On December 1, 2024, two key components of China’s export control regime took effect: the “Regulations on Export Control of Dual-Use Items” (“DIR”) and the “Export Control List of Dual-Use Items” (the “Dual-Use Items List”)....more
On December 3, 2024, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced strict export restrictions on “dual-use” technologies. Dual-use technologies are those that are developed for civilian markets but also have military utility or...more
中国将对航空航天领域的技术、软件和设备实施出口管制措施 On May 30, 2024, the Ministry of Commerce of China (the “Ministry of Commerce”), the General Administration of Customs of China, and the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military...more
El Decreto 390 de 2024, expedido por el Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo de Colombia, establece el procedimiento para que la Superintendencia de Sociedades conceda beneficios por colaboración conforme a la Ley 1778...more
China is considering new export restrictions on advanced technologies, including, in particular, in the life sciences sectors. In late December 2022, China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) issued the proposed amendment to...more
Government approval is required for all foreign investments from countries sharing a land border with India - The criteria for review are broad, and all aspects of each application are considered part of the review - ...more
China continued to strengthen its national security regulatory regime by introducing the new Data Security Law in 2021 - China has further strengthened its legislation on data security in view of the popularity of...more
China’s recently promulgated Measures to Block the Improper Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Laws and Measures (the “Measures”) has established a new framework for mitigating the impact of foreign legal measures,...more
El Ministerio de Industria y Comercio (MinComercio) de Colombia, el 22 de diciembre de 2020, expidió el Decreto 1733 de 2020, por el cual se reglamenta la Ley 2024 de 2020, en lo respectivo a la obligación de pago en plazos...more
CEP Magazine (November 2020) - On August 28, China’s Ministry of Commerce issued an update to the technologies that require government approval before they can be exported or sold. The 23 technologies include space...more
China has recently introduced unreliable entity list ("Entity List") regulations to provide a framework for China's upcoming list of economic sanctions. As early as October 2018 and March 2020, China has implemented "blocking...more
Technologies relating to Generation III & IV nuclear reactors have been added to China’s newly updated Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited and Restricted from Export (the Catalogue). Export of such technology is subject to a...more
On September 19, 2020 (September 18, 2020 U.S. EDT), China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) published the Provisions on the Unreliable Entity List (UEL Provisions), which took effect on the same date. On May 31, 2019,...more
On August 28, 2020, China took its own swing in the fight over TikTok. The blow, however, may land right in the middle of U.S.-China technology research, collaboration, and innovation. New export regulations may require...more
El pasado 10 de agosto de 2020, entró en vigor el Tratado de Libre Comercio (en adelante TLC) suscrito entre Colombia e Israel, considerado como uno de los acuerdos más novedosos por cuantos incluye, además de las...more
Internet data center (“IDC”) projects in China have attracted ever-increasing investment interest from investors outside of China. Post-COVID-19 outbreak, this sector has become even hotter as more businesses seek to move...more
More than one month after President Trump’s announcement that the United States and China had reached a narrow, “Phase One” trade agreement “in principle,” negotiations to finalize the agreement remain incomplete, and...more
CHINESE OUTBOUND INVESTMENTS – THE SELLER’S PERSPECTIVE - 1. CHINESE REGULATION – 1.1 The Chinese Regulations Applicable to Chinese Outbound Investments – Generally, any outbound investment by a Chinese enterprise...more
At a time when U.S.-China trade tensions are being reported as having a dramatic impact on the global economy, China’s Ministry of Commerce has announced that the actual use of foreign capital in China is still increasing...more
China has accelerated its foreign investment legislative process, in part as a goodwill gesture before resuming face-to-face trade talks with its U.S. counterparts. The National People’s Congress released the Draft PRC...more
The Ministry of Commerce of China has opened antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigations against imports of sorghum from the United States. The action comes in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s...more
Forced to choose between the competing concerns of international comity and United States antitrust law in In re: Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation, a unanimous panel of the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided this...more
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Issues the First Value-Added Telecom Services License to an E-Commerce Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise. Background - Historically, foreign investors were...more
China Premier Li Keqiang presided over a State Council executive meeting on February 14, 2016 in which it was decided that China would commence a new pilot program (the “Pilot Program”) in ten cities and provinces along with...more