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Who has to comply with the Regulation? The Regulation only applies to EU person exporters who are selling, supplying, transferring, or exporting the targeted goods (including aircraft) to third-country counterparts outside of...more
On May 19, 2023, the United States along with other members of the G7 and other allied countries imposed additional sanctions and export controls meant to further restrict Russian economic activity and degrade Russia’s...more
Key Points - - The US Department of Justice reported that it obtained a warrant for the seizure of a Boeing 737-7EM aircraft for the alleged violation of US export controls on Russia (rather than because of ownership of...more
Update: This Holland & Knight alert has been updated on Sept. 25, 2022, with additional information. In plain English, anytime an aircraft departs the United States, this is an "export" and will fall in one of two "buckets":...more
Key Points - - In an August 2 press release, the US Commerce Department updated its list of aircraft that have flown into Russia or Belarus in apparent violation of Export Administration Regulations by adding the first 25...more
On Friday, March 18, 2022, in response to the continued escalation in Ukraine, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) identified both private and commercial aircraft that have flown to Russia...more
Key Points - - A recent Commerce Department Press Release clarifies that the Department's restrictions on aviation exports to Russia issued in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine apply to whole aircraft, and not just to as...more
This alert summarizes the current state of trade measures and restrictions against both Russia and Belarus, following our last update on February 25, 2022....more
Following the events in Ukraine, various measures have been put in place by the EU, the UK and the US that are expected to have a considerable impact on the aviation and aircraft financing industry. Below we give a round-up...more
Please note: This Holland & Knight alert has been updated on Sept. 13, 2021, with additional information. In plain English, anytime an aircraft departs the United States, this is an "export" and will fall in one of two...more
There are two common types of aircraft exports: 1) permanent exports – where the aircraft is physically exported (i.e., flown) from the U.S. as part of a sale, lease or transfer of possession and control to a foreign person,...more
On 24 February 2020 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce published a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and imposing additional export licensing...more
Before leaving office, former President Barack Obama signed Executive Order (E.O.) 13761 on Jan. 13, 2017, in response to "positive actions" by the Government of Sudan. E.O. 13761 establishes a basis for complete revocation...more
The Export-Import Bank of the United States has been embroiled in a considerable amount of political controversy in recent years. Created in 1934 by a presidential executive order to finance and facilitate the export of U.S....more
On January 13, 2017, the White House, the U.S. Department of Treasury ’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , and the U.S. Department of Commerce ’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a host of policy...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security recently reached a $115,000 civil settlement agreement with a California-based global technology company on the basis that it violated several export control...more
New rules allow some aircraft-related items to fall into categories that may make them more attractive to foreign buyers. On October 15, the Obama Administration reached an important milestone of the president’s Export...more
As described in our April 25, 2013 International Trade & Compliance Advisory, the U.S. government is engaged in a broad export control reform initiative. On October 15, 2013, the first regulatory amendments implementing...more
In Episode I: The Basics we noted that U.S. Export Control Reform may be causing confusion and consternation among those who will have to take the first theoretical rule changes and apply them in real and practical...more