Turning to the business of exports from the United States, the next section is a must-read for any company doing business in the United States or from the United States. Or for that matter, any company competing with affected...more
1/5/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CAATSA ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cuba ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hong Kong ,
Huawei ,
Human Rights ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
Interim Rule ,
International Criminal Court ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Personal Data ,
Russia ,
Telecommunications ,
Turkey ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Venezuela
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is now following new rules on mandatory filings for certain foreign investments in critical technology companies.
As a refresher, CFIUS is the US Government’s...more
10/16/2020
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
ITAR ,
NAICS ,
Personal Data ,
Proposed Regulation ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US Department of State
BIS will be looking at items that are controlled only for anti-terrorism, crime control, short supply, United Nations embargoes, or designated as EAR99 in establishing new Foundational Technologies Controls.
Two years...more
8/28/2020
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
Embargo ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Exports ,
FIRRMA ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Military End Use ,
National Security ,
Rulemaking Process ,
United Nations
On January 13, 2020, the Treasury Department, on behalf of the full Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), released the comprehensive final regulations to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review...more
1/17/2020
/ CFIUS ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Final Rules ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Jurisdiction ,
NAICS ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Rulemaking Process
In FIRRMA and ECRA, Congress essentially gave Commerce authority to decide how narrowly or widely to set the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) over non-passive minority...more
12/19/2019
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
CFIUS ,
Comment Period ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Export Controls ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Jurisdiction ,
National Security ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury