Jones Day Talks: Italy Embraces Foreign investment but Maintains Oversight
The US Government just placed Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) in nearly the same position as Canada for dual-use exports under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and is poised to go even further with a proposed...more
Between March and November 2021 HMRC issued compound penalties in respect of unlicensed exports of dual use goods, military goods and related activity controlled by the Export Control Order 2008 with settlements totalling...more
The European Union and the United Kingdom have each significantly expanded the scope of their sanctions against Belarus in response to the forced Ryanair aircraft landing in May. The new measures adopted target a significant...more
On 22 March 2021, the UK Government published new official guidance on exporting military or dual-use technology.The guidance provides that controlled software and technology is generally subject to an export licence...more
National security interventions have largely been confined to defense-related transactions - Since mid-2018, there have been a number of important changes (actual and proposed) to legislation permitting intervention by...more
The EU regime for controlling the exports from the EU of products and/or technology that can be used for both civil and military purposes (dual-use items) is now 10 years old. As a result of the changes in technology and...more
It has always been a possibility that the United Kingdom would crash out of the European Union on 30 March 2019 but “no deal” preparation is now highly recommended by both sides. For organisations that export dual use items,...more
The UK government has widened the circumstances in which it may block mergers and takeovers of businesses in the military, dual-use, computing hardware and quantum technology sectors. Further strengthening of the UK rules is...more
The ECO is making a combination of reforms, intended to improve its service in support of responsible defence and security exports while at the same time ensuring that the objectives of strategic trade controls to protect...more