For any exporters who may be thinking of ignoring prior export violations hoping that no one will find out, this SEC filing and its tale of a whistleblower might give them an occasion for pause. Law Enforcement Associates just disclosed…
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) published today in the Federal Register a Notice indicating that it was adding a sixth exception to National Security Presidential Directive–56 which mandated a 60-day processing time for export license applications. According to…
In addition to changing the definition of “broker,” the proposed new rules under Part 129 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations expand the jurisdictional reach of those rules over foreign persons. Part 129 currently covers brokering activities by U.S.…
As the saying goes, more tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones. And a sad example of this may be the amendments that the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) has proposed to the definition of brokering activities…
The previous post, dated November 25, quoted an article in Crain’s Chicago Business in which an export attorney was quoted as saying: “At the very least, you should have your freight forwarder check compliance, so if they identify a problem,…