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BIS Publishes Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Identify and Review Controls on Foundational Technologies: What’s Next? - International Trade Update
September 01, 2020
FAR Council Publishes Interim Rule on Section 889 Part B Increasing Prohibitions on Contracting with Companies Using Certain Chinese Telecommunications Equipment and Services - Government Contracts & International Trade Update
August 07, 2020
President Trump Signs the Hong Kong Autonomy Act and Issues Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization - International Trade Update
July 16, 2020
Departments of State, Commerce, Homeland Security and the Treasury Caution Businesses Regarding Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang - International Trade Update
July 14, 2020
Beyond NAFTA: USMCA Goes into Effect July 1 - International Trade Update
June 30, 2020
Petitions by Vehicle Producers for Alternative Staging Regime for Compliance with USMCA Rules of Origin for Automotive Goods Due to USTR by July 1 - International Trade Update
April 24, 2020
UPDATE: FEMA Announces Additional Exemptions to Recently Effective Export Restrictions on Personal Protective Equipment - COVID-19 Update
April 22, 2020
OFAC Issues Fact Sheet on Providing Humanitarian Aid to Combat COVID-19 Under Various Sanctions Programs - COVID-19 Update
April 17, 2020
Government Measures Worldwide in Response to COVID-19 - COVID-19 Update
April 13, 2020
FEMA Announces Export Restrictions on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - COVID-19 Update
April 09, 2020
COVID-19 and International Trade: Status of Trade-Related U.S. Government Agencies & Courts and Helpful Online Resources - COVID-19 Update
March 24, 2020
Treasury Proposes Regulations to Institute CFIUS Filing Fees; Comments Due April 8 - International Trade Update
March 24, 2020
Department of Justice Revises Export Control and Sanctions Enforcement Policy for Business Organizations - International Trade Update
January 08, 2020
