Export Control Profession: News
The government has today (18 March) issued consolidated guidance on rules for exporting military and dual-use technology around the world. The guidance has been published by the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU), which administers the UK’s system of export controls and licensing for military and dual-use items. Roger Arthey, chair of the Export Control Profession…
For those working in the field of export control and licences, staying up-to-date with all the changing laws and regulators’ interpretations of them is essential. Here are three important developments to have taken place already this year. Flurry of activity from outgoing Trump administration In the last few days of President Trump’s tenure in the…
The Chinese government has enacted new “blocking” rules to counteract the extraterritorial application of certain foreign laws that it considers unjustifiable. Edward J. Krauland and Bo Yue of Steptoe International Law Advisory[1] stated: “On January 9, 2021, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued its No. 1 order of 2021— the Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extraterritorial…
We have previously highlighted the new UK licences that have been available since the end of the transition period and which you may need to use for exporting goods, technology and software. The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) of the UK’s Department for International Trade published Notice to Exporters (NTE) 2020/19: EU transition and SPIRE,…
In the last few days of President Trump’s tenure in the White House, a number of important export control changes were enacted that export control professionals need to be aware of. Changes include the removal of an export embargo against Sudan, the planned expansion of military intelligence end-use controls and new rules targeting Chinese tech…
Written by Arne Mielken, board member of the IOE&IT Export Control Profession Over the Christmas break the Chinese government unveiled a revised draft of their new ‘Export Control Law’ (ECL) during the Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC). This reform did not make the news in Britain and has not even been a major talking point…
Businesses exporting controlled goods need to be aware of changes to licensing requirements resulting from the end of the transition period at 11pm on Thursday 31 December 2020, a leading expert has warned. Export licences are required for the movement of many goods internationally, including military products or items which have a possible ‘dual-use’ –…
The Institute of Export & International Trade ran a webinar on 22 December on new Export Control requirements for when the UK’s transition period for trade with the EU ends on 31 December 2020. In the webinar, Claire Harrison, head of awareness at the Department for International Trade’s Export Control Joint Unit, reviews the requirements…
UK exporters of ‘dual-use’ items to EU countries face criminal sanction unless they register in time for an export licence, experts in export controls at international law firm Pinsent Masons have warned in a recent article. Dual-use items are goods, software or technology which can be used for civil and military purposes. As a result,…
As with moving goods overseas, transferring information or technology to an international buyer can be counted as an export. If the information or software being exported is controlled, the sender should be aware of their regulatory requirements and may need an export licence. In a webinar held this week for the IOE&IT Export Control Profession, expert consultant Richard Tauwhare explained what this means for companies using cloud…