On March 25, 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on Myanma Economic Holdings Public Company Limited ("MEHL") and Myanmar Economic Corporation Limited ("MEC"), Burma's two largest military conglomerates. On the same day,...more
On February 1, 2021, the Burmese military announced that it had seized control of the country from the country's democratically elected government.1 In response to the coup, the US has so far designated 12 individuals and...more
3/11/2021
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On December 23, 2020, the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") issued a final rule creating a "Military End User List" ("MEU List") under the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR"). The final...more
1/8/2021
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On August 17, 2020, the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued two final rules that expand the scope of licensing requirements for transactions involving parties on the Entity List. Both rules...more
8/30/2020
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On April 28, 2020, the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published two new final rules amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). One of the final rules removes license exception Civil...more
5/6/2020
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On August 2, 2019, the United States announced the imposition of additional sanctions on the Russian Federation under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (CBW Act)....more
8/8/2019
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The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei) and 68 non-US Huawei affiliates to the BIS Entity List, effective May 16, 2019, at 4:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight...more
5/28/2019
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On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued an executive order (EO), "Executive Order on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain," prohibiting certain transactions involving...more
5/21/2019
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