As we wrote previously, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued a final rule that takes effect on December 26 that will dramatically raise the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) penalties from...more
12/30/2024
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Canada ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
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Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
False Statements ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Trade ,
Investment ,
Iran ,
ITAR ,
Mexico ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Russia ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
1. BIS Releases Texts of New Chip Export Control Rules-
Updating and expanding on rules issued last year, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released three rules on October 27 targeting...more
11/8/2023
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Biological-Weapons ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Entity List ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Firearms ,
Hamas ,
International Trade ,
Israel ,
Joe Biden ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Venezuela
On Aug. 9, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order providing the framework for investment restrictions in China (including Hong Kong and Macau). The President has tapped the Department of the Treasury to oversee a...more
8/11/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
Intelligence Services ,
Joe Biden ,
Microchip Technology ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
PRC ,
Screening Procedures ,
Section 301 ,
Semiconductors ,
Tariffs ,
Technology Sector ,
USTR
1. Expanded Export Controls on Certain Biological Equipment Software Are Coming-
As part of the Bureau of Industry and Security’s emerging and foundational technology control effort, new export controls are forthcoming...more
10/5/2021
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Biological-Weapons ,
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CBSA ,
China ,
Ethiopia ,
Export Controls ,
Joe Biden ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Sanction Violations ,
Sanctions ,
Software ,
U.S. Commerce Department