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Export Control
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Cleary Foreign Investment and International Trade Watch
BIS Tightens National Security Export Controls
By Paul Marquardt, Chase D. Kaniecki, Nathanael Kurcab
On April 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published two final rules and one proposed rule[1] that will result in tighter restrictions on…
Focus on Regulation
BIS publishes rules regarding CIV and APR license exceptions and military end use and military end user controls for China, Russia and Venezuela
By Ajay Kuntamukkala, Stephen Propst, Adam Berry, Andrea Fraser-Reid
Three important regulatory developments were published yesterday in the Federal Register by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security: A Final Rule eliminating the Civil End Users (CIV) license…
International Trade Law
BIS Broadens U.S. Government Visibility into Exports to Chinese and Russian Military End Users and End Uses
By Jeffrey L. Snyder, Brian McGrath
On April 28, 2020, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published two new final rules and a proposed rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to:…
SmarTrade
BIS Tightens Export Controls on National Security-Controlled Items: Focus on Diversion for Military End Use in China, Russia and Venezuela
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued two final rules and one proposed rule intended to prevent efforts by entities in China, Russia and Venezuela…
International Compliance Blog
Commerce Issues Long-Awaited Export Control Rules for China, Russia and Venezuela
By Peter Jeydel, Hena Schommer, Ed Krauland, Brian Egan, Wendy Wysong, Meredith Rathbone, Alexandra Baj, Nicholas Turner, Jack Hayes
Today, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) is publishing a new set of regulations tightening export controls on China, Russia and Venezuela (the new “Rule”). The…
International Trade Insights
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Issues FAQ Guidance on PPE Exports
By Cortney Morgan, Camron Greer
Following an April 10 temporary final rule restricting the export of personal protective equipment (PPE) and an April 21 Notice of Exemptions from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S.…
Focus on Regulation
The European Commission extends export restrictions on Personal Protective Equipment
By Lourdes Catrain, Eleni Theodoropoulou
The EU has extended the export restrictions on certain items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for a further period of 30 days. On 24 April, the European Commission (Commission) extended…
Canada-U.S. Blog
Time to Review and Update Compliance Programs to Address COVID-19 Remote Working
Most Canadian export controls and controlled goods compliance programs are built with the assumption that relevant employees who have access to controlled goods and technical data will be working in…
China Law Blog
How to Export Personal Protective Equipment FROM the United States
On April 3, 2020, President Trump signed a memorandum invoking the Defense Production Act to direct relevant federal government agencies to “allocate to domestic use” the following personal protective equipment…
International Compliance Blog
US Civilian Firearms Exporters Take Heed as Commerce Department Takes Lead Over Enforcement under New Rule
By Jeff Beatrice, Peter Jeydel
On March 9, 2020, a new US federal firearms export control rule (the Rule) that has been in the works for many years went into effect, changing the way the…