For the second year running, and in what may prove to be a regular process, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has significantly expanded export controls on specific semiconductor and...more
12/6/2023
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
ECCNs ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Direct Product Rule ,
General Licenses ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Semiconductors
On October 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a series of long-awaited regulations – issued as an interim final rule – amending the Export Administration Regulations...more
10/17/2022
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Commerce Control List ,
ECCNs ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Export Controls ,
Popular ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Last week, the U.S. Government imposed tough restrictions on U.S. transactions with specific companies in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that are involved in activities contrary to U.S. foreign policy and national...more
12/21/2021
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Child Labor ,
China ,
Entity List ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Forced Labor ,
Joe Biden ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
PRC ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Surveillance ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury
On December 9, 2021, the Departments of Commerce and State issued rules restricting a range of exports to Cambodia citing, “significant evidence of corruption, human rights abuses, and an exclusive agreement with the People’s...more
12/14/2021
/ Arms Embargo ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Cambodia ,
China ,
Corruption ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
End-Users ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
Human Rights ,
ITAR ,
National Security ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On March 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced new sanctions on two officials from the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in connection with human...more
On Saturday, China announced new rules banning Chinese firms and citizens from complying with “unjustified” foreign laws and sanctions. The order also allows Chinese firms to sue in Chinese courts companies that comply with...more