DDTC, Defense Trade Controls, Press release
The Department of State has released a guidance for exporters of items with intended and unintended surveillance capabilities. The goal of the guidance is to provide exporters with insights and considerations to think about prior to exporting their items. The draft...
DDTC, Defense Trade Controls, Denied & Restricted Parties, Iran, Sanctions
The Department of State published a document in the Federal Register of August 15, 2019, concerning “Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions Pursuant to Executive Order 13846 of August 6, 2018″‘. The document contained an incorrect sanctions...
DDTC, Defense Trade Controls, State Dept, USML
Question: We manufacture integrated circuits (ICs) that are unique for defense articles and include programmable elements. Are these ICs described by USML Category XI(c)(1)? How does Note 3 to USML Category XI(c)(1) apply when the programmable elements are...
DDTC, Press release, State Dept
The State Department is seeking public comment on consolidating and clarifying the various exemptions located throughout the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). They will accept comments until August 26, 2019. Interested parties may submit comments by...
BIS, DDTC, Enforcement, ITAR, USA Regulations, Violations & Fines
By: M. Peterson Esq., +1 202 312 3038, K. Konar Esq., +1 312 609 7588. Both of VedderPrice. (Source: VedderPrice, 15 May, 2019.) The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently reached a settlement with Honda Aircraft Company, LLC (Honda Aircraft) resolving a claim that...
DDTC, Defense Trade Controls, Export License, ITAR, Licensing, Press release, State Dept, USML
On April 19, 2019, the Department of State released the final rule related to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) § 126.4. The ruling expands and clarifies under which circumstances transfers of defense articles and services by or for a Department...