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On April 23, 2020, the Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) announced certain measures to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on U.S. companies and supply chains overseas. Key measures from the announcement are summarized below.
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We and our foreign law firm partners continue to update our chart of COVID-19 measures taken by governments around the world. This update includes new information for most countries as noted in the chart: Government Measures Taken in Response to COVID-19 as of April 22, 2020.
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On April 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a temporary final rule (“Rule”) to establish export restrictions on certain types of personal protective equipment (PPE) products and respirators (“Covered Products”) used in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rule implements the presidential memorandum dated April 3,…
On April 17, 2020, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) filed a notification of exemptions (the “Exemptions”) that identifies 10 exemptions from the temporary final rule published on April 10, 2020 (the “Rule”), which restricts the export from the United States of certain personal protective equipment (PPE) and respirators in the response to the COVID-19…
On April 18, 2020, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order in an effort to support U.S. businesses that have faced significant financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic response by allowing deferment of duty payments. The order gives the Treasury Department and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the flexibility to allow for a…
On April 16, 2020, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a fact sheet noting that the sanctions programs it administers generally allow for legitimate humanitarian-related trade, assistance or activity under existing laws and regulations. The fact sheet provides consolidated guidance highlighting the most relevant exemptions, exceptions and authorizations for…
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As noted in previous posts, we and our foreign law firm partners continue to update our chart of COVID-19 measures taken by governments around the world. This update includes new information for most countries as noted in the chart: view/download the most recent version.
Please see our Trump and Trade Update of April 7…
On March 17, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) notified Congress of its intent to negotiate a trade agreement with the Republic of Kenya (see Trump and Trade Update of March 18, 2020) and shortly thereafter solicited public comments and announced a public hearing on the proposed United States-Kenya trade agreement.…
As noted in previous posts, we and our foreign law firm partners continue to update our chart of COVID-19 measures taken by governments around the world. The most recent version is available here. This update includes new information for Belgium, China, European Union, Netherlands, Poland, South Africa and United Kingdom.
Please see our Trump and…
