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Export Control
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Adventures in Corporate Compliance
Export Compliance Programs and Overseas Affiliates: A Cautionary Note
By David Coddon
For U.S. MNCs, export compliance programs should not stop at the water’s edge. Compliance departments must ensure that the comprehensive organizational structures, policies, and procedures they have put in place…
International Compliance Blog
Shipping Carrier Sent Packing as Court Rejects Challenge to New US Export Controls Rules
By Wendy Wysong, Hena Schommer, Nicholas Turner
On September 10, 2020, Judge John Bates of the DC District Court issued a memorandum opinion dismissing a lawsuit against the US Department of Commerce filed by a US-based carrier…
Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch
CFIUS Shifts Focus of “Critical Technology” Mandatory Notifications to Export Controls
By Paul Marquardt, Chase D. Kaniecki, Nathanael Felix Kurcab
On September 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published a final rule (the “Final Rule”) significantly changing the scope of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States…
Latin American Blog
Export Control HR Pitfalls To Avoid When Hiring
By Greg Berk, Lisa Mays, Reid Whitten
Hiring employees does not usually call to mind international trade compliance obligations. However, together U.S. export controls and anti-discrimination laws create a web that is overlooked or misunderstood by many…
China Law Insight
蓄力一纪,《中国禁止出口限制出口技术目录》再调整
By King & Wood
作者:景云峰、李佳、王珲 海关与外汇业务组 金杜律师事务所 引言 千呼万唤始出来,《中国禁止出口限制出口技术目录》修订版(以下简称“《目录》”)终于在2020年8月28日同公众见面了。十二年,是一个生肖轮回,古文中又称一纪,《国语·晋语四》曰“蓄力一纪,可以远矣”。本次是《目录》自2008年以来的首次调整,迄今已近十二个春秋,又恰逢中美关系极为特殊的时期,因此《目录》一经公布就引发了国内外的广泛关注。本文将通过问答形式,针对《目录》调整内容进行解读,以协助企业完善技术出口合规内控体系,有效防范出口法律风险。 1. 本次《目录》调整的主要内容有哪些? 本次《目录》调整共涉及53项技术条目,其中删除了4项禁止出口和5项限制出口的技术条目,对21项技术条目的控制要点和技术参数进行了修改,还新增了23项限制出口的技术条目。其中,信息处理技术项下新增的一项控制要点“基于数据分析的个性化信息推送服务技术”受到了关注,热议的焦点之一就是“个性化推送”的信息中是否可能涉及国家安全信息。 有关本次调整的具体内容整理如下表: 删除 4项禁止出口的技术条目 删除微生物肥料技术、咖啡因生产技术、核黄素生产工艺、维生素发酵技术等4项禁止出口的技术条目。 5项限制出口的技术条目 删除新城疫疫苗技术、天然药物生产技术、功能性高分子材料制备和加工技术、化学合成及半合成药物生产技术、信息安全防火墙软件技术等5项限制出口的技术条目。 修改 21项技术条目的控制要点和技术参数 涉及农作物繁育技术、水产种质繁育技术、化学原料生产技术、生物农药生产技术、航天器测控技术、空间数据传输技术、地图制图技术、信息处理技术、真空技术等领域。 新增 23项限制出口的技术条目 新增农业野生植物人工繁育技术、基因工程(基因及载体)、空间材料生产技术、航空航天轴承技术、无人机技术、激光技术、密码安全技术、人工智能交互界面技术、基于数据分析的个性化信息推送服务技术等23项限制出口的技术条目。 2. 本次《目录》调整的主要背景和未来走向? 商务部服贸司负责人[1]表示,本次《目录》调整的主要目的是规范技术出口管理,促进科技进步和对外经济技术合作,维护国家经济安全。距离上一次《目录》修订已有十二年,随着科学技术迅速发展以及我国科技实力和产业竞争力[2]不断提升,根据国际惯例及时调整《目录》势在必行。 商务部服贸司负责人还表示,今后,中国将进一步加强与世界各国的技术贸易合作,不断优化技术贸易营商环境,促进中国技术贸易健康有序可持续发展。下一步,将进一步删减调整《目录》,并根据2019年底修订发布的《禁止进口限制进口技术管理办法》,大幅精简《目录》,进一步突出市场调节作用;同时,商务部另将继续推出更多技术贸易便利化措施,不断完善技术贸易促进平台。因此,技术进出口企业有必要对此保持持续关注。 3. 什么是技术出口? 根据《技术进出口管理条例》[3](以下简称“《条例》”)第二条,技术出口是指从中华人民共和国境内向中华人民共和国境外,通过贸易、投资或者经济技术合作的方式转移技术的行为,包括专利权转让、专利申请权转让、专利实施许可、技术秘密转让、技术服务和其他方式的技术转移。据此可以理解,凡是涉及向境外转移技术,无论所采用的贸易方式如何,均需遵守《条例》的相关规定。 4. 技术出口如何监管?…
International Compliance Blog
China Updates its Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited and Restricted from Export
By Richard Battaglia, Meihui (May) Xiao, Meredith Rathbone, Brian Egan
On August 28, China’s Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology jointly released a newly revised Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited and Restricted from Export (“Catalogue”), which is the…
U.S. Legal Insights for French Businesses
Export Control HR Pitfalls To Avoid When Hiring
By Lisa Mays, Greg Berk, Reid Whitten
Hiring employees does not usually call to mind international trade compliance obligations. However, together U.S. export controls and anti-discrimination laws create a web that is overlooked or misunderstood by many…
International Trade Insights
BIS Seeks Comments on Identifying “Foundational Technologies”
By Cortney Morgan, Camron Greer, Julia Banegas
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) regarding the identification and review of controls for certain “foundational…
International Compliance Blog
BIS Undersecretary Affirms USD 31.4 Million Penalty on Singaporean Company for Iran Sanctions Violations
By Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Brian Egan, Nicholas Turner, Wan Yi Ho
On August 25, 2020, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final decision by the Undersecretary, affirming an Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) imposition of…
China Law Insight
BIS seeks public comments on how to define foundational technologies for purposes of export controls
By King & Wood
Written by : Tom Shoesmith, Michael Amberg, Anna An The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) within the US Department of Commerce has announced in an Advance Notice of Proposed…