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Opening Salvos: The Proposed Tariffs On June 26, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice that it is considering new tariffs on exports such as olives, coffee, beer, gin, and...

https://www.globaltradelawblog.com/2020/07/02/tariffs-european-goods-ustr/

By now, you have skimmed through the proposed FIRRMA regulations issued on September 17 2019, and you have very likely read a dozen summaries of those regulations (with titles like “New Propose...

https://www.globaltradelawblog.com/2019/10/18/the-golden-ticket-will-your-company-be-excepted-from-new-cfius-regulations/

HERE WE ANSWER A FEW OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE What does decertification mean? For the time being, decertification is a solely U.S. issue. Under the Iran nuclear agreement (known as the ...

https://www.globaltradelawblog.com/2017/10/13/trump-decertify-jcpoa-inara/

On January 16, 2016, two NFL playoff games and a historic revision of U.S. foreign policy took place. Many of us enjoyed the first two (did you see that last-second touchdown pass?!) but did not ...

https://www.globaltradelawblog.com/2016/01/20/airplanes-pistachios-and-a-new-burger-joint-in-tehran-what-changes-for-the-united-states-under-lighter-iran-sanctions/

On June 5, new EU’s anti-money laundering (AML) rules, namely the Fourth EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive (“4AMLD”) and a new Regulation on the information accompanying transfer of funds ...

https://www.globaltradelawblog.com/2015/06/24/new-eu-rules-on-disclosure-of-ultimate-beneficial-owners/

On March 12, 2015, Commerzbank AG, Germany’s second largest bank and a global financial institution, agreed to pay $1.45 Billion (yes, with a “B”) in forfeitures and fines to the U.S. Gover...

https://www.globaltradelawblog.com/2015/04/01/the-broader-problem-european-bank-creates-an-easy-catch-for-the-long-arm-of-u-s-jurisdiction/

A red sky at morning is the traditional harbinger of ill weather. From our vantage point in Brussels, we’ve scanned the horizon for signs of the future of anti-bribery enforcement activity in E...

https://www.globaltradelawblog.com/2014/07/15/shelter-from-the-coming-storm-anti-corruption-compliance-in-european-public-procurement/

Next week will mark one year since President Obama introduced the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) to the nation in his State of the Union Address.  Although the TTIP receiv...

https://www.globaltradelawblog.com/2014/02/06/just-the-ttip-a-review-of-the-transatlantic-partnership-agreement-one-year-after-it-is-introduced-to-america/

By: Neil Ray In light of the recent high profile disclosures of cyber surveillance, there is increased political momentum in the U.S. and EU to control the export of particular cyber technology ...

https://www.globaltradelawblog.com/2013/08/19/eu-targets-cyber-surveillance-exports-and-u-s-considers-cyber-weapon-controls/

By: Reid Whitten On June 15, the European Union put into effect some 271 changes to its dual-use export control regulations.  The changes represent an update of the entire European export regim...

https://www.globaltradelawblog.com/2012/07/11/alert-changes-coming-to-europes-dual-use-export-regulations/