International Trade Attorney
Amendments to the Export Administration Regulations may seem so dry and pedantic to non-specialists. The bureaucratic jargon, references to dry-as-dust sub-subsections, and wooden prose can mask legal changes with important consequences. I'll leave it to you, Gentle Readers, to consider whether the … Read More...
Around the same time the Food and Drug Administration was loosening import requirements for such Personal Protection Equipment as masks and respirators, the Federal Emergency Management Agency imposed export restrictions on many of the same items. FEMA's Temporary Final Rule limits exports of N95 … Read More...
The Food and Drug Administration imposes an extensive and time-consuming qualification process for medical devices. While that may be a virtue in normal times, to ensure that such products meet safety and quality standards, it can stand as a roadblock when increased volumes are needed on short … Read More...
The Coronavirus pandemic has affected pretty much every aspect of life in the United States. We can now add trade policy to the list. As part of the Federal government's efforts to address the spread and treatment of COVID-19, the Trade Representative's office is considering exclusion of medical … Read More...
Just when I thought I was running out of blog topics, along comes the Federal Circuit to stir the pot for country of origin determinations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. In Acetris Health, LLC v. United States, the appellate court clarified the circumstances under which an article … Read More...
The new decade is now upon us, and we all know what that means. First, the Census Bureau will send out questionnaires seeking such important knowledge as the number of dust bunnies hiding under the sofa. Second, those ugly red-eyed ten-year cicadas will emerge in August, make a mess in the streets … Read More...
As directed by Executive Order 13873, the Commerce Department has proposed a rule for Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain. Comments on it are due by December 27, 2019. We previously discussed EO 13873 grant of extraordinarily broad authority to … Read More...
Has it really been three years already? The International Trade Commission has issued its Second Request for Petitions for Duty Suspensions and Reductions. We discussed the process after the first such request was issued in 2016, so here’s a brief recap. The American Manufacturing Competitiveness … Read More...
DATE HELD: Thursday, February 15, 2018 The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act imposes criminal liability on United States companies for bribery of foreign officials. This webinar discussed the types … [Read More...]
DATE HELD: November 16, 2017 Customs Section 592 Penalties: Who, What, When, Why and How, reviewed the circumstances under which Customs and Border Protection can impose penalties against importers … [Read More...]
