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FEMA Removes Some PPE Export Restrictions And Offers Exemption For Surplus Goods

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On May 19, 2021, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) announced that it is removing export restrictions on four categories of personal protective equipment (“PPE”) and other items used to address the effects of...more

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COVID-19 Key EU Developments, Policy & Regulatory Update No. 22

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This regular update (no. 22 | 22 September 2020) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal...more

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FEMA Extends Temporary Final Rule Restricting Certain Exports of PPE

- On August 10, 2020, FEMA extended the duration of its restrictions on the export of certain shipments of PPE through December 31, 2020. - The August 10 notice narrowed the types of PPE covered by the restrictions to...more

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Update On FEMA’s Export Restrictions On Personal Protective Equipment

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On August 6, 2020, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) issued a temporary final rule modifying the list of Personal Protective Equipment (“PPE”) subject to FEMA’s export restrictions and extending the...more

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Chinese regulators announce new requirements for exports of medical supplies and nonmedical masks

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On 31 March 2020 the China Ministry of Commerce, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), and the General Administration of Customs (GAC) issued the Notice on the Orderly Exportation of Medical Supplies...more

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China export controls create medical supply logjam

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 9 (April 30, 2020) - After Chinese medical supplies were criticized for low quality, including masks, tests and gloves sent to Europe, the Chinese government responded with new...more

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Reference Guide: Worldwide Export Controls on Face Masks and Other Medical Personal Protective Equipment (Updated May 11, 2020)

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As the COVID-19 pandemic has expanded exponentially, so too has the demand by hospitals and other healthcare providers for masks and other medical personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect doctors, nurses, and other...more

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COVID-19 Challenges Medical Equipment Supply Chains

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The COVID-19 pandemic is significantly disrupting international trade as global and domestic supply chains grapple with declining trade volumes and inadequate supplies of medical goods, including personal protective equipment...more

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Update on UK export licencing processes amidst the COVID-19 outbreak

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Amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic many things are uncertain. For businesses, this is further compounded by the rapidly changing and temporary measures that governments are launching to limit the financial fallout of the...more

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The European Commission extends export restrictions on Personal Protective Equipment

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The EU has extended the export restrictions on certain items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for a further period of 30 days. On 24 April, the European Commission (Commission) extended the export controls on PPE...more

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FEMA releases exceptions to rule prohibiting exports of PPE – exports to Canada and Mexico are excluded and other important...

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On 17 April the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released significant exceptions (effective Friday 17 April, but to be published on 21 April) to FEMA's temporary final rule prohibiting exports of certain personal...more

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FEMA Issues Further Guidance on PPE Exports

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In an Alert published on April 10, we discussed temporary restrictions that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had placed on the export from the United States of certain personal protective equipment (PPE). ...more

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FEMA Issues New Exemptions to Temporary Rule Authorizing CBP to Detain Certain Exports of Health and Medical Materials

- Effective April 17, 2020, FEMA expanded exemptions to its April 7, 2020, Temporary Rule that implemented export restrictions on certain shipments of personal protective equipment. - FEMA issued the Temporary Rule to...more

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COVID-19: FEMA Announces Additional Exemptions for Export Restrictions on PPE

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On April 21, 2020, the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is due to publish a notification of exemptions (Notification) to the restrictions it has recently imposed on the export of five types of personal protective...more

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FEMA: Certain Exports of Respirators, Masks, and Gloves (PPE) Exempt From Ban

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has left many important questions blowing in the wind as a result of a Notification of Exemptions action published for public inspection on Friday, April 17, 2020. The final action will...more

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COVID-19 Trade Update: FEMA Implements Export Controls for PPE as CBP Issues Guidance Restrictions

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On April 3, 2020, President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum directing the Department of Homeland Security, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to utilize the Defense Production Act to restrict the...more

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FEMA Issues Restrictions on PPE Exports Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

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On April 10, 2020, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published a Temporary Final Rule as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Temporary Final Rule allocates certain scarce or threatened...more

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Reference Guide: Worldwide Export Controls on Face Masks and Other Medical Personal Protective Equipment (Updated)

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As the COVID-19 pandemic has expanded exponentially, so too has the demand by hospitals and other healthcare providers for masks and other medical personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect doctors, nurses, and other...more

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FEMA Issues Rules Prohibiting Exports of Personal Protective Equipment Needed for US Response to COVID-19

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FEMA exercised the authority recently granted to it by Executive Orders and pursuant to the Defense Production Act to regulate and redirect respirators, surgical masks, gloves, and other personal protective equipment (PPE) ...more

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COVID-19: US Government Provides Further Guidance on Export Restrictions on PPE

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On April 9, 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Memorandum to its field operators providing guidance on the implementation of the US Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Temporary Final Rule (TFR)...more

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In Latest Response to COVID-19, United States Imposes Approval Requirement for Export of Certain Protective Equipment

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On Friday, April 10, 2020, the United States will join the list of countries requiring authorization for exports of certain medical and health-related equipment. Specifically, as of that date, authorization from the U.S....more

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CBP Authorized to Detain Certain Exports of Health and Medical Materials Pursuant to FEMA Temporary Rule

- Beginning April 7, 2020, CBP is authorized to temporarily detain all shipments of five categories of personal protective equipment used in the response to and treatment of COVID-19, pursuant to a Temporary Rule issued by...more

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U.S. to Prohibit the Export of Certain Personal Protective Equipment

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On Friday, April 10, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is expected to publish a temporary final rule that would restrict the exportation of certain personal protective equipment (PPE) from the United States....more

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COVID-19- AFMPS reviews its export ban on certain medicinal products outside the EEA

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The Belgian federal agency for medicines and health products (AFMPS or FAGG) provides that Belgium acts as a logistical platform for certain medicinal products....more

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FEMA Temporarily Halts Exports of Certain PPE

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has exercised its delegated authority under the Defense Production Act (DPA) to issue a temporary final rule (Prioritization and Allocation of Certain Scarce or Threatened Health...more

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