US State Department releases final responsible investment reporting requirements for Burma: some reports due July 1, 2013 *

Myanmar, USA - June 17 2013
On May 23, 2013, the US Department of State released the final "Burma Responsible Investment Reporting Requirements", which updates and clarifies the…

Co-authors: Andrew D. Irwin, Ed Krauland, Jack Hayes, Meredith A. Rathbone .

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OFAC issues general license authorizing the export to Iran of services, software, and hardware incident to the exchange of personal communications *

Iran, USA - June 4 2013
On May 30, 2013, the US Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License D under the Iranian Transactions and…

Co-authors: Mike Gershberg, Ed Krauland, Jack Hayes, Meredith A. Rathbone , Anthony Rapa.

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US-Australia Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty implemented in ITAR and officially in effect; license-free exports now available for Australia under certain circumstances *

Australia, USA - May 23 2013
On April 11, 2013, the US State Department, Directorate of Trade Controls (DDTC), issued a final rule amending the International Traffic in Arms…

Co-authors: Andrew D. Irwin, Ed Krauland, Jack Hayes, Meredith A. Rathbone .

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US sanctions on Iran: 2012 year in review *

Iran, USA - February 25 2013
The United States first imposed sanctions against Iran in 1979, and established the current Iran sanctions framework in the mid-1990s with the…

Co-authors: Amy J. Lentz, Ed Krauland, Peter Edward Jeydel, Meredith A. Rathbone , Anthony Rapa.

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OFAC amends ITSR to implement ITRA and executive order 13622 *

USA - January 7 2013
On December 26, 2012, the US Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued amendments to the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions…

Co-authors: Ed Krauland, Meredith A. Rathbone , Anthony Rapa.

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