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At Long Last, BIS Relaxes Export Controls for Syria

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After a three month wait, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has finally caught up with the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in relaxing restrictions...more

Foley Hoag LLP

U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Final Rule Relaxing Export Controls on Syria

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Key Takeaways: The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has issued a final rule significantly relaxing export controls on Syria under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”), in line with Executive Order 14312, which...more

Mayer Brown

United States Substantially Relaxes Export Controls on Syria

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On September 2, 2025, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued its widely anticipated Final Rule “Relaxing Export Controls for Syria” (the “BIS Rule”) that substantially eases export...more

Hogan Lovells

Executive Order terminates U.S. Syria sanctions, export controls remain in place for now

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On June 30, 2025, the President signed an Executive Order (EO) lifting sanctions on Syria and directing the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to relax or suspend other programs (e.g.,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A New Road to Damascus: Trump Administration Lifts US Sanctions on Syria

Pursuant to a sweeping new executive order (EO) issued on June 30, 2025, the Trump administration has lifted virtually all U.S. sanctions targeting Syria, shuttered the Syria sanctions program administered by the Office of...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

From Embargo to Engagement: U.S. Reopens Doors to Syria

After the fall of the former regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the Presidential Administration has taken steps to formally dismantle the U.S.’s two-decade-long comprehensive trade restrictions on Syria. These steps began...more

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