The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published proposed amendments to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that would significantly expand the scope of the export controls over...more
8/9/2024
/ Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Due Diligence ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
ITAR ,
Military End Use ,
National Intelligence Agencies ,
Popular ,
Proposed Amendments
On May 1, 2024, the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published a proposed rule to amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to reduce export authorization requirements for...more
On April 19, 2024, BIS removed almost all controls over exports and reexports to, and transfers within, Australia and the United Kingdom of items subject to the EAR. The action is the first change to U.S. export control...more
The volume and impact of changes to United States export control regulations in 2022 were unprecedented, and we expect 2023 will likely bring additional changes. This alert provides a summary of key changes, themes and...more
Key Points -
The U.S. Department of Commerce has reorganized and clarified the regulations describing when foreign-produced items outside the United States are and are not subject to the licensing and other obligations of...more
As part of the United States’ response to Russia’s use of chemical weapons against Russian opposition figure Aleksey Navalny, the U.S. State Department applied a policy of denial to licenses and other approvals for exports to...more
- On March 31, 2020, DDTC published five new FAQs on activities that non-U.S. persons may engage in following the expiration of a Technical Assistance Agreement (TAA) or Manufacturing Licensing Agreement (MLA).
- The FAQs...more
• On January 6, 2020, DDTC published a new FAQ on Defense Services Performed by U.S. Persons Abroad, confirming that the ITAR regulate defense services performed by a U.S. person employed by a non-U.S. company outside of the...more
On June 3, 2016, the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) and the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued changes to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations...more
On January 6, 2016, the U.S. State Department Bureau of Political Military Affairs, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing (DTCL) published a new version of the Guidelines for...more