• The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) have imposed three new sanctions on Russia:
o Effective August 26, 2019, U.S. banks (as defined below) are...more
8/14/2019
/ Biological-Weapons ,
CBW Act ,
Defense Sector ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Trump Administration
• On September 20, 2018, for the first time, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on a non-U.S. entity and its director for engaging in “significant transactions” with a Russian defense sector company included on the...more
9/26/2018
/ Blocked Person ,
CAATSA ,
Defense Sector ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Intelligence Services ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Secondary Sanctions ,
Suppliers ,
Trump Administration
• ECRA became law on August 13, 2018. It is the permanent statutory authority for the EAR, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s BIS. The new law codifies long-standing BIS policies and does not require...more
9/12/2018
/ Arms Embargo ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
Commerce Control List ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Defense Sector ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Control Reform (ECR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Policy ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Licensing Rules ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
New Legislation ,
Notice and Comment ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Secretary of State ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
• DDTC and BIS have published concurrent NOIs requesting public comments on the controls over the export and reexport of explosives, personal protective equipment, and military and intelligence electronics. (By volume and...more
2/15/2018
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Comment Period ,
Commerce Control List ,
Cross-Border ,
Defense Sector ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Electronic Devices ,
Explosives ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Control Reform (ECR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Policy ,
ITAR ,
National Security ,
Notice of Inquiry ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Professional Conferences ,
Public Comment ,
Software ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Munitions List
• The next significant Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA)-related deadline for the Trump administration is January 29, 2018, when it must submit reports to Congress on “oligarchs and parastatal...more
1/22/2018
/ Arctic Drilling ,
CAATSA ,
Defense Sector ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
National Security ,
New Guidance ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
Shale Gas ,
Trump Administration
• On October 27, 2017, the U.S. State Department issued guidance identifying 39 entities related to the defense and intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation and issued related guidance on criteria to...more
10/31/2017
/ Defense Sector ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export-Import Bank of the US ,
Exports ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
National Intelligence Agencies ,
New Guidance ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Secretary of the Treasury ,
State-Owned Enterprises ,
Trump Administration ,
US State Departments