A new bio of Arnon Milchan — who, among other things, produced the movie “Pretty Woman” — alleges that he had a secret life as a spy and links him to an 1980s criminal export case. The book, Confidential: The…
As noted in yesterday’s post dealing with the proposed rule by the Bureau and Industry and Security (“BIS”) on the transfer of United States Munitions List (“USML”) items to the Commerce Control List (“CCL”), parts and components of USML items…
The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) is publishing in tommorow’s Federal Register a proposed rule setting forth the framework under which items removed from the USML will be treated in the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). I haven’t carefully studied…
The story of the unlicensed export of epoxy paint by PPG to the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission carries on. This blog reported on the $500,000 fine imposed on the regional sales manager involved. The epoxy was shipped to fulfill a…
On March 17, 2008, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a temporary denial order (“TDO”) against Iran’s Mahan Airways based on leases of three 747s to Mahan by Balli Aviation. The TDO has been renewed ever since, and…