On June 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced several significant additional export control restrictions and related actions against Russia as a response to continued...more
6/26/2024
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On April 25, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the issuance of a final rule that amends the Russian and Belarus Sanctions under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to...more
Seven months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States continues to expand and develop its Russia sanctions program. Most recently, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)...more
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is continuing to prompt escalating sanctions and export controls on both sides of the Atlantic. Our team breaks down the latest measures coming out of the European Union, the United Kingdom and...more
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to escalate, the U.S. and its allies are still implementing (and considering) additional sanctions and export control measures aimed at isolating Russia’s economy and weakening...more
In the immediate wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Biden announced a package of sweeping economic sanctions and export control measures intended to “impose severe costs on the Russian economy, both...more
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Below you will find an overview of a package of economic sanctions and export control measures the U.S., U.K. and EU are reportedly considering...more
The Biden administration continues to utilize United States trade sanctions and export controls as a key tool in its efforts to put pressure on China, Myanmar/Burma and Russia. Since our last update, actions by the U.S....more
4/30/2021
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On December 21, 2020, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 102 Chinese and Russian companies to a new restricted “Military End User” (MEU) list in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations...more
On July 14, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order to begin the process of eliminating policy exemptions under U.S. law that give Hong Kong differential treatment in relation to China. This is the latest in a series...more
Each day that passes seems to bring with it ever more rapid and significant changes to the U.S. relationship with China. As detailed in a Faegre Drinker client alert last month, on May 27, 2020, the State Department certified...more
As previously discussed, on April 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced significant changes to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to further restrict transactions...more
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On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce revised its existing export controls on Chinese telecoms company Huawei to permit limited sharing of some export-controlled technology with Huawei in the context of...more
On May 15, 2020, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it was amending the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to further restrict the ability of Chinese telecom and IT...more
Effective June 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will add five more Chinese entities, including research institutions, to its prohibited "Entity List." Following closely on the...more