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California's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has proposed listing microplastics on its "Candidate Chemicals List" under the Safer Consumer Products (SCP) Program, a regulatory framework designed to reduce toxic...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it has initiated a Trade Expansion Act of 1962 Section 232 investigation to determine whether imports of pharmaceutical products and ingredients pose a national security risk to...more
NIST’s “quick-start guide” is designed to assist acquirers as they evaluate the various risks across their network of suppliers, focusing on supply chain tiers, foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI), provenance,...more
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), a leading solar industry group, recently published a new supply chain traceability standard, Standard 101, for public comment. The standard is intended to provide “a rubric that...more
On May 22, 2024, the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") unveiled the details of the proposed increases in Section 301 tariffs on imports from China. If adopted, the action would raise tariffs on solar power products,...more
On October 17, 2023, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released two interim final rules (“IFRs”) that amended the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to significantly expand export...more
This FP Transportation and Supply Chain Snapshot is intended to ensure industry employers are aware of an impending rule from the National Labor Relations Board that could upend the way you do business. The agency is seeking...more
On January 24, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) published a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comments on the implementation of the new regional import restriction affecting goods from the...more
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) on Dec. 23, 2021, published a notice seeking public comment on a proposed expansion of its medium- and long-term buyer financing programs to include domestic transactions....more
Key Points - The Department of Commerce initiated a Section 232 national security investigation into NdFeB permanent magnets, which are used in fighter aircraft, missile guidance systems, electric vehicles, wind...more
On September 17, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking comments on “potential risks to the bulk electric system posed by using equipment and...more
The Situation: New regulatory amendments to Proposition 65 went into effect on April 1, 2020. These amendments: (i) allow manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers of consumer products to satisfy Proposition 65's warning...more
The legislative calendar continues to march forward as members of Congress adapt to their new work environments and routines. With the House and Senate both in session this week, Senate Republicans plan to roll out their...more
- The U.S. Department of Commerce has published a highly complex and novel interim final rule extending the controls of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) over foreign-made items in Huawei’s contract manufacturing...more
The U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Federal Trade Commission published proposed vertical merger guidelines (vertical guidelines) on January 10, 2020. These are designed to increase the transparency of the agencies'...more
On Friday, January 10, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission issued new guidelines for the agencies’ review of vertical mergers. Vertical mergers involve the combination of firms...more
As anticipated, on January 10, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the Agencies) released Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines (Draft Guidelines), marking the first update...more
On January 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission released draft Vertical Merger Guidelines for public comment. The new guidelines, which will replace the outdated 1984 Non-Horizontal Merger...more
For the first time since the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) published non-horizontal merger guidelines in 1984, the DOJ and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued updated Vertical Merger Guidelines to explain...more
Continuing threats to the supply chain pose increasing risks to our national security. The new interim Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule published on August 13, 2019, seeks to address certain of these threats by...more
Members of the pharmaceutical supply chain, including drug wholesalers and manufacturers, are grappling with fast-approaching deadlines for compliance with new federal regulatory requirements. The Drug Quality and Security...more
Facing pressure from stakeholders and technological realities, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has again delayed its enforcement of parts of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). As we discussed in a prior post,...more