Hot (or at least warm) Off the Press: Updates & Revisions to the ITAR

Revisions and updates to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) is continuing its project to revise and update the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Some of the changes are editorial and some are substantive. If you are affected by the ITAR or think you might be, you will need to stay on top of the changes because some (or all) may affect you.

Complying with BISā€™s Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Rules ā€“ Knowledge, Due Diligence, and Technology Thresholds

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U.S. industries supplying Chinese facilities with products, equipment, software, and technology used in semiconductor development and production are subject to regulatory controls under the Export Administration Regulations (ā€œEARā€). New rules published by the Department of Commerceā€™s Bureau of Industry and Security (ā€œBISā€) on October 13, 2022, 87 FR 62186, imposed additional license requirements regarding the […]

DDTC is Open to Open General Licenses

Open General Licenses

Some may be familiar with Open General Licenses (OGLs) used in the United Kingdom and some other countries. They allow export of dual-use, strategic and other controlled articles to specific destinations under certain conditions.

Primer on Deemed Export Compliance

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A ā€œdeemedā€ export occurs when certain types of information are released to a foreign person. This primer seeks to describe the introductory concepts of deemed export enforcement in the United States.

Nuclear Export Controls: A Brief Overview of NRC and DoE Regulations

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Two bodies of export regulations typically come to mind when we think of export controls: the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) of the Commerce Departmentā€™s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) of the State Departmentā€™s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC).

The ITAR Australia and UK Exemptions ā€“ Better Read the Regulations Carefully

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By: Bruce Leeds, Senior Counsel to Braumiller Law Group and George Alfonso, Of Counsel to Braumiller Law Group and President of Reigncore Lobbying

On behalf of our example, weā€™d like to introduce you to ā€œJoe Compliance.ā€ Imagine Joe Compliance is going through the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and notices license exemptions for Australia and the UK in Part 126.16 126.17.