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Export Control
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International Compliance Blog
Revamping BIS’s Administrative Enforcement Authorities: Time to Consider More Investment in Internal Corporate Compliance
By Meredith Rathbone, Ed Krauland, Alexandra Baj, Wendy Wysong, Jack Hayes, Ryan Pereira
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has announced policy changes designed to strengthen its administrative enforcement of U.S. export controls. In a memorandum released on June…
Money Laundering Watch
FinCEN and BIS Issue Joint Alert on Potential Russian and Belarusian Export Control Evasion
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a joint alert on June 28, 2022, warning of evasion attempts…
International Trade Law
<strong>Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of June 30, 2022]</strong>
By Anand Sithian, Rachel Schumacher
Russia Sanctions: This week the United States designated dozens of additional entities and individuals as Specially Designated Nationals (“SDNs”). Notable designations included State Corporation Rostec (“Rostec”), a large Russian state-owned…
International Trade Insights
U.S. Departments of Treasury and State Expand Sanctions To Restrict Russia’s Access to Services and Economics and Combat Evasion and Backfill Activities
By Cortney Morgan, Grant Leach, Emily Constantine
On June 28, 2022, the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a Joint Alert urging…
SmarTrade
BIS Adds 36 Entities to the Entity List for Support of Russia, Iran and End-Uses with Military Applications
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma
On June 28, 2022, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Final Rule placing 36 entities on the Entity List for engaging in activities contrary…
Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Latest Round of Russia Sanctions: Rostec & New SDNs, Tariff Increases, Entity List, and Ban on Gold Imports
By Joshua Morey, Terry Frederic
Today, the United States, in coordination with other G7 countries, announced new sanctions, export controls, and import restrictions on Russia. The latest U.S. package of measures include sanctions targeting Russia’s…
International Trade Law
<strong>Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of June 23, 2022]</strong>
By Carlton Greene, Anand Sithian, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Laurel Saito
New UK Sanctions: The UK announced a new tranche of restrictions on June 22, 2022, which became effective on Thursday, June 23, 2022. As summarized on the UK government’s website,…
International Trade Law
Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of June 16, 2022]
By Frances P. Hadfield, Anand Sithian, Rachel Schumacher
Russia Sanctions: The U.S. today designated two key supporters of an extremist group called the Russian Imperial Movement (“RIM”) under the Specially Designated Global Terrorist program. OFAC explained that “RIM…
White Collar Law & Investigations
Russia and Belarus Sanctions and Export Controls Update – June 14, 2022
Key Takeaways: US Actions: The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) imposes new restrictions on the export of certain industrial EAR99 items to Russia OFAC extends expiration date for general…
International Trade Law
Crowell & Moring Webinar – Balancing US/China Export Controls
Please join us for a Crowell & Moring webinar where attorneys will examine the myriad of challenges that companies face when balancing efforts to comply with the export regulations of…