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The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently issued an interim final rule implementing licensing requirements for these emerging technology products for export to all foreign countries. See the...more
In a continued effort to hinder Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia. ...more
On July 24, 2024, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced amendments to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), expanding the reach of U.S. export jurisdiction over certain...more
Ongoing tensions between the United States and China have resulted in an expansion of U.S. export controls and trade sanctions against China. The Biden Administration’s October 2022 National Security Strategy (“2022 NSS”)...more
On March 2, 2022, as part of a string of sanctions and export controls, the Russia/Belarus Foreign Direct Product (“FDP”) Rule and Russia/Belarus-Military End User (“MEU”) FDP Rule took effect. These rules, generally,...more
Our International Trade & Regulatory Group addresses the new U.S. sanctions against Russia announced this week in response to its actions against Ukraine and summarizes the similar packages announced by key U.S. allies....more
On September 28, the U.S. Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it has imposed a civil penalty fine and denial of export privileges against Vorago Technologies (Vorago) for the unauthorized...more
On August 3, 2021, the U.S. State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued an order laying out charges and imposing a monetary penalty of $6.6 million on Keysight Technologies, a U.S. technology and...more
On June 29, 2020, the Commerce Department issued 32 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) concerning revision - effective as of the same date - to Part 744.21 of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As we discussed in a...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on April 28, 2020, published two final rules and one proposed rule that amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), with the goal of limiting the...more
On February 19, 2014, the U.S. Commerce Department announced that it had reached an agreement with Santa Clara-based Intevac, Inc. to settle allegations that Intevac violated U.S. export regulations governing exports of...more