The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), which administers the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and regulates most exports from the United States, announced further updates to the process...more
Broadening its response to Russia’s one-year-old assault on Ukraine, the United States announced additional export control and sanctions measures, effective February 24, 2023.
These new measures expand restrictions on...more
3/7/2023
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In an interim final rule published on October 13, 2022, the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced sweeping amendments to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that impose new...more
11/2/2022
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As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, the White House countered with another wave of sanctions and export controls.
Building on the restrictions discussed in our Phase I and Phase II alerts, these new measures further...more
3/7/2022
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Earlier this week, following Russia’s aggressive incursion into Ukraine, we reported on the imposition of U.S. sanctions in response — a modest response that reserved the heavier sanctions that have been anticipated.
On...more
2/25/2022
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The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) has added 33 China-based companies to its Unverified List, which now includes more than 100 entities located in China. A listing of these companies is...more
In an interim final rule issued October 21, 2021, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced new Export Administration Regulations (EAR) controls on “cybersecurity items,” including...more
11/8/2021
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On September 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a final rule modifying the mandatory filing requirements associated with reviews conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...more
9/23/2020
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On June 29, 2020, the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce announced stricter controls on exports to Hong Kong, withdrawing Hong Kong’s preferential treatment as an autonomous territory. The regulatory changes follow...more
On May 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to prohibit the supply of certain foreign-produced...more
5/20/2020
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On Monday, April 16, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security imposed a blanket denial of virtually all exports from the United States to Chinese telecom giant ZTE....more
On September 20, 2016, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Final Rule, revising 58 Export Classification Control Numbers (ECCNs), adding two ECCNs, and updating technical definitions in...more