Biden-Harris Administration Releases Report and Recommendations Concerning...
Yesterday morning, June 8, 2021, the Biden-Harris administration released a report including factual findings and recommendations concerning four critical supply chains. The full 250-page report is...
View ArticleNew E.O. Revokes TikTok and WeChat Prohibitions, But Lays Framework for New...
Yesterday, President Biden signed an Executive Order (“E.O.”) that formally revokes and replaces three earlier E.O.s that aimed to restrict transactions with TikTok, WeChat, and other communications...
View ArticleDepartment of Commerce Removes UAE from Boycott List
Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce removed the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) from its list of countries boycotting Israel in response to the formal termination of the UAE’s participation in the...
View ArticleU.S. Expands Sanctions on Belarus
Yesterday, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned several Belarusian individuals and entities, including the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus (the Belarusian...
View ArticleU.S. Adds 34 Technology Companies to Entity List
Yesterday, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce added 14 companies based in China and 20 companies located elsewhere to the U.S. Entity List. According to BIS,...
View ArticleU.S. Warns of Heightened Risk of Doing Business in Xinjiang
On July 13, 2021, the U.S. Departments of Commerce, State, Treasury, Commerce and Homeland Security and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued an updated Advisory on supply-chain risks for...
View ArticleCBP’s Proposed Rulemaking to Change Country of Origin Method on Products from...
On July 6, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would change to the agency’s approach in determining the country of origin for goods...
View ArticleOFAC Settlement with Payoneer Inc. Highlights Sanctions Expectations for...
On July 23, 2021, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced a settlement agreement with online money transmitter Payoneer Inc. (“Payoneer” or the “company”) for processing online...
View ArticleU.S. Authorizes Broader Sanctions on Belarus, Targeting Government and Key...
Today, President Biden issued an Executive Order (E.O.) authorizing the imposition of additional sanctions on the Government of Belarus and a number of key sectors of the Belarusian economy in...
View ArticleNew Authority to Impose Sanctions in Connection with Russian Energy Pipelines
On August 20, 2021, President Biden signed a new Executive Order to further implement sanctions provided under the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act (“PEESA”) of 2019. PEESA, which was enacted...
View ArticleNew U.S. Sanctions on Russian Defense & Aerospace Companies; Anti-Evasion...
In coordination with G7 countries and the European Union, the United States imposed additional sanctions on Russia today, targeting Russian defense and aerospace companies, the Russian Duma, and the...
View ArticleAdditional U.K. Sanctions Targeting Russian Industries, Banks, Elites;...
Today, the United Kingdom expanded sanctions on Russia by imposing asset freeze restrictions on 59 Russian and six Belarusian actors. The measures target key strategic industries in Russia, and...
View ArticleU.S. Sanctions Russian Chipmaker & Tech Companies; Expands Sanctions Authority
Today, the United States imposed sanctions on Russian technology companies and a network of companies involved in procuring goods for the Russian Intelligence Services. The Treasury Department also...
View ArticlePresident Biden Issues Directive to Boost Critical Mineral Production
Last week, President Biden invoked the Defense Production Act (“DPA”) to expand domestic production of certain critical minerals involved in the manufacture of large capacity batteries. The five...
View ArticleBIS Adds 120 Russian & Belarusian Parties to the Entity List
On Friday, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 120 parties operating in the Russian and Belarusian aerospace, maritime, and defense sectors to the Entity List. BIS...
View ArticleUK Imposes Asset Freeze on Sberbank, Credit Bank of Moscow, and Prominent...
Today, the United Kingdom announced its next package of sanctions on Russia. The measures, elements of which were implemented today, are aimed at reducing dependency on Russian energy, and further...
View ArticleU.S. Imposes New Russia Sanctions Targeting Banks, Investments, Services, &...
Today, the United States imposed broad new sanctions on Russia in response to the continuing conflict in Ukraine. The new measures include full blocking sanctions on Sberbank and Alfa-Bank, two of the...
View ArticleCongress Votes to Revoke Russian PNTR, Ban Russian Energy Imports
Today, by overwhelming margins, Congress passed two pieces of legislation to further punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The bipartisan bills suspend Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with...
View ArticleU.S. Imposes Temporary Denial Orders On Three Major Russian Airlines
Yesterday, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued temporary denial orders (“TDOs” or “orders”) on three Russian airlines – Aeroflot, Azur Air, and UTair – effectively...
View ArticleU.S. Imposes Sanctions on Alrosa – World’s Largest Diamond Producer, Extends...
Yesterday, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added Public Joint Stock Company Alrosa (Alrosa) to the List of Specially Designated Nationals (SDN List), subjecting the company and its...
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