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BIS-BAFA Export Control Forum

The US, along with Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK, has issued joint guidance to identify and prevent diversion of high-priority items critical to Russian weapons systems. This collaborative effort reinforces the commitment to disrupt Russia's attempts to circumvent export controls and highlights the role of industry in defending against illicit acquisitions related to Russia's aggression in Ukraine.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a rule adding 28 entities to the Entity List, 11 of which are based in the People’s Republic of China (China), 5 in Russia, 5 in Pakistan, along with others located in Finland, Oman, Germany, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The entities listed in today’s action were added to the Entity List for having been involved, being involved, or posing a significant risk of being or becoming involved in activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy of the United States.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will hold the 2023 Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy on Tuesday, November 28 – Thursday, November 30, 2023. This 36th annual conference will be offered in-person at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C. It will include keynote speakers, plenary sessions, breakout sessions, and an Exhibit Hall. The theme of this year’s conference is Partnerships in National and Global Security.

Washington, D.C. – The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
today announces important updates to its list of controlled “common high priority” items
identified as critical to Russia’s war effort following productive meetings with key members of
the Global Export Control Coalition.

Maxim Marchenko, 51, a Russian citizen who has resided in Hong Kong, was charged today in connection with conspiring to defraud the United States and with smuggling, wire fraud, and money laundering offenses based on his alleged participation in a scheme to unlawfully procure U.S.-sourced, dual-use microelectronics with military applications on behalf of end users in Russia.

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Assistant Secretary for Export Administration Thea D. Rozman Kendler to the Export Controls and Human Rights Initiative

As prepared for delivery on September 15, 2023.

Introduction: Explanation of A/S Role and Current Authorities

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed a civil penalty of $48,750 against Pratt & Whitney Component Solutions, Inc (PWCS), located in Muskegon, Michigan, to resolve 13 violations of the antiboycott provisions of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (antiboycott regulations), as alleged in BIS’s Proposed Charging Letter. PWCS voluntarily disclosed the conduct to BIS, cooperated with the investigation by BIS’s Office of Antiboycott Compliance (OAC), and took remedial measures after discovering the conduct at issue, all of which resulted in a significant reduction in penalty.