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On January 9, 2021, China’s Ministry of Commerce (“ MOFCOM”) issued its first order of the year, the Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extra-Territorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures (the “ Rules”), which are immediately effective as of the date of promulgation. These Rules are aimed to counteract the effects of US secondary sanctions, and parallels are inevitably being made with the EUs Blocking Statute 1. This article will point out the five aspects to know ...

Former U.S. DOJ Foreign Agents Registration Act Unit Chief & Mueller Prosecutor Joins Morrison & Foerster as National Security, Global Risk & Crisis Management Co-Chair Share Article Arrival of prominent former U.S. prosecutor reinforces and expands Morrison & Foerster’s powerhouse global litigation team, offering unparalleled Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), national security, CFIUS, U.S. sanctions and export control, cybersecurity, and investigations and white collar defense capabili...

Decision to lift ban on tile & ceramic ware imports suspended Decision to lift ban on tile & ceramic ware imports suspended Written by Share: Colombo (News 1st); The Import and Export Control Department has issued a directive to all commercial banks stating that the gazette issued by the Finance Minister on Tuesday (02) lifting the import ban on tiles and ceramicware has been made void. However, the restrictions on importing tiles and ceramicware will continue to be in effect in line with t...

Germans value their own cars more than before the Corona pandemic. Electric cars are particularly in demand. Published on 02/01/2021 Receive up-to-date information about the company directly via push notification Last year, the German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (Bafa) received more than 255,000 applications for electric cars. Around 140,000 of these related to battery vehicles and around 115,000 were for plug-in hybrids. Two recent studies reveal that the number of those who...

Home | News & Events | United States Export Control and Border Security Program Recognizes Georgian Partners on International Customs Day “Recovery, Renewal and Resilience for a sustainable supply chain,” reads the slogan of this year’s International Customs Day.  In that spirit, the U.S. Embassy’s Office of Export Control and Border Security celebrates its Georgian partners and the U.S.—Georgian strategic partnership. This year’s International Customs Day is dedicated to th...

Boston — A professor and researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in connection with failing to disclose contracts, appointments and awards from various entities in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) to the U.S. Department of Energy, announced Ramsey Covington, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Services Criminal Investigation in Boston. Gang Chen was indicted on two counts of wire fraud, one count of faili...

Political Scientist Author Charged With Acting As An Unregistered Agent Of The Iranian Government Posted on Defendant Lobbied U.S. Officials, Published Books and Articles Advancing Iranian Viewpoints While Secretly Employed by the Iranian Mission to the United Nations A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Kaveh Lotfolah Afrasiabi, also known as Lotfolah Kaveh Afrasiabi, with acting and conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of the Government of the I...

Graphic Online BY: Severious Kale-Dery 705 The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has declared zero tolerance for the importation of unregistered products. It is estimated that 20 per cent of products imported into the country are unregistered, a development the FDA believes compromises the health and safety of Ghanaians. The food and drugs regulator has, consequently, notified importers that no unregistered imports will be allowed for clearance at the ports, effective February 1, this year. The H...

  The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) at a stakeholders meeting in Tema has issued notice to importers that the authority will not allow any products in Ghana before regulatory registration effective from February 1, 2021. The authority explained that over 20% of products come into the country without registration, hence, the move.  All importers have been informed about the new move to help sanitize products that come into the country.  "Some importers bring in good products to show and test...

VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 10  10/01/2021    10:22 GMT+7 Ten localities suggest allocating 10,000 tonnes of rice for Lunar New Year Ten localities suggested allocating nearly 10,000 tonnes of rice for residents during the upcoming Lunar New Year festival, heard a press conference hosted by the General Department of State Reserves in Hanoi on January 8. In 2020, the general department provided 132,100 tonnes of rice worth over 1.4 ...