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U.S. Government issues general license authorizing certain otherwise prohibited transactions incidental to exports to or from Burma

By 2 Mins Read

On December 7, 2015, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a six-month general license (General License 20) to allow certain transactions otherwise prohibited by the Burmese Sanctions Regulations (BSR) that are incidental to permissible exports to or from Burma. OFAC’s statement on the issuance of General License 20, which was issued to support U.S. and Burmese exporters and to facilitate trade with Burma, is available here. General License 20 authorizes all…

U.S. and ASEAN countries form Strategic Partnership

By 1 Min Read

On November 21, 2015, the President’s Press Secretary released a Joint Statement on the ASEAN-U.S. Strategic Partnership. At the 3rd ASEAN-U.S. Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States elevated their relationship to the ASEAN-U.S. Strategic Partnership to strengthen the role their relationship plays in realizing a common vision of a peaceful, prosperous Asia-Pacific region that offers security, opportunity and dignity to all its…

US – President extends national emergency with respect to Burma

By 2 Mins Read

On May 19, 2015, the Federal Register published the President’s Notice of May 15, 2015 – Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Burma which extends for an additional year the national emergency originally declared in Executive Order (E.O.) 13047 on May 20, 1997. E.O. 13047 certified to the Congress under section 570(b) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208), that the Government of Burma had…

Canada restores GPT and LDCT to Burma

By 2 Mins Read

On March 25, 2015, the Canada Gazette published the Order Amending Schedule to the Customs Tariff (Extension of General Preferential Tariff to Burma) (SOR/2015/62, March 13, 2015) and the Order Amending Schedule to the Customs Tariff (Extension of Least Developed Country Tariff to Burma) (SOR/2015/63, March 13, 2015), which extend entitlement to the General Preferential Tariff (GPT) and Least Developed Country Tariff (LDCT) tariff treatments to imports originating from Burma. Canada extends unilateral preferential tariff rates…

European Union and Myanmar/Burma conclude first round of talks

By 1 Min Read

On 12 February 2015, the Commission announced that the first round of negotiations on the investment protection agreement between the European Union and Myanmar/Burma took place between 9 and 12 February in Yangon. This round offered the EU the opportunity to present its text proposal and to have a first exchange of views on the text with Myanmar/Burma. This agreement is the first standalone agreement on investment protection negotiated by the EU. Moreover, it would…

Canada – Proposed preferences for Burma

By 2 Mins Read

On November 8, 2014, the Canada Gazette published a Proposed Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff (Extension of General Preferential Tariff to Burma) and a Proposed Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff (Extension of Least Developed Country Tariff to Burma) pursuant to the Customs Tariff. The proposed orders would extend entitlement to Burma for: • the General Preferential Tariff (GPT) offers tariff rates that are lower than Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) Tariff rates to goods…

State designates countries of particular concern for religious freedom violations

By 3 Mins Read

On September 24, 2014, the Department of State published a document [Public Notice 8875] containing the Secretary of State’s designation of “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPC) for religious freedom violations pursuant to section 408(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105–292), as amended (the Act). On July 18, 2014, the Secretary of State, under authority delegated by the President, designated each of the following as a CPC for having engaged in…

US – OFAC issues revised Burmese Sanctions Regulations

By 1 Min Read

On June 30, 2014, the Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC) published in the Federal Register a final rule amending and reissuing in their entirety the Burmese Sanctions Regulations to implement Executive Order (EO) 13448 of October 18, 2007, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Burma,” EO 13464 of April 30, 2008, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Burma,” EO 13619 of July 11, 2012, “Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the…

US – President extends national emergency with respect to Burma

By 1 Min Read

On May 19, 2014, the Federal Register published the Notice of May 15, 2014—Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Burma which extends the national emergency originally declared in Executive Order (EO) 13047 of May 20, 1997 (and as amended by EOs 13310 of July 28, 2003; 13448 of October 18, 2007; 13464 of April 30, 2008; 13619 of July 11, 2012; and 13651 of August 6, 2013) for an additional year because the…