On June 22, 2026, the People’s Republic of China announced new restrictive measures affecting dozens of US companies, in a move coming just two weeks after the US Department of Defense’s June 8 expansion of its Section 1260H list of “Chinese Military Companies” list. These latest measures clear examples of Washington and Beijing increasingly reaching … Continue Reading
The UK’s Export Control Joint Unit announced on 25 June 2026 (in Notice to Exporters 2026/14) a new consolidated Dual-Use Open General Export Licence merging the existing EU member states Dual-Use OGEL and General Export Authorisation 001 into a single open licence and extending open-licence coverage to five new destinations. For the trade practitioner, the … Continue Reading
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released General License X (GL X) on June 22, 2026, providing temporary easing of restrictions on Iran’s energy sector. These are the first substantive sanctions relief for Iran’s energy sector since 2016, when OFAC implemented the US-Iran Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). We recently … Continue Reading
On 16 June 2026, as the prime minister attended the G7, the UK announced 70 new sanctions under its Russia regime, comprising 43 designated persons and entities and 27 specified ships, directed at Russia’s shadow fleet, a Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU)-linked procurement network centred … Continue Reading
On 15 June 2026, the Council of the EU adopted a further set of restrictive measures in response to what it terms Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, adding 34 individuals and 47 entities to the EU’s asset-freeze and travel-ban lists across three sanctions regimes, and renewing the measures responding to the annexation of Crimea … Continue Reading
On 22 May 2026, the UK’s Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in Tonzip Maritime (Singapore) Pte Ltd v. 2 Rivers Pte Ltd (The Catalan Sea) [2026] EWCA Civ 641, allowing the shipowners’ appeal and confirming that a charterparty clause permitting refusal of a voyage order which would “expose” the owners to sanctions is … Continue Reading
On 30 May 2026, at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, the US, the UK and Australia announced the first signature project under Pillar II of the AUKUS partnership: the joint development of payloads and enabling systems for uncrewed undersea vehicles, with first capabilities expected in service from 2027. For the trade practitioner, the announcement’s significance … Continue Reading
Across April and May 2026 a sequence of regulatory developments redrew the operating environment for European companies engaging with Chinese counterparties. The State Council of the People’s Republic of China promulgated two consolidated countermeasures instruments: Order No. 834 of 31 March 2026 (the Supply Chain Provisions, 供应链产业链安全管理条例) and Decree No. 835 of 13 April 2026 … Continue Reading
This hugely successful and highly praised event on US export controls regulations, which is jointly organized by the Export Group for Aerospace, Defence & Dual-Use (EGADD) and Squire Patton Boggs, will be celebrating its 19th Anniversary when it takes place in July 2026.… Continue Reading
On November 10, 2025, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule titled “One Year Suspension of Expansion of End-User Controls for Affiliates of Certain Listed Entities.” As the title indicates, the final rule formally enacts a one-year suspension of the BIS Affiliates Rule, which had been in … Continue Reading
On October 9, 2025, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced two new decrees (the “New Rules”) significantly expanding and strengthening export controls over the rare earth supply chain: Decree No. 61 primarily targets foreign-made rare earth metals and products, while Decree No. 62 focuses on the control of rare earth-related technology.… Continue Reading
On September 30, 2025, President Vladimir Putin signed Decree No. 693 “On Certain Particularities of the Sale of Property in Federal Ownership” (here). The measure took effect the moment it was published. The decree is expressly framed as a response to “unfriendly” actions by the United States and its allies. It is adopted “to protect … Continue Reading
Earlier this week, the Council of the EU adopted a series of legal instruments giving effect to what had been agreed on 20 May 2025, to significantly reduce sanctions on the Syrian Arab Republic. As a result, all EU economic restrictive measures targeting Syria have been lifted, except for those maintained on specific security-related grounds. … Continue Reading
On 20 May 2025, the European Council announced its 17th sanctions package against the Russian Federation. The latest measures reinforce the EU’s strategic objective of undermining Russia’s capacity to finance and sustain its war efforts in Ukraine.… Continue Reading
This hugely successful and highly praised event on US export controls regulations, which is jointly organized by the Export Group for Aerospace, Defence & Dual-Use (EGADD) and Squire Patton Boggs, will be celebrating its 18th Anniversary when it takes place in September 2025.… Continue Reading
This summary helps to navigate the various retaliation actions China has taken in the past 50 days after President Trump took office on January 20, 2025, to counter the US trade restrictions, including (i) imposing additional tariff on certain US origin products, (ii) adding 12 US companies to the Unreliable Entity List, (iii) control of … Continue Reading
To help the Syrian people achieve a peaceful and inclusive political transition, to aid the swift economic recovery and reconstruction of the country and to facilitate its eventual reincorporation into the global financial system, the EU has suspended with immediate effect a number of sanctions and restrictive measures that had targeted key sectors of the … Continue Reading
On 16 December 2024, the European Union (EU) adopted its 15th package of sanctions against Russia in response to its ongoing aggression toward Ukraine. The new measures target key sectors of Russia’s military-industrial complex, including the “shadow fleet” and companies that support this complex. In a significant development, the EU has imposed fully-fledged sanctions – … Continue Reading
On 11 December 2024, the European Commission issued important updates to its Consolidated FAQs on the implementation of Council Regulation No 833/2014 and Council Regulation No 269/2014 (FAQs). These updates cover multiple topics, including due diligence requirements, circumvention and the introduction of a new chapter dedicated specifically to enhanced due diligence for operators involved in … Continue Reading
On October 28, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Office of Investment Security issued a final rule[1] (“Final Rule” or “Outbound Investment Regulations”) containing the regulations that will implement, effective on January 2, 2025, an outbound investment regulatory regime that captures certain types of US person-involved investments in, or with, Chinese interests if the … Continue Reading
On October 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released its final rule to establish the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program (Final CMMC Program Rule). The CMMC Program allows the DoD to verify that defense prime contractors and subcontractors (defense contractors) have implemented security safeguards for Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified … Continue Reading
On September 24, 2024, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that the Working Mechanism of the Unreliable Entities List (the “Working Mechanism”) had initiated an investigation of the PVH Group, a global clothing company and owner of brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Warner’s, Olga and True & Co. The action was taken pursuant … Continue Reading
The primary objective of this guidance is to ensure industry compliance with export controls and help businesses identify risks associated with circumvention of export restrictions directed against the Russian military-industrial complex. The joint guidance identifies the following priority areas: (i)products posing an increased risk of reexport to Russia; (ii) red flag indicators of potential export … Continue Reading
On September 5, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) implementing export controls on several semiconductor, quantum and additive manufacturing items, as well as Gate-All-Around Field-Effect Transistor (GAAFET) technology. This long-awaited rule is largely aimed at preventing China and other foreign adversaries from advancing their artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, … Continue Reading
