Sina Kimiagar on Export Administration Regulations (EAR)

U.S. Government Imposes Expansive, Novel and Plurilateral Export Controls Against Russia and Belarus

Key Points - As part of highly coordinated U.S. government and allied and partner country responses to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, and Belarus’ enabling of it, BIS imposed on February 24, 2022, and March 2,...more

3/10/2022 / Belarus , Belarus Sanctions , Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , Economic Sanctions , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Controls , Military End Use , Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , Russia , Ukraine

Licenses for Exports to Russia Related to Commercial Space Launches Must be Granted by September 1, 2021

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

6/16/2021 / Arms Embargo , Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Controls , Foreign Relations , ITAR , National Security , Russia

Commerce Department Extends Export Controls over Foreign-Made Items in Huawei’s Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain

- The U.S. Department of Commerce has published a highly complex and novel interim final rule extending the controls of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) over foreign-made items in Huawei’s contract manufacturing...more

5/21/2020 / Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , Comment Period , Entity List , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Controls , Exports , Foreign Direct Product Rule , Foreign Policy , General Licenses , Huawei , Interim Final Rules (IFR) , Manufacturers , National Security , Prohibited Transactions , Public Comment , Supply Chain , Technology Sector , Telecommunications , U.S. Commerce Department

BIS Announces the Elimination of License Exception CIV, Expanded Licensing Requirements on Exports to Chinese, Russian, and...

- On April 28, 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce announced changes to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) through three notices published on the Federal Register. The changes...more

4/30/2020 / Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , Exceptions , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Controls , Exports , Final Rules , General Licenses , Licensing Rules , Military End Use , National Security , Proposed Rules , U.S. Commerce Department

Reminder: Commerce Department Prohibitions Pertaining to Huawei Can Apply to Transactions by Non-U.S. Companies

• Since the addition of Huawei and many of its affiliates to the Entity List, there has been significant media coverage over which types of transactions involving the listed entities are, and are not, prohibited without a...more

5/29/2019 / Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , Entity List , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Controls , Exports , Foreign Policy , General Licenses , Huawei , National Security , Prohibited Transactions , Software , Technology Sector , Telecommunications , U.S. Commerce Department

Red Notice Newsletter - September 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

10/2/2018 / Anti-Corruption , Arms Export Control Act , Books & Records , Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , CAATSA , CEOs , Civil Monetary Penalty , Comment Period , Consent Order , Corporate Fines , Country of Origin , Criminal Conspiracy , Criminal Prosecution , Customs , Defense Contracts , Department of Defense (DOD) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Economic Sanctions , Emerging Growth Companies , Energy Sector , Enforcement Actions , Executive Orders , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Control Reform (ECR) , Export Controls , Exports , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) , Foreign Interference in US Elections , General Licenses , Guilty Pleas , Indictments , Investigations , ITSR , List of Specified Persons (LSP) , Manufacturers , Mining , Money Laundering , National Security , NDAA , Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , Oil & Gas , Pharmaceutical Industry , Public Comment , Real Estate Brokers , Recordkeeping Requirements , Remand , Reporting Requirements , Retailers , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Settlement Agreements , SFO , Testimony , Trump Administration , Voluntary Disclosure , Whistleblower Awards , Whistleblowers , Wire Fraud

Red Notice Newsletter - August 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - $34 Million SEC Settlement for Legg Mason - On August 27, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Legg Mason Inc. will pay more than $34 million to settle an...more

9/6/2018 / 3-D Technology , Anti-Corruption , Appeals , Berry Amendment , Bribery , Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , CFIUS , Civil Monetary Penalty , Corruption , Criminal Conspiracy , Criminal Penalties , Criminal Prosecution , Critical Infrastructure Sectors , Customs and Border Protection , Declination , Department of Defense (DOD) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Economic Sanctions , Embezzlement , Enforcement Actions , Entity List , Executive Orders , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Controls , Exports , Filing Requirements , FIRRMA , Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) , Foreign Investment , Foreign Policy , Former Employee , General Licenses , Guilty Pleas , Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , Imports , Insurance Contracts , Internal Investigations , Iran Sanctions , Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) , Jurisdiction , Licensing Rules , Money Laundering , National Security , NDAA , New Legislation , Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , Personal Data , Preliminary Injunctions , Probationary Period , Racketeering , Sanction Violations , Sanctions , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Settlement Agreements , SFO , Suspensions & Debarments , The Wassenaar Arrangement , Trade Agreements Act , Trump Administration , Wire Fraud , World Bank

Red Notice Newsletter - July 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Extends FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy to Misconduct in Mergers and Acquisitions - On July 25, 2018, in a speech to the Ninth Global Forum on Anti-Corruption Compliance in High Risk...more

8/1/2018 / Acquisitions , Anti-Corruption , Arrest , Bribery , Cooperation , Corporate Fines , Corporate Misconduct , Credit Suisse , Criminal Conspiracy , Criminal Convictions , Criminal Penalties , Customs , Customs and Border Protection , Customs Valuation , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Duty Free , Economic Sanctions , Enforcement Actions , EU , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Controls , Exports , False Claims Act (FCA) , FBI , Forced Labor , Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) , Freight Forwarding , General Licenses , Guilty Pleas , Hiring & Firing , Imports , International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) , Iran Sanctions , Mergers , Money Laundering , Non-Prosecution Agreements , North Korea , Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , Oil & Gas , Prejudgment Interest , Price-Fixing , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Settlement Agreements , Subpoenas , Supply Chain , Suspensions & Debarments , Termination , U.S. Commerce Department , Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices , Venezuela , Waivers , Wire Fraud , World Bank , ZTE