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BIS Issues Three New Rules To Ease Certain Export Licensing Requirements

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On December 8, 2023, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued three separate rules to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to liberalize several categories of export licensing requirements and make...more

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BIS Issues Three New Rules to Ease ‎Licensing Requirements and ‎Enhance Exceptions for Exports to ‎Selected Countries

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On December 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) unveiled three pivotal rules that amend the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). These rules mark a crucial step in a...more

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U.S. Imposes Additional Round of Trade Sanctions on Russia

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Effective September 7, 2021, the U.S. government imposed a second round of sanctions on Russia in connection with its determination that the Russian Federation violated the Chemical Weapons Convention based on the attack on...more

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Sleeper Trump Rule on ‘Military-Intelligence End Uses or Users’ Goes Into Effect

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Companies should be prepared to conduct additional due diligence for any transactions involving entities in the countries enumerated in this rule. In an interim rule published on, January 15, 2020, the Department of...more

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The U.S. and EU Coordinate Sanctions Related to Navalny Poisoning and Sentencing: Biden Administration’s First Sanctions Against...

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Executive Summary - On March 2, 2021, the Biden Administration, in a coordinated announcement by the U.S. Departments of Treasury, State, and Commerce, tightened export restrictions against Russia and imposed sanctions and...more

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US Imposes Additional Sanctions on Russia under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act

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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

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The Latest U.S. Sanctions on Russia

A double agent. Nerve gas. Violations of international law. The recently imposed sanctions on Russia have all the makings of a James Bond movie but, unfortunately, those sanctions may cause some less-than-entertaining...more

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U.S. Sanctions On Russia - Latest And Possible Additional Measures

Building on prior extensive Russia-related sanctions, the U.S. government has further sanctioned Russia by intensifying controls on exports and reexports to the country. Alone, this step is unlikely to affect major volumes of...more

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U.S. Moves Cautiously to Impose Mandated Sanctions Against Russia, While Congress Mulls Further Measures

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On August 24, 2018, the U.S. Department of State announced a new but limited export licensing policy for defense and national security-sensitive goods and technology to Russia, effective August 27, 2018. The export licensing...more

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State Department Imposes Chemical Weapons Sanctions on Russia

On August 8, 2018, the State Department announced that it had concluded that Russia was responsible for poisoning former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia using the nerve agent Novichok and that it had sent a...more

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United States to impose new sanctions on Russia for use of nerve agent on former Russian spy

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On 8 August, the U.S. Department of State announced that new sanctions would be imposed on Russia pursuant to the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (CBW Act). The sanctions relate to...more

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Something Borrowed, Something New: An Update on Recent Treasury and State Department Actions: Iran, Russia, Syria and the...

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While much attention has been focused on the Trump Administration's recent actions targeting imports of metals, lumber, and other commodities, the Administration has also steadily ramped up its activities in the trade...more

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Settlement Highlights Need for Compliance with U.S. Export Control Rules When Sponsoring Foreign Workers

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security recently reached a $115,000 civil settlement agreement with a California-based global technology company on the basis that it violated several export control...more

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