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The Department of Justice, SEC, FBI, and other federal agencies have devoted unprecedented resources to detecting and prosecuting Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, which are resulting in substantial penalties and prison sentences for those involved.

Trade Shows can create a variety of traps for the unwary, from unauthorized transport of demo materials to foreign locations to unauthorized transfer of technical data to foreign trade show visitors and unauthorized interactions with parties subject to U.S. sanctions.

Over the past few years, the most significant development in U.S. export control and economic sanctions enforcement has been the proliferation of vigorous administrative, civil and criminal enforcement.

Developing and implementing an Export Management and Compliance Program can be a challenge. While you may create a manual that touches all the correct points and subjects, implementing that manual on the ground may be more challenging than initially planned, especially if you are dealing with multiple sites, products, and ERP systems.

Deemed exports (the release or transfer of technical data or technology to a foreign national in the United States) have long been a compliance challenge across a variety of industries, including manufacturers, laboratories and universities.

This briefing will discuss the basics of exporting in accordance with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Topics include the mission of the BIS, agencies that control U.S. exports, the primary authority of BIS, overview of the EAR, the Commerce Control List (CCL), Export Control Classification Number (ECCN), Determining your ECCN, determining license requirements, and how to submit a license application or commodity classification request.

This is an advanced topic in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), which assumes the audience already has a basic knowledge of the EAR. This webinar will cover the definition of license exception, benefits of using license exceptions, license exception statistical data, restrictions, reporting requirements, specific license exceptions (LVS, TMP, RPL, TSU, STA), and AES filing.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on U.S. foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries and regimes, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers; those engaged in activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; and other threats to the national security, foreign policy or economy of the United States.

The U.S. State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) administers the ITAR, which implement the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and regulate international defense trade involving the United States.

It doesn’t matter how big your company is, you are required to abide by the rules of exporting. Ignore them, and you could face hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines, the loss of future export privileges and—in the most egregious cases—even jail time. This one-hour webinar explains the essential compliance activities you and your company should be engaging in to stay compliant with these regulations.

Export controls and compliance with export regulations has long been a complex issue for exporters. Determining agency jurisdiction and classification under the appropriate regulations is difficult and requires a comprehensive understanding of the regulations.

Understanding export controls and staying compliant with regulations has long been a complex issue for exporters. Recent action against Russia has highlighted one aspect that can be especially confusing: embargoes and sanctions. Understanding these types of trade restrictions is essential, because violations can be costly.