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New “beast” rules lessen the export control burden

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • May 7 2013

On April 16, 2013, the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce published the first in a series of final rules, amending the International Traffic in

Navigating the SEC's recent conflict minerals rules: threading the needle through complex controls and procedures and complying with new disclosure requirements

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 21 2012

On August 22, 2012, the SEC adopted its final rule related to conflict minerals required by Congress under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”), which will require all public companies to implement complex new controls and procedural mechanisms, and in certain cases, conduct supply chain due diligence that could lead to new public disclosures

Mexico added to UK Open General License for export controls following Wassenaar accession

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • Global, Mexico, United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • August 20 2012

Earlier this year Mexico became a member of the Wassenaar Arrangement for multilateral military and dual-use controls

All together now: a new joint definition of “specially designed”

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 11 2012

On June 19, The U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposed a joint, largely standardized definition of “specially designed” that would apply to items on both the Commerce Control List (CCL) and U.S. Munitions List (USML

Opportunities in the new U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • Colombia, USA
  • -
  • June 7 2012

The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) entered into force on May 15, 2012

Opportunities in the upcoming U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • Colombia, USA
  • -
  • May 2 2012

President Obama’s visit to the Summit of the Americas produced an important development for business in the United States and Colombia

Proposed easing of satellite export controls could benefit U.S. satellite industry

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 1 2012

Since 1999, strict controls on the export of U.S. satellites and satellite components have drastically eroded U.S. manufacturers’ market share in the global satellite industry

A surprise turn on the SEC’s winding road to the Dodd-Frank “conflict minerals” rule

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 21 2012

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), Pub. L. 111-203, signed into law on July 21, 2010, requires the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to implement regulations under which issuers attest to aspects of the origin of certain “conflict minerals” used in their products, if those products derive from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) or neighboring countries

"Buy American" and photovoltaic devices - interim rule issued by DoD

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 13 2012

Last year in January 2011, the President signed the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. No. 111-383, Section 846), which included a “Buy American” requirement for photovoltaic devices being purchased by the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”

EU’s new sanctions target Iran’s oil industry

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • Iran, USA
  • -
  • January 30 2012

The risks of trading with Iran have never been greater. U.S. and European authorities, in particular, are scrutinizing exports to Iran more closely than ever under both sanctions and export control laws