REGISTER | CONTACT US | WEBSITE The webinar will begin at 08:00 am Chicago / 2:00 pm UK / 3:00 pm Madrid / 10:00 pm Hong Kong and is scheduled to run for up to 90 minutes. If you reside in a different time zone and wish to verify your time – please see timeanddate.com for the time in your location.We will use Zoom as the presenting platform for this webinar. To register, click on the Register button above and complete the form with your…
Baker McKenzie’s Global Supply Chain Compliance News Blog published “US and Brazilian Perspectives on Possible Child Labor in Supply Chains: the Brazilian Acai Industry” which can be viewed here.
Baker McKenzie’s Global Compliance News Blog published “United States, China: Recent US Developments Demonstrate Increasing Xinjiang-Related Trade Compliance Risks,” which can be viewed here.
Baker McKenzie’s Global Compliance News Blog published “Multijurisdictional: 2021 Virtual Global Trade Conference,” which can be viewed here.
Baker McKenzie’s Global Supply Chain Compliance Blog published “Recent US Developments Demonstrate Increasing Xinjiang-Related Trade Compliance Risks,” which can be viewed here.
Baker McKenzie’s Global Compliance News Blog published “Biden Administration Supply Chain Reports Deeper Dive #2: Focus on the Use of the Defense Production Act to Incentivize Production in Critical Supply Chains,” which can be viewed here.
On June 17, 2021, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued three pandemic-related general licenses (“GLs“) authorizing certain transactions and activities through June 16, 2022, involving Syria, Venezuela, Iran, or certain blocked entities in these countries. The new GLs are Syria General License No. 21, Venezuela General License No. 39, and Iran General License N, and they authorize certain transactions and activities related to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of COVID-19 (including research or…
On June 9, 2021, Baker McKenzie’s Global Supply Chain Compliance Blog published the blog “The White House Announces Key Findings from 100-Day Reviews Under ‘America’s Supply Chains’ Executive Order and Takes Actions Intended to Ensure Supply Chain Resilience.” The post examines a set of reports published by the White House following a 100-day review of four key supply chains: semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging; large capacity batteries, including electric vehicle batteries; critical minerals and materials; and…
On June 1, 2021, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published the Burma Sanctions Regulations at 31 C.F.R. Part 525 (the “BSR”) to implement Executive Order 14014, “Blocking Property With Respect to the Situation in Burma” (“EO 14014”). EO 14014 imposed sanctions on certain Burmese parties in response to the Burmese military’s coup against the democratically elected civilian government. The BSR do not expand upon the sanctions previously imposed under EO 14014, but…
On April 8, 2021, the US Treasury Department published an updated List of Countries Requiring Cooperation With An International Boycott (the “Treasury List”). Significantly, Treasury announced that it had removed the UAE from the Treasury List following the UAE’s repeal of its law requiring participation with the Arab League Boycott of Israel and subsequent implementation of the new policy. In connection with its establishment of full diplomatic ties with Israel last year under the UAE-Israel Abraham Accords,…