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BIS amends EAR requirements re Albania and Croatia, reflecting NATO enlargement and increasing the availability of license-free trade opportunities

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 24 2009

The Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") today issued a final rule amending certain requirements in the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") that apply to Albania and Croatia based on these countries’ accessions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ("NATO") (see 74 FR 68142, available at

BIS amends list of approved validated end-users for China and India

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • China, India, USA
  • -
  • January 4 2010

In today’s Federal Register, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") issued a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") to suspend two companies one in China and one in India from the Validated End-User ("VEU") program (see 74 FR 68147

OFAC authorizes the export of certain personal communications software and related services to Iran, Sudan, and Cuba

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 11 2010

On March 10, 2010, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") published a final rule authorizing the export to Iran and Sudan of certain services and software incident to personal internet-based communications

President delegates authority for congressional notification on missile equipment & technology exports

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 22 2009

On October 2, 2009, the Federal Register published Presidential Determination 2009-31 (dated September 29, 2009) which addresses the congressional notification requirement of 1512 of the Strom Thurmond Defense Authorization Act of 1999 ("Thurmond Act"

United States authorizes exports of personal internet services to Iran, Sudan, and Cuba

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 18 2010

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") has issued a final rule authorizing the export to Iran and Sudan and Cuba of certain services "incident to the exchange of personal communications over the Internet, such as instant messaging, chat and email, social networking, sharing of photos and movies, web browsing, and blogging."

Section 337 update - ITC seeks to clarify parameters for licensing-based domestic industries

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 21 2010

Welcome to the latest issue of the Section 337 Update

Anytime a US Customs entry is changed, consider the impact on both future and past shipments

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 27 2009

The vast majority of commercial entries of merchandise into the United States are, essentially, only preliminary when filed

Gray market cigarettes once again excluded under Section 337

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 16 2009

A recently released public version of a determination by the International Trade Commission ("ITC") has given U.S. trademark owners another reason to consider using the ITC as a hospitable forum to prevent the importation of infringing gray market goods -- the decision also highlights certain practices that strengthen the claims of complainants

What to expect from the new European Commission

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 27 2010

The European Union is on the move

Customs law advisory - the more things change... anytime a US customs entry is changed, consider the impact on both future and past shipments

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 27 2009

The vast majority of commercial entries of merchandise into the United States are, essentially, only preliminary when filed