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May saw the long-awaited release of the USTR’s Section 301 review. USTR confirmed that the Trump-era tariffs will remain in place, and raised those tariffs by another $18 billion on manufacturing, critical minerals, solar...more
Regulators have sent numerous messages that companies who source from abroad need to subject their entire supply chain to extensive due diligence, based on state-of-the-art compliance measures to minimize supply chain risks....more
Grants and tax credits, who doesn’t love them? The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is full of them, and, recent Department of Energy (DOE) Notification of a Proposed Interpretive Rule provides guidance on who will get to...more
Over the last several months, companies have become entangled in an increasingly complex web of new and expanded sanctions and export control restrictions related to Russia in response to its war on Ukraine. The current...more
Since the outset of the Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Biden administration has issued incremental sanctions targeting various sectors of the Russian economy, aimed at curbing Russia's ability to wage war against Ukraine....more
Both enforcement agencies and consumers increasingly are focused on manufacturers’ supply chains. Human rights enforcement frameworks increasingly have real teeth. Both the United States and the European Union either have, or...more
In response to entreaties by allies at the Group of Seven (G7) summit recently held in Japan, on May 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Department of the Treasury jointly announced new restrictions on trade...more
On the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration has announced a series of additional sanction measures targeting Russia. These new sanctions are designed to further isolate Russia from goods...more
As the global economy faces the third year of the pandemic, manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to become...more
Outsourcing the design and manufacturing of products, components and software to foreign contractors has become a significant part of manufacturing in the U.S. However, if the items involved are subject to U.S. export...more
UniControl, Inc., a Cleveland, Ohio manufacturer of process controls, airflow pressure switches, boiler controls and other instruments, agreed to pay OFAC $216,464 to settle its liabilities for violation of the Iran Sanctions...more
Global supply chains have been greatly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, sending companies scrambling to find both new sources of supplies and new customers for their products. But even as businesses struggle to find their...more
The new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, and the disease it causes, COVID-19, have created diverse, complex, and immediate challenges for world governments, multinational businesses, and other international institutions and projects....more
Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 2 (January 23, 2020) - The new year has brought new sanctions actions by the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control and the U.S. Department of...more
On January 10, 2020, the President signed a new Executive Order (EO), "Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran," targeting Iran's construction, mining, manufacturing, and textiles industries. On the same...more
On 10 January 2020, in response to missile attacks by the Iranian military targeting two U.S. bases in Iraq, the United States Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a number of senior...more
The Trump Administration on January 10, 2020, issued broad new secondary sanctions with respect to Iran’s construction, mining, manufacturing, and textiles sectors in an effort to target additional sources of revenue used by...more
On January 10, 2020, President Trump issued a new Executive Order that imposes the latest in a series of economic sanctions on Iran. Individuals and entities violating these and other sanctions on Iran can face significant...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Telecommunications Company Fined $12 Million for FCPA Violations - On August 29, 2019, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted ceaseand-desist proceedings against...more
There is no question that OFAC continues to dominate the enforcement landscape this year. OFAC has provided plenty of warning and notice to global companies, especially those in the manufacturing and industrial sectors....more
Welcome to Foley’s new Manufacturing MarketTrends newsletter. In each edition, we will highlight key trends to watch out for in 2019, making it a year of change for manufacturers. ...more
On February 21, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) entered into a settlement with Connecticut-based ZAG IP, LLC (ZAG) (formerly known as ZAG International, LLC) arising from...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more
On May 8, President Trump announced that the United States is withdrawing from the multilateral nuclear accord with Iran known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The U.S. will reimpose sanctions suspended...more
On April 13, 2018, the Duma (lower chamber of the Russian parliament) introduced a draft law "On Measures to Counter Unfriendly Actions of the United States of America and/or Other Foreign States" ("Draft Law") in response to...more