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WASHINGTON D.C. – The Department of Justice, Department of Commerce’s Bureau of
Industry and Security (BIS), Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security
Investigations (HSI), Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), and
Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a joint compliance
note highlighting common tactics deployed by malign actors in the maritime and other
transportation industries as well as recent enforcement actions taken in response to alleged
violations.
- Enforcement
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by removing Proliferation of Chemical and Biological Weapons (CB) controls on specified pathogens and toxins that are destined for Australia Group (AG) member countries and by revising the Commerce Country Chart to remove Crime Control and Detection...
- Austria
- Finland
- Ireland
- Liechtenstein
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Regulations
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to reflect changes to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Annex that were agreed to by MTCR member countries at the Technical Experts Meetings (TEMs) in March and November 2018, May and October 2019, and October 2021. This rule also expands...
- Missile Technology
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced today the seizure of three domains used by Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs), Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs), and their members associated with Lebanese Hizballah.
- Lebanon
- Enforcement
In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding forty-two entities under forty-four entries to the Entity List. These entities are listed under the destinations of Armenia (3), Belarus (1), Belgium (3), China, People's Republic of (China) (1), Cyprus (4), Germany (1),...
- Armenia
- Belarus
- Belgium
- China
- Cyprus
- Germany
- Kazakhstan
- Netherlands
- Russian Federation
- United Arab Emirates
- Entity List
- Enforcement
A federal indictment was unsealed Tuesday in the District of Oregon charging a Belgian national in connection with the export of sensitive, military-grade technology from the United States to end users in the People’s Republic of China.
- Réunion
- Russian Federation
- Enforcement
In two separate indictments unsealed yesterday, Hans Maria De Geetere, 61, of Knokke-Heist, Belgium, is charged with crimes related to a years-long scheme to unlawfully export sensitive, military-grade technology from the United States to end users located in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Russian Federation.
- Belgium
- China
- Russian Federation
- Enforcement
The U.S. Commerce Department adds 42 entities, involving Russia, Iran, and China, to the Entity List for unlawfully acquiring U.S. military technology. The action is in support of Ukraine against Russia's military actions.
- Armenia
- Belarus
- Belgium
- China
- Cyprus
- Germany
- Kazakhstan
- Russian Federation
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- Entity List
- Enforcement