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US Government sanctions Burmese military conglomerates, issues wind-down and humanitarian General Licenses and tightens export controls for Burma (Myanmar)

March 25, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

The US Government has imposed a series of sanctions against Myanmar Economic Corporation Limited (MEC) and Myanma Economic Holdings Public Company Limited (a.k.a. Myanmar Economic Holding Limited) (MEHL), two military-affiliated conglomerates, in response to the February military coup in Burma (Myanmar). The combined restrictions are likely to have a significant impact on business activities in […]

EU designates eleven individuals and four entities under Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime

March 22, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

On 22 March 2021, the EU imposed restrictive measures on eleven individuals and four entities in relation to alleged human rights violations, including: four individuals and one company with links to the large-scale arbitrary detentions of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, etc. See https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/03/22/eu-imposes-further-sanctions-over-serious-violations-of-human-rights-around-the-world/

BIS and DDTC implement strengthened US Export Controls on Russia in response to poisoning and imprisonment of Navalny

March 18, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

On March 18, 2021, the US State Department (State) published a Federal Register notice that formally outlines the various US export controls targeting Russia that will be strengthened pursuant to the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (CBW Act) as a result of State’s determination that the Russian Government had […]

Restrictions extended on import of certain archaeological and ethnological materials from Colombia

March 12, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

On March 12, 2021, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register a final rule that amends the CBP regulations to reflect an extension of import restrictions on certain archaeological and ecclesiastical ethnological material from Colombia. The restrictions, which were originally imposed by CBP Dec. 06-09 and last extended by CBP Dec. […]

CBP issues guidance on the suspension of large civil aircraft sec. 301 duties of merchandise from the EU

March 12, 2021 /0 Comments/in , /by

On March 12, 2021, CBP issued CSMS #46590066 – GUIDANCE: Suspension of EU Duties in Section 301 Action: Enforcement of U.S. World Trade Organization (WTO) Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute. The purpose of this message is to provide notice of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) determination to temporarily suspend additional duties on products of […]

CBP issues guidance on the suspension of large civil aircraft sec. 301 duties of merchandise from the UK

March 10, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

On March 10, 2021, CBP issued CSMS #46561075 – GUIDANCE: Suspension of UK Duties in Section 301 Action: Enforcement of U.S. World Trade Organization (WTO) Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute. The purpose of this message is to provide notice of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) determination to temporarily suspend additional duties on products of […]

US completes WTO quota negotiations with EU

March 8, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

On March 8, 2021, the Acting US Trade Representative announced the conclusion of negotiations with the European Union on adjustments to the EU’s WTO tariff rate quotas (TRQ) as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU.  The agreement, after two years of negotiations under WTO procedures, will determine how to split TRQ […]

President Biden Signs Executive Order to Review and Strengthen US Supply Chains

February 24, 2021 /0 Comments/in , /by

On February 24, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains (the “Supply Chain EO”) ordering federal agencies to identify vulnerabilities in key US supply chains and develop policy recommendations to make those supply chains more resilient, diverse, and secure. See https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/03/01/2021-04280/americas-supply-chains

Biden Administration removes Ansarallah from the SDN List and revokes its designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

February 16, 2021 /0 Comments/in , /by

On February 16, 2021, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) removed Ansarallah, a political movement and militia group in Yemen also known as the Houthis, from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (“SDN List”). Ansarallah had been added to the SDN List on January 19, 2021, as a Foreign […]