On April 23, 2020, the US State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) announced certain measures intended to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and key measures are summarized below: Compliance/Registration DDTC has extended the ITAR registrations expiring on February 29, March 31, April 30, May 31, and June 30, 2020 for two months from the original expiration date. Effective as of March 13, 2020, this measure implements a temporary suspension of the…
On December 26, 2019, the US State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) published a long-awaited Interim Final Rule (the “Interim Rule”) revising a number of definitions in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”). While DDTC was accepting comments until January 27, unless a new or revised rule is published, the Interim Rule will go into effect on March 25, 2020. These changes will permit companies storing and transmitting ITAR technical data to benefit from cloud computing and email services that utilize global platforms.
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the US State Department (“State”), and the US Commerce Department (“Commerce”) issued rules adjusting maximum civil monetary penalties (“CMPs”) under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (“FCA”).
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the US State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Control (“DDTC”), and the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) have announced increases in the maximum civil monetary penalties (“CMPs”) under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (“2015 Act”). This statute requires the agencies to make such adjustments annually by January 15 of each year. These newly adjusted CMPs may be imposed for violations of OFAC sanctions regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”).