request for comments, regarding new export controls for advanced…
SmarTrade
BIS Releases Interim Final Rule Further Revising Export Controls on Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On April 4, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released another Interim Final Rule (IFR) offering clarification and correcting inadvertent errors made in earlier rulemakings…