On March 30, 2017, the Department of State published in the Federal Register a final rule [Public Notice: 9939] stating that a determination has been made that a number of foreign persons have engaged in activities that warrant the imposition of measures pursuant to Section 3 of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act.
On March 29, 2017, the Department of State published in the Federal Register a notice [Public Notice: 9937] stating that, pursuant to Section 490(b)( l )(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act or 1961, as amended, the Under Secretary of State has determined and certified that the top five exporting and importing countries and economies of pseudoephedrine and ephedrine (Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Republic of Korea, Switzerland and the United…
On December 6, 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register a final rule [CBP Dec. 16-23] that amends the CBP regulations to reflect the imposition of import restrictions on certain archaeological material from the Arab Republic of Egypt (Egypt). These restrictions are being imposed pursuant to an agreement between the United States and Egypt that has been entered into under the authority of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act in accordance with the 1970 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property.
On April 16, 2014, the Department of State published in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of cultural property request from the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt [Public Notice 8696 ]. Egypt, concerned that its cultural heritage is in jeopardy from pillage, made a request to the Government of the United States under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and…
On 25 October 2013, the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) issued Notice to Exporters 2013/27: Egypt – results of the review of licences which indicated that the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has carried out a fuller assessment (see Background below) of conditions prevailing in Egypt and the Business Secretary, on the advice of the Foreign Secretary, has agreed to modify the way the suspension of licences is applied. In the future the…
On 24 October 2013, the European Commission announced that it had adopted proposals to extend the partial exemption from duty drawback prohibition in the origin protocols to the Association Agreements with Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia until 31 December 2015. These measures continue to allow imports free of customs duty into the EU of products originating in these countries, without them having to levy full customs duty on imported materials used in the…
On 28 August 2013, the Export Control Organisation issued Notice to Exporters 2013/24: Suspension of extant licences for Egypt and changes to OGELs, which announced that in addition to the steps announced in Notice to Exporters 23/2013, with immediate effect ECO will add Egypt to the list of non-permitted destinations on the following OGELs: • Open General Export Licence (Export After Repair/replacement under warranty: Military Goods) • Open General Export Licence (Export For Repair/replacement under warranty: Military…
Notice to Exporters 2013/23 (23 August 2013) announced that on 21 August 2013, in response to the increasing levels of violence in Egypt, the Member States of the European Union agreed to suspend all export licensing to Egypt for equipment which might be used for internal repression. The Council also agreed to reassess export licences of equipment covered by Common Position 2008/944/CFSP – which defines common rules governing control of export of military technology and…
On 21 August 2013, the Council of the European Union issued a press release announcing that Member States had agreed to suspend export licences to Egypt for any equipment which might be used for internal repression and to reassess export licences for equipment covered by Common Position 2008/944/CFSP, and to review their security assistance with Egypt.
On 19 July 2013, the Business Secretary, Vince Cable, announced that he has revoked five export licences to Egypt in light of recent events which have led to deaths of civilians. Following advice from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the licensing authority for arms exports, has taken the decision to revoke five standard individual export licences. The Secretary said that All licences for exports of controlled goods to…