CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

Department of Commerce Announces New Sanctions on Huawei

Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) added Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei and its non-U.S. affiliates to the U.S. Entity List . The move by the U.S. export control regulator broadly…

Exports of National Security Controlled Items to Russia Could Be Banned Under New Sanctions

Yesterday the U.S. government announced that it would implement new sanctions against Russia mandated under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Act of 1991 (the CBW Act) following the apparent deployment of a chemical…

21 Russian Companies Added To The U.S. Entity List

The United States imposed new sanctions against 21 Russian companies today by adding them to the Commerce Department’s Entity List . Among other restrictions, U.S. and non-U.S. companies are now prohibited from…

BIS Alert! New Encryption Controls Guidance Posted

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has posted long-awaited updates to its guidance regarding changes to a number of encryption-related provisions in the Export Administration Regulations…