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InsightsCommerce Imposes Sweeping New Rule Restricting Exports of AI Chips

On January 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced new rules restricting the export of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips and certain closed AI model weights in an...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

BIS Summer Update: Essential Reading for Your Next Beach Trip!

As we pass the midpoint of a year marked by assertive enforcement of dual use laws, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an updated version of its Don’t Let This Happen to You! Guide....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US Expands Nuclear Export Controls on China

In a rule effective August 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) expanded nuclear nonproliferation controls on China, as part of the U.S. government’s latest efforts to address...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Tightening the Cordon – U.S. Restricts Licensing Policy and Adds Allies to Technology Controls

On Monday, February 13, 2023, the U.S. government will officially issue a stricter policy of denial for providing lower-tech items to Huawei. Technological containment continues as the Netherlands and Japan move to impose...more

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Input Sought on Licensing Mechanism for ICTS Transactions Involving "Foreign Adversaries"

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The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) recently announced its "apparent" need for public comment on key aspects of a mechanism that would license or preclear certain information and communications technology and services...more

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New U.S. Government Review Process Effective March 22 for Information Communications Technology and Services from China, Russia...

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On January 19, 2021, one day before the transition to the new Biden Administration, the U.S. Department of Commerce published its interim final regulations (“Regulations”) that will allow the United States to review, block,...more

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New Commerce Rule Covering ICTS Transactions Involving Foreign Parties

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A new rule effective March 22, 2021 establishes a process for the US Department of Commerce to review commercial transactions between US and foreign parties for certain information and communications technology and services...more

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U.S. Government Sanctions Chinese and Russian Entities and Creates New Military End User List

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Rounding out an already-intense 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued three notices in December that expanded export sanctions and restrictions against Chinese, Russian, and...more

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US Commerce Department issues “Military End User” List

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On December 23, 2020, the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") issued a final rule creating a "Military End User List" ("MEU List") under the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR"). The final...more

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BIS Amends License Review Policy For National Security Controlled Items Destined For China, Venezuela, And Russia

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final rule effective October 29, 2020 amending Section 742.4(b)(7) of the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to revise the license...more

The Volkov Law Group

Commerce Department Restricts Licensing for Exports of National Security Items to China, Venezuela and Russia

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The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry Security (“BIS”) issued a final rule to restrict even further export licenses for National Security (“NS”) controlled items for China, Venezuela and Russia....more

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Departments of State and Commerce Announce Policy Changes to US Export Laws in Response to Hong Kong National Security Law

On June 30, 2020 at 11:00 PM Hong Kong time, the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HK National Security Law) took effect....more

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US Commerce Department Increases Scrutiny and Restrictions on Exports with Particular Focus on China, Russia and Venezuela

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On April 28, 2020, the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published two new final rules amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). One of the final rules removes license exception Civil...more

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U.S. Department of Commerce imposes significant new export control restrictions on China, Russia, and Venezuela

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On 28 April the U.S. Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry and Security published two final rules and a proposed rule amending the Export Administration Regulations that will further restrict and regulate transactions...more

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BIS publishes rules regarding CIV and APR license exceptions and military end use and military end user controls for China, Russia...

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Three important regulatory developments were published yesterday in the Federal Register by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security...more

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China Publishes Draft Export Control Law

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The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress published the Draft Export Control Law (Draft ECL) on December 28, 2019, with comments due by January 26, 2020.  The Draft ECL, if enacted in its current form,...more

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License to Be Required for Exports, Reexports, and Transfers of U.S.-Origin Items to 28 Additional Chinese Entities

Effective October 9, 2019, 28 additional entities based in China, including Chinese video surveillance firm Hikvision, are expected to be added to the Entity List maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Commerce Announces Plan to Eliminate License Exception CIV

• The Department of Commerce has announced that it plans to eliminate License Exception CIV (civil end-users) from the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). • Businesses who use or have considered using License...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

US government targets tech giant Huawei in China trade war

Consistent with the ongoing United States (US) strategy of limiting engagement with China in the high-tech sector (especially telecommunications) on national security grounds, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of...more

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Huawei Entities Added to US Entity List (IRB No. 578)

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The Trump Administration announced last week that the US Government has added Huawei to the Commerce Department Entity List and, as of May 20, 2019, has announced a temporary general license for certain transactions. Here is...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Executive Order To Further Restrict Business with Huawei and Other Foreign Adversaries Engaged in Cyber Espionage

On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) targeting activities of certain foreign telecommunications companies based in hostile countries. Entitled “Securing the Information and Communications...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

License Required for Exports, Reexports, and Transfers of U.S.-Origin Items to Huawei Technologies and 68 Affiliates

As of May 16, 2019, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. of China and 68 of its non-U.S affiliates located in 26 destinations (collectively known as Huawei) were added to the Entity List maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

President Trump Prohibits Most Trade and Transactions with Huawei of China and Sets the Stage for Similar Actions against other...

On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain.” The EO directs the U.S. Department of Commerce to lead an interagency effort...more

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