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Department of Commerce Adopts Final Rule Restricting Tech and Telecom Supply Chain Transactions With Foreign Adversaries

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), issued its much anticipated Final Rule under Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain (EO...more

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Commerce Department Bans Kaspersky Software in First ICTS Prohibition, Signals Increased Risk of Using Certain Foreign Software...

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On June 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a Final Determination prohibiting the sale of certain cybersecurity products, anti-virus software, and related services to...more

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AI in the Supply Chain Under Government Focus

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The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking input from industry stakeholders on the role of artificial intelligence in the supply chain. The DOT’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Infrastructure is one of many...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - JULY 12, 2024

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On June 20, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for the first time banned a software and cybersecurity company using authority provided by June 2023’s “Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data from...more

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Commerce Considers Regulating Connected Vehicles to Protect Against Foreign Adversaries

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On March 1, 2024, at the direction of President Biden, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public comment on the proposed...more

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Commerce Imposes Additional Novel and Complex Export Controls on Chips and Semiconductor Equipment

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The United States continues to raise the guardrails on critical technologies necessary to support the semiconductor, advanced computing, and supercomputer industries. Our International Trade & Regulatory Group analyzes the...more

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Wireless Roundup (November 2022)

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SEC Requests Comment on Incident Reporting NPRM for Certain Filings Affected by Technical Glitch: On October 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a Notice announcing it has re-opened for 14 days the...more

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Emerging Developments in U.S.-China Trade Relations (Part I of II)

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As diplomatic tensions between Washington and Beijing continue to escalate, U.S. owned businesses dependent on the sale and export of more sensitive advanced technologies to the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) should take...more

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Commerce Launches Section 232 Investigation of Rare Earth Magnets, Seeks Comments

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On September 24, 2021, the Department of Commerce announced that its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is investigating whether imports of neodymium-ironboron (NdFeB) permanent magnets, or rare earth magnets, undermine...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & Policy Newsletter - June 2021

1. Recent Enforcement: Even Companies That Invest in Compliance Pay Penalties- Since our April enforcement roundup, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in the Department...more

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BIS targets companies involved in Chinese military research and development activities

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The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security has added seven Chinese entities to the Entity List. This rule is effective 8 April 2021.   On 8 April 2021, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and...more

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U.S. Commerce Department announces additional export controls on Burma

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On 4 March 2021, the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it would impose additional export controls measures on Burma, adding to measures already taken by the Biden administration in...more

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China, supply chain risk, and the race to 5G

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A deeper dive into the president's FY2021 budget request for the U.S. Department of Commerce reveals new initiatives aimed at safeguarding technology. - The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)...more

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Final CFIUS Regulations Implementing FIRRMA Take Effect in February 2020: 10 Key Questions Answered

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Under the final regulations, CFIUS filings for certain transactions will be required, and CFIUS will have broader jurisdiction to review certain foreign investments. On January 13, 2020, the US Treasury Department published...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2019 Insights: Enhanced US Export Controls and Aggressive Enforcement Likely to Impact China

Tariffs targeting Chinese imports into the United States garnered headlines throughout 2018. However, during the latter part of the year, the U.S. government more quietly initiated efforts that in 2019 and beyond could be...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Little Regulation That Will Make a Big Change in How You Do Business: Department of Commerce to Establish New Export Controls...

Key Takeaways: • Emerging technology sectors will soon be subject to new export controls. • Affected sectors include biotech, computing, artificial intelligence, positioning and navigation, data analytics, additive...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Export Control Reform Act and Possible New Controls on Emerging and Foundational Technologies

• ECRA became law on August 13, 2018. It is the permanent statutory authority for the EAR, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s BIS. The new law codifies long-standing BIS policies and does not require...more

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Cuba Sanctions Relief: The Knot Further Loosens

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Effective September 21, the U.S. Department of Treasury amended its Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR), providing further Cuba sanctions relief. In a coordinated action, the U.S. Department of Commerce simultaneously...more

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