U.S. export controls on space-related items were last significantly revised in 2014. Since then, the industry has continued to evolve towards a wider range of public-private partnerships and purely commercial activities,...more
11/4/2024
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Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
ECCNs ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Policy ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
ITAR ,
National Security ,
Outer Space ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Software ,
Technology Sector ,
USML
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
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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 December 26, 2019, DDTC published an interim final rule that would allow, under certain conditions, encrypted technical data and software that is subject to the ITAR to be sent, shipped or stored outside the United...more
12/30/2019
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Cloud Storage ,
Comment Period ,
Data Storage ,
Data Storage Providers ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Encryption ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
ITAR ,
National Security ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Software
• On August 30, DDTC published a final rule that removes many of the radars used in civil automotive and unpiloted aerial vehicles from the USML.
• This continues the targeted removal of civil items from the military...more
9/5/2019
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Aircraft ,
Automotive Industry ,
Aviation Industry ,
Defense Sector ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
Final Rules ,
ITAR ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Radar ,
Technology Sector ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
USML
• 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
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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