The Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has published an interim final rule implementing section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232, the 2019 NDAA).¹ ² This interim final rule is effective August 13, 2020 and interested … Continue Reading
Effective 15 April 2018 until 23 March 2025, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed a denial order of export privileges against Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation of Shenzhen, China (ZTE Corporation) and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. of Hi-New Shenzhen, China (ZTE Kangxun) (collectively, ZTE). Additionally, both entities were added to the BIS Denied Persons List, … 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
UPDATE: On 24 February 2017, BIS published a final rule extending until 29 March 2017 the temporary general licence for ZTE Corporation and ZTE Kangxun of China. Under this fourth extension of the ZTE General License, exports, reexports and transfers (in-country) to the entities are subject to the licencing requirements and policies of the Export … Continue Reading
On 8 March 2016, the BIS added Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation (ZTE Corporation), ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. (ZTE Kangxun), and two other affiliates to the Entity List (see announcement). However, due to unspecified commitments made by ZTE Corporation and ZTE Kangxun to the US, BIS eased the restrictions imposed against the two entities – but not the affiliates simultaneously designated … Continue Reading
