the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security announced that it has updated the content of its Export Compliance Guidelines and Audit Module and combined both documents into one “easy-to-use” booklet.

This post provides you with a brief summary of the sanctions relief that the U.S. Government instituted on Implementation Day.

On May 22, 2015, the US Government relaxed certain export and reexport controls imposed under US sanctions targeting the Crimea region of Ukraine (“Crimea”). Specifically, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued a new General License authorizing the export or reexport from the United States or…

On April 14, 2015, President Obama submitted to the U.S. Congress a report and certification indicating the Administration’s intent to rescind Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism.  The rescission of Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism will become effective unless Congress enacts a joint resolution prohibiting…