On April 19, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order (E.O.) on “National Emergency Authority to Temporarily Extend Deadlines for Certain Estimated Payments” directing the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation...more
On April 21, 2020, the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is due to publish a notification of exemptions (Notification) to the restrictions it has recently imposed on the export of five types of personal protective...more
On April 9, 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Memorandum to its field operators providing guidance on the implementation of the US Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Temporary Final Rule (TFR)...more
The Trump Administration has imposed new restrictions on exports of personal protective equipment (PPE) pursuant to the Defense Production Act (DPA).
On April 10, 2020, the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is...more
On March 15, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new set of export controls that require government authorization for exports of personal protective equipment (PPE) utilized by healthcare providers,...more
On March 20, 2020, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it was opening a docket to consider additional modifications to tariffs being imposed on China-origin medical-care products...more