On February 18, 2015, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a final rule [Docket No. 141230999–4999–01] that amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding eleven persons to the Entity List. The eleven persons who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. These eleven persons will be…
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…
The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) announced that the Export Controls Division would like to invite stakeholders and the general public to provide their views regarding a possible regulatory amendment which could result in the addition of Israel and United Arab Emirates to the Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL). The Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) requires those who wish to export from Canada any items included on the Export…
On August 8, 2014, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the Federal Register a final rule (technical amendment) (CBP Dec. 14-09) that amends the CBP regulations to reflect that CBP has added a preclearance location in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. CBP Preclearance operations in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates officially began on January 24, 2014, pursuant to an agreement between the Governments of the United States and the United Arab Emirates. CBP…
On August 1, 2014, the Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce (BIS) published in the Federal Register a final rule [Docket No. 140627545–4617–01] that amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding sixteen persons under nineteen entries to the Entity List. The persons who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the US Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. These persons…
On 18 June 2014, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) announced that the free trade agreement (FTA) between the EFTA States – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, will become operational for all parties. The FTA, which was signed five years ago, covers activities such as trade in goods, trade in…