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As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns: September 2024

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Welcome to the September 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Trade Violations Under the False Claims Act

On February 7, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that settlements and judgements under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $2 billion for the 2022 fiscal year. The 2022 fiscal year also had the second-highest...more

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Key Trade Considerations amid Middle East Unrest

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Following the deadly terrorist attacks on Israel by Hamas and the ensuing conflict in the region, companies with a presence in Israel and the broader Middle East are responding to the immediate needs of impacted personnel and...more

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Braumiller Law Group - February 2023 Newsletter

2023 is more than a brand-new year – it is an opportunity for your company to prioritize supply chain security. For some companies, this means filing a prior disclosure with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Companies...more

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Businessman Sentenced to One Year Imprisonment for ITAR Brokering Violations

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A U.S. business executive was recently sentenced to a one-year-and-a-day prison sentence for violations of the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR) brokering regulations under ITAR Part 129 (the “Brokering...more

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Trade Enforcement Digest - January 2022

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Civil and criminal penalties levied against U.S. companies for trade violations are just the beginning of the potential unforeseen costs of doing business in the global marketplace. What cannot be quantified are the countless...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Trade Matters, January 2022: A monthly newsletter covering global trade & national security developments

1. New Import Ban on All Products From China’s Xinjiang Region- In late December 2021, President Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act into law. The new legislation creates a rebuttable presumption that any...more

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ITAR Material Change and Registration Renewal Guide And Checklist

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Any U.S. company that manufactures, exports, or temporarily imports items or performs defense services that are controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) is required to register with the U.S....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFIUS Continues Active 2020 With Proposed Rule Modifying Mandatory Declarations

Since the beginning of 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has issued numerous regulations to implement fully the Foreign Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) on behalf of the Committee on Foreign...more

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Temporary Reduction in Certain ITAR Registration Fees

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The Department of State is making a temporary reduction in certain International Traffic in Arms (ITAR) registration fees, as announced May 6, 2020. The ITAR provides that any person who engages in the United States in the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - January 2020

IN THIS ISSUE • Anticorruption Developments • Export Control Sanctions and Customs Enforcement • Export Control and Sanctions Developments • Global Investigations Resources • Writing and Speaking Engagements ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DDTC Publishes New FAQs on Defense Services Performed by U.S. Persons Abroad and How to Get Them Approved via GC

• On January 6, 2020, DDTC published a new FAQ on Defense Services Performed by U.S. Persons Abroad, confirming that the ITAR regulate defense services performed by a U.S. person employed by a non-U.S. company outside of the...more

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ITAR Amendment Expands License Exemption For Transfers By Or For The U.S. Government

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The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) issued a long-awaited revision to the ITAR license exemption at ITAR §126.4 for transfers by or for agencies of the U.S. Government.  The amendment clarifies and expands the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

International Law Bulletin - Vol. 22, No. 5

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE - Data Privacy - EU: The European Union (EU) brought into force the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) effective May 25, 2018 significantly enhancing the right of an individual to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Another Day Another Tariff… and Other Recent Restrictions on China

In what has become his trademark Trumpian manner, the President announced last Friday that new tariffs and trade restrictions against China are on again, at the same moment that his senior Commerce and Treasury Department...more

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Dealing with Violations in Export and Import Transactions

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You are the general counsel or CEO of your company. Your compliance manager comes into your office and tells you that he/she may have discovered an export violation within the company. Or perhaps you have received a directed...more

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Export Control Reform Roundup – Overview of Recent Developments

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In This Issue: - I. BIS and DDTC Publish Their Respective Proposed “Bookend” Controls on Toxicological Agents and Directed Energy Weapons - II. BIS and DDTC Publish Their Respective Proposed “Bookend” Definitions...more

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Proposed ITAR Amendment Provides Important Benefit for Government Contractors

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The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) has issued a proposed regulation under the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) that will have a significant impact on government contracts firms. Under the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

ECR Episode IX – Serving up the Third Round: The Next Wave of Export Control Reform Takes Effect on July 1, 2014

In the country pubs of Ireland, it has long been the practice of the barkeep to “stand the third round” for good customers, meaning to offer the third drink for free. The practice makes sense both as customer appreciation...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Obama Administration Moves Forward With Export Control Reform

On March 7 and 8, 2013, President Obama took two important steps to further U.S. export control reform. First, the President notified Congress of the proposed transfer of certain items relating to aircraft and gas turbine...more

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