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Access Control and Emerging Tech Remain Top Priorities in BIS Regulatory Agenda

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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published its spring 2024 regulatory agenda along with the rest of the Commerce Department. Of note is the continued focus on access to emerging technology, particularly relating...more

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U.S. Commerce Department ‎Coordinates Efforts With OFAC to Counter National Security ‎Threats

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The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) introduced a significant final rule on March 20, 2024, intending to fortify national security. This rule amendment enhances restrictions under the Export...more

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Commerce Tidies Up the Russia/Belarus Export Controls and Adds Aircraft and Drones (HTS Ch 88) to Its License Requirements

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On January 25, almost two years after Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule (the Rule) strengthening existing export controls relating...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

BIS Updates October 2022 Semiconductor Export Control Rules

On October 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released two interim final rules to reinforce and expand controls on (a) advanced semiconductors and related computing items (the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Commerce Imposes Significant New Controls on Advanced Semiconductors

On October 17, 2023, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released three rules amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that significantly build on the October 7, 2022 semiconductor...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

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U.S. implements new export controls on toxins, plant pathogens and biological equipment

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The United States Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has issued regulations to amend the Export Administration Regulations to implement changes to controls of certain viruses, marine toxins, plant...more

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Recent Developments in BIS Charging Letter Protocols Could Damage Your Company’s Reputation

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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in the United States Department of Commerce has experienced a surge in recognition and importance over the past year. This Bureau, and particularly the Office of Export Enforcement...more

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Russia Update: BIS Expands Existing Export Controls on Russia

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As Ukraine-Russia peace talks continue, the U.S. government continues to bring the heat. Yesterday, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), issued a Final Rule broadly expanding existing...more

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The State Department and BIS target Cambodia with more restrictive export controls

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On December 9, 2021, the State Department and the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published corresponding Final Rules that add Cambodia to the International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR) §...more

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BIS adds 27 entities to the Entity List from China, Japan, Pakistan, and Singapore

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On November 26, 2021, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a Final Rule adding 27 entities to the Entity List under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These entities are located in China, Japan,...more

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Department of Commerce Expands Export Controls Related to Certain Life Sciences Software

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Effective October 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a final rule applying export controls to software (a) designed for certain nucleic acid assemblers and synthesizers...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 Rule Changes: The Gift That Keeps on Giving

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As 2020 comes to a close, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) continues to implement new measures targeting countries of interest, among them Russia and China (which now, for export...more

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Alert: US Government Imposes Export Restrictions on SMIC, DJI and 75 Other Entities

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The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a Final Rule adding 77 companies to the Entity List, a restricted party list that identifies foreign persons that engage in activities contrary to US...more

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New Commerce Department FAQs Require Due Diligence by Exporters to Assess Chinese Military End Uses and Users

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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

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BIS Tightens Controls on Exports of National Security-Controlled Items

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The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on April 28, 2020, published two final rules and a proposed rule that substantially tighten the controls in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)....more

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Exporting Under the EAR? Beware BIS Changes to Military End-Use/Military End-User Restrictions and License Exceptions

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In a burst of activity, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued two final rules and one proposed rule. These rules, published in the Federal Register on April 28, 2020, made a series of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

BIS Announces the Elimination of License Exception CIV, Expanded Licensing Requirements on Exports to Chinese, Russian, and...

- On April 28, 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce announced changes to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) through three notices published on the Federal Register. The changes...more

Dechert LLP

Department of Commerce Regulatory Changes: Eliminating Export Exemptions and Increasing Compliance Obligations to Gain Insight...

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On April 28, 2020, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published two final rules and one proposed rule targeting national security controlled exports and reexports to China, Russia, and...more

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ITAR Firearms Amendments - Six Important Points You Need to

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On January 23, 2020, the State and Commerce Departments published their long-awaited final regulations on the transfer of certain firearms, ammunition, components and accessories from controls under the International Traffic...more

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U.S. imposes strict export controls on certain artificial intelligence software for automating the analysis of geospatial imagery

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The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule on 6 January 2020 imposing licensing requirements on certain artificial intelligence software specially designed to...more

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Final CFIUS Regulations Implementing FIRRMA Take Effect in February 2020: 10 Key Questions Answered

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Under the final regulations, CFIUS filings for certain transactions will be required, and CFIUS will have broader jurisdiction to review certain foreign investments. On January 13, 2020, the US Treasury Department published...more

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Commerce Adds Huawei, Its Non-US Affiliates Worldwide and Others to the Entity List

• On May 16, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a final rule adding Huawei and 68 other companies, mostly its non-U.S. affiliates worldwide, to the Entity List... The rule will be officially published in the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Russian

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Fined $29 Million - On January 17, 2018, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board assessed Taiwan based bank Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. a...more

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