On December 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) published a temporary final rule (“Rule”) that extends and modifies the most recent rule issued on August 10, 2020 to continue to restrict the exports of the four categories of personal protective equipment (PPE) and respirators as well as a
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UPDATED Country-by-Country Guide: Government Measures Taken in Response to COVID-19
In collaboration with our foreign law firm partners, we continue to update our chart of COVID-19 measures taken by governments around the world. The government measures in the chart include economic, labor and employment, health and safety, and export and import measures. Below is a list of the updated countries and a summary of the…
FEMA Holding Industry Meeting Thursday, May 21 to Address Production and Distribution of Critical Health and Medical Supplies
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that it will convene a virtual meeting via teleconference and web conference on Thursday, May 21, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. to discuss the terms of a voluntary agreement with industry aimed at “maximizing the effectiveness of the distribution of critical medical resources nationwide to respond…
UPDATE: FEMA Announces Additional Exemptions to Recently Effective Export Restrictions on Personal Protective Equipment
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,…
FEMA Announces Additional Exemptions to Export Restrictions on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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…