On August 30, 2018, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a final rule titled, “Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations Based on the 2017 Missile Technology Control Regime Plenary Agreements.” This new final rule amending the EAR reflects changes to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Annex pursuant to the October 2017 agreement by the … Continue Reading
The US Department of State’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has removed from the Entity List China’s telecommunications equipment firms Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd., known collectively as ZTE. The action follows the agency’s recently announced, record-breaking settlement for US export controls violations, according to which those entities agreed to … Continue Reading
On 7 March, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the arrest of a Ukrainian national on charges related to the export of military technology to Ukraine. Separately, on 24 March, the BIS announced a US$27 million civil settlement with Access USA Shipping, LLC, a company based in Sarasota, Florida, for alleged export controls violations … Continue Reading
