Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Initial Restructuring of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
As part of a comprehensive streamlining effort, the U.S. State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued an interim final rule that reorganizes and restructures Part 120 of the International…
U.S. Authorizes New Sanctions on Ethiopia and Updates ITAR Licensing Policy
Last week, the Biden administration issued a new Executive Order (“E.O.”) that authorizes “menu-based” sanctions on persons determined to be responsible for or complicit in the ongoing crisis in northern Ethiopia, and…
U.S. announces new sanctions, export control restrictions, and an arms embargo on Russia
Today, the United States announced new targeted sanctions, export control restrictions, and an arms embargo on Russia after the poisoning and imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny. All three of the…
DDTC and BIS Propose New Rules to Continue Export Control Reform Initiative
As part of the ongoing Export Control Reform initiative, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) and Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has issued proposed rules that would move certain items currently…