On April 17, 2020, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) filed a notification of exemptions (the “FEMA Notification”) in the Public Inspection List that identifies 10 exemptions from the temporary final rule published on April 10, 2020 (the “FEMA Rule”), which restricts the export from the United States of certain personal protective equipment (“PPE Products”) used in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the FEMA Notification will not be published in the Federal Register until Tuesday,…
On 14 April 2020, the EC began a consultation with Member States on an adjustment to the emergency export authorisation scheme put in place on 15 March which expires on 25 April 2020. The highlight point of the new draft regulation, set to apply for a limited period of 30 days (as of 26 April 2020), is that it will extend only to protective face masks. This is based on the Commission’s view that this…
The ECJU has issued new guidance on the operation of remote compliance checks in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance covers the key points below. First, the guidance requests that all businesses that have closed due to the pandemic should inform their compliance officer as soon as possible enclosing a formal notice confirming the closure. Second, the ECJU will accept digital or copy consignee undertakings in lieu of original documents, accompanied with an email…
On April 9, 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued internal guidance (available here as of April 14, 2020) (“Guidance”) to CBP Field Operations Directors on CBP’s implementation of the new temporary final rule published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) imposing export restrictions on certain personal protective equipment products (“PPE Products”) used in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic (the “FEMA Rule”). Specifically, the Guidance describes which products and shipments are targeted…