Ahead of the Curve: Addressing the Changing Environment of US-China Trade Compliance and Export Controls Thursday, October 10, 2019 – Shanghai Monday, October 14, 2019 – Beijing… Continue Reading
Accessing the US Market: Regulatory and Policy Insights and Strategic Advice for Japanese Investors Wednesday, October 9, 2019 – Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 9:30 am to 12:30 pm JST. Event includes lunch. … Continue Reading
On August 5, 2019, President Trump signed a new Venezuela-related Executive Order (EO), which imposes additional sanctions on the government of Venezuela. … Continue Reading
20 September 2019 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. BST Register through techUK (favorable registration rate available to members) Register through eventbrite (event open to non-techUK members) Joining forces with techUK, Content Enablers and Dun & Bradstreet, our International Trade Practice is hosting a timely discussion on tailored approaches for UK technology businesses to effectively navigate … Continue Reading
On June 13, 2019, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced settlements with three travel companies – Expedia Group, Inc. (Expedia), Hotelbeds USA, Inc. (Hotelbeds USA) and Cubasphere Inc. (Cubasphere) – for their alleged involvement in booking travel to Cuba or arranging trips for Cuban nationals between 2011 and 2014.… Continue Reading
On June 24, 2019, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a Final Rule designating five entities, all located in China, to the Entity List. The five entities are: Chengdu Haiguang Integrated Circuit – aliases include Hygon and Chengdu Haiguang Jincheng Dianlu Sheji Chengdu Haiguang Microelectronics Technology – aliases include HMC … Continue Reading
George Grammas’s presentation on “Strengthening Trade Compliance in Line with Recent Legislative Developments and Impacts to Controls via an Examination of Extraterritorial Applications, Order of Review, and Classification” is now available in our Learning Center, in which you can also find other training resources and information.… Continue Reading
On May 28, 2019, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., a Chinese telecommunications company, and its US-based affiliate, Huawei Technologies USA, Inc. (collectively “Huawei”), filed a Motion for Summary Judgment. (See Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment, Huawei Technologies USA, Inc. et al v. United States of America, et al, No. 4-19-cv-159-ALM (E.D. Tex. filed May 28, 2019) … Continue Reading
Russian Counter-sanctions: Bill Introduced to Criminalize Dissemination of Information That May Result in Introduction or Expansion of Sanctions Against Russian Persons Following our recent webinar, our Moscow Team prepared an analysis of a draft Russian legislation that would prohibit media communications that reveal non-compliance with sanctions or facilitate imposition of sanctions and would also impose criminal … Continue Reading
On May 22, 2019, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is expected to publish in the Federal Register a Final Rule creating a 90-day Temporary General License (TGL) for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei) and the 68 affiliated Huawei entities (collectively, the “Huawei Listed Companies”) that were added to the … Continue Reading
On May 2, the Trump Administration ceased waiving Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, thus allowing US individuals and companies to file lawsuits against companies that are operating in Cuba and “trafficking” in (meaning, using or profiting from) property in Cuba which was confiscated from them by the government of Cuba. (For additional details, read our earlier publication.) The … Continue Reading
On May 15, 2019, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain.” The long-awaited EO addresses the use in US communications networks of technologies from certain types of foreign companies.… Continue Reading
On May 21, 2019 the US Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is expected to publish in the Federal Register a Final Rule designating Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei) and 68 affiliated Huawei entities located in 26 countries (collectively, the “Huawei Listed Companies”) to the Entity List. … Continue Reading
On May 2, 2019, the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released guidance on effective sanctions compliance programs. While this is the first document of this kind from OFAC, similar guidance documents by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have been on the books … Continue Reading
Please save-the-date for the upcoming symposium organized by the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) that will cover a range of export control topics.… Continue Reading
Due to the Export Control Reform (ECR) that began nearly six years ago, the Department of States’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) has updated 18 of the 21 categories in the United States Munitions List (USML), and most of these categories had items transition to the Commerce Control List (CCL) of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by respective … Continue Reading
On March 14, 2019, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the creation of a new list specifically sanctioning foreign financial institutions (FFIs).… Continue Reading
On March 4, 2019, the Trump Administration announced Turkey and India will be terminated from the US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, which allows developing countries to export goods to the US without paying duties.… Continue Reading
On March 1, 2019, the Department of State reviewed and maintained the Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). … Continue Reading
On February 28, 2019, with a civil penalty of US$400,000, Darling Industries, Inc. of Tucson, Arizona settled allegations for violating six counts of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), as well as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), in connection with unauthorized exports of defense articles, provisions of defense services and failure to appoint a qualified Empowered Official.… Continue Reading
On February 4, 2019, US Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) released a new electronic submission software for Advisory Opinions, called Defense Export Control and Compliance System (DECCS). Persons requesting an Advisory Opinion (Applicants) can apply for an account in DECCS.… Continue Reading
On January 31, 2019, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with e.l.f. Cosmetics, Inc. in the amount of US$996,080 for potential civil liability relating to 156 apparent violations of North Korea Sanctions Regulations. The potential violations stem from importation of false eyelash kits from the People’s Republic of … Continue Reading
On January 28, 2019, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it has designated Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA) following Executive Order (E.O.) 13850, after a determination by Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo that PdVSA was operating in the Venezuelan oil sector. Additionally, OFAC has amended General License 3 and … Continue Reading
