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The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) within the US State Department recently issued a number of announcements regarding submissions related to Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures (“MAD”) of US businesses regulated under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”). These changes by DDTC were prompted by the COVID-19 crisis and end the need for parties in MAD transactions involving ITAR-regulated entities to submit hard copies to DDTC. By way of background, ITAR Section 122.4(b) requires…

On July 16, 2020, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) amended and extended two Ukraine-related general licenses related to GAZ Group (“GAZ”). Notably, General License No. 15I (“GL 15I”), issued to replace General License 15H, authorizes a wider range of activities related to the “the manufacture and sale of existing and new models of vehicles, their components, and spare parts” produced by GAZ. By way of background, GAZ was…