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Export Control
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GovCon & Trade
Russia, Ukraine: Update as of October 3
The Bass, Berry & Sims international trade team is actively monitoring the situation in Russia and Ukraine and providing real-time advice to clients on managing the situation. This post summarizes…
International Compliance Blog
UK Announces Further Russia Sanctions with Expanded Services Ban; New Export Ban on Goods; Asset Freeze Measures; and Measures Relating to the Failure of Sanctioned Russian Banks
On September 30, 2022, the UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, announced new services and goods export bans targeting vulnerable sectors of the Russian economy in response to President Putin’s announcement…
International Trade Law
Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of September 29, 2022]
By Jeffrey L. Snyder, Carlton Greene, Anand Sithian, Laurel Saito
UK Designates 89 Individuals and Three Entities: On September 26, 2022, in response to Russia’s “sham” referendums to annex four Russian-occupied regions in Ukraine, the UK designated an additional 92…
International Compliance Blog
US Implements Subtle but Significant Expansions of Export Controls on Russia, Belarus, and Other Countries
By Martin Willner, Jack Hayes, Wendy Wysong, Peter Jeydel, Ed Krauland, Brian Fleming
In a new rule that took effect on September 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) expanded and clarified the scope of the Export…
International Trade Law
Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of September 22, 2022]
By Jeffrey L. Snyder, Carlton Greene, Anand Sithian, Laurel Saito
UK Amends Designation of Arkady Rotenberg: On September 16, 2022, the UK replaced the designation entry for Arkady Romanovich Rotenberg. The new entry description focuses on Mr. Rotenberg’s role in…
International Compliance Blog
What to Expect Next? US Economic Sanctions and Export Controls Enforcement Actions Thus Far in 2022
By Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Wilson Zhao
This year, we have witnessed an extraordinary set of coordinated economic sanctions and export control regulatory actions against Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. In contrast to the fast and…
Sanction Law
Quantum What? U.S. Sanctions Target Russian Quantum Computing
The Director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Controls (“OFAC”) made two sanctions-related determinations on September 15, 2022, pursuant to E.O. 14024 and E.O. 14071,…
International Trade Law
Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of September 15, 2022]
By Jeffrey L. Snyder, Carlton Greene, Anand Sithian, Laurel Saito
Sanctions Designations: U.S. Designates Numerous Individuals and Entities: On September 15, 2022, the U.S. added a number of individuals and entities to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (“SDN”)…
SmarTrade
OFAC and BIS Implement Additional Sanctions Against Russia
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero
On September 15, 2022, the Department of the Treasury and Department of Commerce took additional actions to sanction entities and individuals furthering Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and to tighten export…
SmarTrade
Treasury Issues Determinations on Quantum Computing Services in Russia
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero
On September 15, 2022, the Department of the Treasury issued a Determination pursuant to E.O. 14071 that prohibits the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or indirectly, from the United…