On January 15, 2021, in the final days of the Trump Administration, BIS published an Interim Final Rule, Expansion of Certain End-Use and End-User Controls and Controls on Specific Activities of U.S. Persons, also referred to as the Military Intelligence End User rule (“MIEU Rule”). It was set to be effective March 16, 2021
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UPDATE: Export Control Agencies Coordinated Response Target Russia for Prohibited Chemical Weapon Activities
In an update to our prior post published on March 8, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and State Department published additional actions against Russia in response to the poisoning of Aleksey Navalny on March 18. The new sanctions and export controls are summarized below.
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The Secretary of…
UPDATE: President Biden Imposes Sanctions & Export Controls on Myanmar In Response to Military Coup
In an update to our prior alert published last month, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has taken several additional actions further restricting Myanmar (Burma)’s access to items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Last month, BIS publicly stated it was considering additional export control restrictions and as predicted, on March 4, 2021,…
Export Control Agencies Coordinated Response Target Russia for Prohibited Chemical Weapon Activities
On March 2, 2021, the Biden Administration announced the intelligence community’s finding that Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) used a banned chemical nerve agent to poison Russian opposition leader, Aleksey Navalny. Shortly following the White House’s press briefing, the Departments of State, Commerce, and Treasury issued press releases announcing new sanctions and export controls, summarized…
Recent Changes to the Export Administration Regulations Impact Hong Kong, Ukraine, Mexico, and Cyprus
On December 23, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to remove the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong from the list of destinations in the EAR. The amendment implements Sections 2 and 3 of Executive Order 13936 of July 14, 2020,…
BIS – Making Their Lists and Adding to them Twice
BIS remains busy during the closing days of the year. On December 18 and 21 the Department of Commerce issued several press releases announcing the addition of 77 entities to the Entity List, and for the first time, a Military End User List. The December 18 press releases (here and here) announced the…
Recent BIS $31 million Civil Penalty against a Singapore Company Reminds Companies about Global Reach of U.S. Export Controls, Including in the Maritime Sector
In a press release issued August 20, 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a final order imposing a fine of over $31 million against Singapore based Nordic Maritime Pte. Ltd. (“Nordic”) and its Chairman, Morten Innhaug (“Innhaug”).
Nordic was found to have violated the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by using U.S. origin…
C&M’s Export Controls Classroom – China in the Crosshairs: An Overview of the U.S. Approach to Mitigating National Security Concerns
Crowell & Moring Monthly Webinar Series
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
12:00 – 1:30 pm EDT
In the past several years, the U.S. government has issued a series of sweeping Executive Orders, policy announcements, and other regulatory and enforcement actions as part of a multi-pronged approach to protect U.S. national interests against the perceived challenges a…
BIS Adds Australia Group Decisions to Commerce Control List
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule in the Federal Register effective June 17, 2020, amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to implement the decisions made at the February 2020 Australia Group Intersessional Implementation Meeting, and those subsequently adopted pursuant to the group’s procedures.
The Australia Group is a multilateral…
WEBINAR: China in the Crosshairs: An Overview of the U.S. Approach to Mitigating National Security Concerns
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Time: 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
In the past several years, the U.S. government has issued a series of sweeping Executive Orders, policy announcements, and other regulatory and enforcement actions as part of a multi-pronged approach to protect U.S. national interests against the perceived challenges…