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Treasury Amends the Cuban Assets Control Regulations to Support Cuban Citizens and Independent Private Sector Entrepreneurs

On May 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) to better implement the Biden-Harris Administration’s policy aimed at...more

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Current State of U.S. Export Controls in Response to the Russian Federation’s Invasion of Ukraine - May 2024

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In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia. ...more

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Risk to Israeli Entities Posed by International Sanctions – What Is the Exposure and What Are the Dangers?

The executive order signed by United States President Joseph Biden in February 2024 states that the violence being committed by Israeli settlers has reached intolerable levels; poses a serious threat to peace, security, and...more

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Understanding the Evolving U.S. Sanctions and Restrictions on Ethiopia and Eritrea

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Several U.S. sanctions and restrictions on Ethiopia and Eritrea remain in place due to the countries’ failure to fully implement the peace deal reached with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in November 2022. While...more

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Navigating the International Trade & National Security Landscape

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The centrality of international trade laws in the development and execution of U.S. foreign policy has never been more evident than in 2022. Companies that have not invested in international trade compliance programs are...more

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The Biden Administration’s Moves to Take on China

The past decade has seen a pattern shift with how the U.S. views China, and our corresponding actions have changed the U.S.-Sino relationship from competition to adversarial. The U.S. believes China has acted counter to...more

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Russia and Belarus Sanctions Update – March 17, 2022

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On March 15, 2022, the U.S., UK, and EU announced new sanctions against various individuals and entities in connection with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. added certain human rights violators and senior Russian...more

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Review of Sanctions and Export Control Developments in 2021 and What to Expect in 2022

This is the fifth post in this year’s series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Our previous post discussed trends in State AG enforcement. Up next: SEC Enforcement in 2022: A Look Ahead. ...more

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President Biden Signs New Law Requiring U.S. Blockage of All Imports Made Wholly or Partly in Xinjiang, China

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President Biden signed into law on December 23 legislation that will, for the first time, require U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to detain all imports that are made wholly or partly in the Xinjiang Uyghur...more

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United States Adopts Wide-Ranging China Restrictions

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End-of-Year Sanctions Target Chinese Supply Chains and AI, Quantum Computing, and Biotechnology - Several US executive branch agencies and the US Congress have adopted wide-ranging end-of-year sanctions, export control and...more

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Legislation Targeting Imports From Xinjiang Region Moves to President Biden’s Desk

On December 16, 2021, the U.S. Congress passed legislation that effectively prohibits imports of goods made either wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) of China. The prohibition relies on a...more

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OFAC Implements New Ethiopia Sanctions Program

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On November 12, 2021, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), pursuant to Executive Order 14046, Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons With Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights...more

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Guest Column: For Alabama Companies Doing Business in Afghanistan, Some Legal Thoughts

The unprecedented speed of the collapse of the former Afghan central government is a humanitarian tragedy. The magnitude of which is rightfully distracting from the immediate near-term and long-term legal issues that those...more

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OFAC announces new sanctions targeting Belarus’ construction, coal, oil, tobacco, potash and transportation sector

On Monday, August 9, 2021, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury issued a multitude of sanctions designations affecting dealings with Belarusian companies in the construction, oil,...more

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Unraveling Trade Compliance Issues Involving China’s Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang

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Companies with supply chains stretching into China and Xinjiang are facing a mountain of compliance challenges.  Over the summer, the Biden Administration has taken numerous aggressive steps to pressure China to address human...more

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Biden Executive Order Strengthens and Expands U.S. Sanctions on Chinese Military Companies

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President Biden has signed an Executive Order effective August 2, 2021, affirming and expanding U.S. policy restricting the purchase and sale of publicly traded securities of listed Chinese companies with a nexus to China's...more

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CBP Issues WRO on Solar Materials Made By Chinese Companies

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Forced Labor Enforcement Continues to Escalate as Commerce Restricts Exports to 5 Additional PRC Companies - Withhold release order was issued that will prohibit imports of products produced in whole or part from silica...more

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Forced Labor Sanctions in the Solar Industry – What You Need to Know

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Yesterday, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued a Withhold Release Order (“WRO”) against Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. Ltd. , a company located in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (“XUAR”). The WRO...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Sanctions on polysilicon from Xinjiang threaten solar panel supply chains

In 2019, the US imposed sanctions against China in reaction to “serious human rights abuse against ethnic minorities in Xinjiang...” The sanctions followed reports of mass arbitrary detention and severe physical abuse, among...more

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US Investment Ban Targeting Companies Deemed Linked to Chinese Military Expanded to Chinese Surveillance Technology Sector

A new executive order (the “EO”) signed by President Biden on June 3, 2021, amends existing prohibitions on US investments in companies that the US government has determined support the military of the People’s Republic of...more

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New Executive Order Carries Forward, Expands Chinese Military Company Sanctions

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The new executive order continues the policy of prohibiting US persons’ transactions in the publicly traded securities of select Chinese companies, but expands the scope to include both Chinese companies that operate or have...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

China and International Trade Controls as the Biden Administration Commences

In response to a U.S. government consensus that trade with China involves grave national security risks, the Trump Administration promulgated a broad series of China-directed export controls, economic sanctions and import...more

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US Export Controls: Business as Usual?

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Turning to the business of exports from the United States, the next section is a must-read for any company doing business in the United States or from the United States. Or for that matter, any company competing with affected...more

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