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Competition Currents: Summer 2024 News Round Up

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Put down the lemonade and break out the pumpkin spice: summer is coming to an end. And while you were in the pool – or maybe just answering emails poolside – the antitrust agencies showed no signs of a summer slowdown. Before...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

‘Control’ Under the UK’s Sanctions: The Emergence of Clarity?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in unprecedent judicial scrutiny of the UK’s sanctions regulations. While the judgments delivered in many cases have provided companies with needed certainty on some topics, the...more

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Canada Seeks Business Input on CUSMA Ahead of 2026 Joint Review

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On August 17, 2024, the Government of Canada initiated a public consultation on the operation of the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA or the Agreement). The Government is seeking views on what is working well with...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Export Control Shake-Up: Navigating the Expanded Export Restrictions

On July 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposed a series of transformative new rules aimed at tightening controls related to military, intelligence, and security activities...more

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Sanctions and export controls expand further - Update

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In October, the U.S. Commerce Department unveiled new rules to tighten further a sweeping set of export controls first introduced a year previously, reducing the types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and advanced...more

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Chinese Mobility in the USMCA Region: A Choking Process that will Upend the U.S. and Mexican Automotive Industries

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The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) automotive sector must be prepared to navigate a new set of requirements that will likely reshape supply chains, impact costs, and alter the competitive dynamics within the...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Key Trade Considerations amid Middle East Unrest - Update

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This alert has been updated to address the May 2024 announcement by Turkey of its suspension of exports and imports with Israel and the impact for United States antiboycott compliance. ...more

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Adoption of Directive (Ue) 2024/1226 on Criminalisation of Violations of EU Sanctions: What Are the Stakes Involved in Transposing...

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On 19 May, Directive (EU) 2024/1226 on the definition of criminal offences and sanctions for breaches of EU restrictive measures, adopted by the EU Council on 24 April, entered into force. By harmonizing the laws of the...more

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US Customs and Border Protection and Select Committee on the CCP Address De Minimis Imports from China

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On March 1, 2024, Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (“CCP”) (the “Select Committee”), Mike Gallagher (R-WI-8), issued a statement...more

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OFAC Issues Two Determinations Prohibiting Dealings in Certain Metals of Russian Origin; Extends General License Allowing Payment...

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On April 12, 2024, in coordination with the United Kingdom, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued two new Determinations (collectively, the “Determinations”) that together prohibit...more

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EU Bans Products Made Using Forced Labour – What Should Companies Expect?

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On March 5, 2024, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached a "political agreement" on a Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour ("the EU Forced Labour Regulation" or "the EUFLR")...more

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Beyond Borders: Navigating Global Business Compliance with the FCPA

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On March 7th, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new whistleblower reward program intended to help prosecutors bring more foreign corruption cases. Under the new program, individuals who report corporate misconduct...more

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EU Expands Restrictive Measures in 13th Russian Sanctions Package and Publishes Guidance

On 23 February 2024, the European Union (EU) adopted a 13th package of sanctions against Russia, imposing asset freezes on additional individuals and entities, expanding existing sectoral sanctions and further limiting...more

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Sanctions and export controls expand further

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In 2023, the biggest question on clients’ minds was the ramping up of U.S. export controls targeting semiconductors and advanced computing. In October, the U.S. Commerce Department unveiled new rules to tighten further a...more

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2023 in Review: An Eventful Year in Sanctions and Enforcement

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The sanctions world experienced another action-packed year in 2023. Sanctions against Russia dominated the year in terms of the number of designations and new restrictions, and the attacks perpetrated by Hamas in Israel on 7...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DoD Updates Section 1260H List of Chinese Military Companies Operating Directly or Indirectly in the United States

Key Points - On January 31, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) released an update to its list of “Chinese military companies” that are “operating directly or indirectly in the United States” in accordance with the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Announces Creation of New Trade Sanctions Enforcement Agency and Introduces Further Sanctions Against Russia

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearing the end of its second year, the United Kingdom has continued to introduce sanctions measures against Russia, with the latest round announced on 14 December 2023....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company Needs to Know About…The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (Part I)

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We have received multiple requests to provide guidance regarding the critically important area of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). Because of the recency of the UFLPA, which went into effect on June 21, 2021,...more

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EU Further Strengthens Restrictive Measures Against Russia in 12th Package of Sanctions

On 18 December 2023, the European Union adopted a 12th package of sanctions against Russia. The sanctions impose an asset freeze on more than 140 individuals and entities pursuant to Council Regulation (EU) 269/2014...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New EU & UK Sanctions

EU’s 12th Sanctions Package - On 19 December 2023, the Council of the European Union (EU) together with the Commission published its 12th round of sanctions....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2024 Insights: Other Regulatory Developments

AI in 2024: Monitoring New Regulation and Staying in Compliance With Existing Laws Companies that develop or employ AI tools have to consider proposed AI-specific regulation as well as an array of existing IP, privacy,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Market Opportunities for Cross-Border M&A in China Persist Despite Regulatory Changes and Trade Tensions

After a multiyear low in 2022, China’s cross-border M&A activity experienced a slow recovery in 2023. Although outbound M&A deal value and volume remained lackluster in the first half of 2023, the market overall rebounded in...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

Navigating U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Restrictions

Over the last several months, companies have become entangled in an increasingly complex web of new and expanded sanctions and export control restrictions related to Russia in response to its war on Ukraine. The current...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

AI and Chips: Biden Admin Announces New Export Controls on AI Chips — AI: The Washington Report

Welcome to this week's issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies. The accelerating advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the practical,...more

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Mexican Government Restricts Importation of Certain Fuels and Petrochemicals into Mexico

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On October 23, 2023, the Mexican President published in the Official Gazette of the Federation a Decree under which the Mexican Government implements measures to combat the illicit trading of fuels, related to the importation...more

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