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On December 5, 2016, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a final rule [Docket No. 160303182-6999-02] that amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by removing the Special Iraq Reconstruction License (SIRL) from the EAR. This action furthers the objectives of the Retrospective Regulatory Review Initiative that directs BIS and other federal agencies to streamline regulations and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens on the public.

  On June 7, 2016, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule [Docket No. 160303182–6182–01] amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to remove the Special Iraq Reconstruction License (SIRL) from the EAR. The action, if published in final form, would further the objectives of the Retrospective Regulatory Review Initiative that directs BIS and other federal agencies to streamline regulations and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens on the public. Specifically,…

  US – President continues national emergency with respect to stabilization of IraqOn May 20, 2016, the Federal Register published Presidential Notice of May 18, 2016 – Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Stabilization of Iraq which continues the national emergency first declared in Executive Order (E.O.) 13303 of May 20, 2016. Because the obstacles to the orderly reconstruction of Iraq, the restoration and maintenance of peace and security in the country, and…

  On April 8, 2016, the Department of the Treasury published in the Federal Register a current list of countries which require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott (within the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). On the basis of the best information currently available to the Department of the Treasury, the following countries require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott:…

  On January 27, 2016, the Treasury Department published in the Federal Register a current list of countries which require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott (within the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). On the basis of the best information currently available to the Department of the Treasury, the following countries require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott (within the…

On May 21, 2015, the Federal Register published the President’s Notice of May 19, 2015 – Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Stabilization of Iraq which extends for an additional year the national emergency originally declared in Executive Order (E.O.) 13303 on May 22, 2003. The obstacles to the orderly reconstruction of Iraq, the restoration and maintenance of peace and security in the country, and the development of political, administrative, and economic…

On December 9, 2014, the Department of the Treasury published in the Federal Register a current list of countries which require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott (within the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). On the basis of the best information currently available to the Department of the Treasury, the following countries require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, such an international…

On May 27, 2014, President Obama issued an Executive Order Ending Immunities Granted to the Development Fund for Iraq and Certain Other Iraqi Property and Interests in Property Pursuant to Executive Order 13303, as Amended. The President determined that the situation that gave rise to the actions taken in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, to protect the Development Fund for Iraq and certain other property in which the Government of Iraq has an…

On May 21, 2014, the Federal Register published the Notice of May 19, 2014 – Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Stabilization of Iraq which extends the national emergency originally declared in Executive Order (EO) 13303 (May 22, 2014) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by obstacles to the continued reconstruction of Iraq, the restoration and maintenance of…