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Export Control
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SmarTrade
FEMA Announces Export Restrictions on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
By Thompson Hine International Trade
On April 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a temporary final rule to establish export restrictions on certain types of personal protective…
Global Trade Law Blog
Refresher: How to Comply With U.S. Export Controls and Anti-Discrimination Laws When Recruiting and Hiring Foreign Nationals
By Greg Berk, Lisa Mays, J. Scott Maberry, Denise Giraudo
The scenario happens all the time: Your engineering department has identified a need for more personnel who will work with export-controlled information. Management has approved the hiring, and your Human…
Global Trade Law Blog
The Emerging Landscape for Export Controls on Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Taking a break from reporting on COVID-19 legal developments, we turn for a moment to what is happening now on export control of autonomous vehicle technology. The autonomous vehicle R&D…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Coronavirus Update: FEMA Allocates Certain Scarce PPE for Domestic Use and Restricts Exports
By Dj Wolff, Jana del-Cerro, Stephanie Crawford
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), under the Department of Homeland Security, has released a Temporary Final Rule that invokes the Defense Production Act (DPA) to allocate certain Personal Protective…
SmarTrade
Commerce Extends Deadline for Filing Comments on Future Extensions of Temporary General License for Huawei
On March 25, 2020, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) extended the deadline to April 22, 2020, for public comment on possibly granting future Huawei Temporary…
China Law Insight
不可小觑的出口法律风险
By King & Wood
平时一提到关务合规或者海关行政处罚、走私犯罪，很多外贸企业关注的焦点往往集中在进口环节。与此同时，存在重大合规风险的货物出口环节经常被忽视，甚至部分企业还长期持有误解，认为海关只管进口不管出口。本文旨在通过列举典型违法犯罪案例，重点解读出口法律风险，以帮助外贸企业及时填补合规监管漏洞。
International Compliance Blog
BIS Undersecretary Vacates Administrative Law Judge’s $31 Million Civil Monetary Penalty for Iran Export Controls Violations; Remands for Further Consideration
By Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Brian Egan, Nicholas Turner
*The title of this post has been corrected to clarify the BIS Undersecretary’s decision. In an unusual decision, the Undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and…
GovCon & Trade
COVID-19 International Compliance Considerations
By Thad McBride, Lindsey Fetzer
Humanitarian exports to Iran are permitted – within limits. Corruption can flourish in the midst of crisis. Export controls limit sharing technical data related to the virus with some countries.…
Government Contracting Matters
Everybody’s Crying National Security, Just as Long as There’s Business First
The title of this article is based on a line in an old song, "Everybody's Crying Mercy," by Mose Allison. As modified, the couplet captures the cognitive dissonance that many…
SmarTrade
Department of Commerce Renews Huawei Temporary General License Until May 15, 2020
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a Federal Register notice again renewing the temporary general license for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and 114 of…