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OFAC Makes "Large Scale" Chang...

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control today announced that it released an updated version of its list of Specially Designated Nationals ("SDN List"). While OFAC's updat...

Sentencing of Atmospheric Glow...

The sentencing of Atmospheric Glow Technologies, Inc. (AGT), the company alleged to be Professor John Reece Roth's co-conspirator in the criminal case involving unlawful exports of ITAR con...

OFAC Issues August 2009 Monthl...

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today issued its August 2009 monthly civil penalty report.Given the very large civil penalties announced by OFAC earlier in...

Freight Forwarder Fined For Ex...

American Metal Market (www.amm.com) recently ran the following story containing additional details on our recent post describing the recent Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) enforceme...

International Arms Dealer Arre...

The Justice Department announced today that a Belgian national and resident of France suspected of international arms dealing for decades, has been arrested in New York on charges alleging th...

U.S.-China High Technology Wor...

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced today that the next session of the U.S.-China High Technology Working Group (HTWG), which will be held in Washington, DC at the end of ...

OFAC Issues Regulations Making...

Today the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued the long-awaited final rule to amend the Cuban Assets Control Regulations to implement changes to the U.S. em...

BIS Amends Export Adminstratio...

In addition to the changes made in the U.S. embargo on Cuba made today by OFAC (see previous post) the U.S. Department of Commerce鈥檚 Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) today amende...

Census Modifies AES to Impleme...

In order to implement yesterday's changes in certain aspects of the U.S. embargo on Cuba, the Census Bureau's Foreign Trade Division has issued Foreign Trade Letter No. 5 explaining the requi...

BIS Publishes Final Rule Regar...

The Bureau of Industry (BIS) published a final rule (PDF) in today's Federal Register amending several sections of Part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to specify tha...

U.S. State Department Designat...

The U.S. Department of State today designated two entities in North Korea under Executive Order 13382, which authorizes the blocking of property of persons engaged in proliferation activitie...

Changes to Cuba Embargo Publis...

Today's edition of the Federal Register contains the final rules making the changes to the U.S. embargo on Cuba announced last week by the Departments of Treasury and Commerce.The PDF version...

DDTC Issues Announcement Regar...

The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued an announcement (doc) today that could impact many exporters of products and technical data subject to the Inte...

OFAC Issues General License Au...

Today the Treasury Department鈥檚 Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a final rule in the Federal Register amending the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations (31 CFR Part 538) by ad...

President Nominates Eric Hirsc...

Today, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Washington, DC attorney Eric Hirschorn as Nominee for Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration and head of the Bureau of ...

LA Film Executives Found Guilt...

The Justice Department issued a press release today regarding Friday's conviction of two Los Angeles-area film executives in a closely watched criminal case involving the U.S. Foreign Corrupt...

Iran Gains U.S. Military Techn...

Bloomberg.com reported today that "Iran increasingly is obtaining U.S. military equipment and technology through shipments to Malaysian middlemen that illegally circumvent trade restrictions,...

Registration Now Open for U.S....

Registration is now open for the U.S.-China High Technology Working Group public-private sector dialogue that will be held in the Reagan Building in Washington, DC on September 29, 2009.The o...

Saudi Arabia Steps Up Boycott ...

Today's Jerusalem Post reports that "despite efforts by Washington in recent years to bring about a normalization of relations between Israel and the Arab world, Saudi Arabia has been steadil...

Secretaries of Commerce and De...

Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke met yesterday with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the Pentagon to discuss export controls and business visa reform. (Photo courtesy of Department of C...

Members of Congress Displeased...

As a follow-up to the recent Jerusalem Post story regarding the increase in boycott requests from Saudi Arabia, a follow-up story in that newspaper described the Congressional reaction to the...

Alan Bersin Nominated to Serve...

Today President Obama nominated Alan Bersin to serve as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner. Mr. Berson is currently serving as Assistant Secretary for International Affai...

Council on Foreign Relations: ...

The Council on Foreign Relations published an article today entitled "The Lengthening List of Iran Sanctions" that discusses the various efforts by the U.S. and the international community to...

Dutch Company and Two Dutch Ci...

A series of guilty pleas in a criminal export enforcement case announced today by the Justice Department is a good reminder of the need for U.S. exporters to be extra vigilant when trying to...

Dutch Company and Two Dutch Ci...

A series of guilty pleas in a criminal export enforcement case announced today by the Justice Department is a good reminder of the need for U.S. exporters to be extra vigilant when trying to...

Update on Revisions to Incoter...

Frank Reynolds, the U.S. Delegate to the International Chamber of Commerce's (ICC) Incoterms drafting committee, has provided the editor of International Trade Law News with an update on ...

AEI to Present Export Control ...

While there have been a large number of export control events scheduled lately, here is another good one to add to your calendar.The American Enterprise Institute is holding a program during ...

DDTC Requesting Comments on Ne...

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published a Federal Register notice announcing that the 30 day comment period has begun for the revised DS-4076 Commodity Jurisdiction Deter...

BIS Issues Third Version of Co...

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently released the third version of its Commodity Classification Information Table that contains information submitted by companies regarding wh...

OFAC to Hold Financial Sector ...

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced today that it will be holding its first-ever Financial Sector Symposium in New York City on Tuesday, December 1,...