George W. Thompson

What You Need to Know About EAR General Prohibition 10

by George W. Thompson
December 2, 2022December 5, 2022

The Unverified List, the Commerce Department’s listing of foreign companies subject to restrictions on all items included in the Export Administration Regulations, has received increased attention as a result ofRead More »

Expanded Control Sanctions on Exports to Russia

by George W. Thompson
October 6, 2022October 6, 2022

The Bureau of Industry and Security recently published expanded export control sanctions on Russia and others. Industry sector controls on Russia have been extended to Belarus, and the military end-use/end-userRead More »

BIS Adopts Aggressive New Enforcement Policy

by George W. Thompson
September 28, 2022October 4, 2022

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has adopted a new administrative enforcement approach for resolving export control violations. BIS anticipates it will result in the imposition of substantially higherRead More »

Enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

by George W. Thompson
August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect on June 21, 2022. The UFLPA has three key provisions: It creates a rebuttable presumption that all items produced, inRead More »

Changes to the Buy American Regulations

by George W. Thompson
July 22, 2022July 22, 2022

Buy American Rules Update There have been fairly significant changes to the Buy American rules under both the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or FAR, and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement,Read More »

Federal Trade Commission’s Made in the USA Rules

The FTC Can’t Take a Joke

by George W. Thompson
June 7, 2022June 9, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission's Made in the USA Rules A notice appeared in the May 19th Federal Register detailing a consent agreement reached with a company called Lions Not SheepRead More »

The New Foreign-Direct Product Rule for Third-Country Exports to Russia

by George W. Thompson
June 1, 2022June 1, 2022

Sanctions imposed on Russia by the BIS The February 24 sanctions imposed on Russia by the BIS have put in place a vastly expanded definition of the foreign-direct product rule,Read More »

The Unverified List: What it Means to Exporters, Re Exporters, and In-Country Transferors

by George W. Thompson
April 26, 2022May 24, 2022

The Unverified List The Commerce Department’s listing of foreign companies subject to restrictions on all items included in the Export Administration Regulations, has received increased attention as a result ofRead More »

The Foreign-Direct Product Rule

by George W. Thompson
March 29, 2022May 20, 2022

The Foreign-Direct Product Rule is a provision of the Export Administration Regulations The following transcript from George W. Thompson, explains the criteria under which some foreign products are subject toRead More »

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