Meredith Rathbone

Mar 8, 2024 | lexblog.com | Evan Abrams |Meredith Rathbone |Jack Hayes

In a first of its kind action, the US Department of Commerce has begun a rulemaking process to prohibit or impose conditions on certain transactions involving foreign technology used in so-called “connected vehicles” or “CVs,” as defined below.

Feb 29, 2024 | mondaq.com | Meredith Rathbone

Ask any group of experienced export compliance managers what they view as the most complex sections of the EAR, and you're sure to get several who point to BIS's various Foreign-Direct Product Rules ("FDPRs"). While BIS has long controlled certain items that are made using US software, hardware, and technology, we have recently witnessed – through the proliferation of FDPRs – a dramatic expansion of US export controls jurisdiction over a wide array of non-US items.

Jun 27, 2023 | lexblog.com | Meredith Rathbone |Ed Krauland |Evan Abrams |Jack Hayes

On June 16, 2023, the US Department of Commerce published a final rule (the “June 16 rule”) to implement Executive Order (EO) 14034, Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data From Foreign Adversaries, by amending Commerce’s previously-issued Securing the Information and Communications Technology Supply Chain regulations (the “ICTS rule”).