The Bureau of Industry and Security released a notice Nov. 10 officially suspending its Affiliates Rule for one year, as expected (see 2510310020). The stay of the rule, which applied Entity List prohibitions to unlisted entities owned at least 50% by companies on the Entity List, takes effect immediately.
The Bureau of Industry and Security released a final rule Nov. 10 removing Chinese affiliates of Arrow Electronics from the Entity List, effective immediately.
The Bureau of Industry and Security released a notice Nov. 10 officially suspending its Affiliates Rule for one year, beginning immediately. The stay of the rule, which applies Entity List prohibitions to unlisted entities owned at least 50% by companies on the Entity List, will run through Nov. 9, 2026, as expected.
Matt Rosenbaum, former senior counsel with the Bureau of Industry and Security, has joined Holland & Knight's international trade group, the firm said this week. Rosenbaum left BIS in October after joining the agency in January 2024.
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Texas resident Mohammed Aldalki is suing the Bureau of Industry and Security and CBP, alleging that they illegally detained his 2021 Mercedes before it could be exported to Jordan.
Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., on Oct. 31 introduced a companion to a Senate bill aimed at ensuring that the Bureau of Industry and Security and the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls can continue processing license applications for firearms exports during a lapse in government appropriations (see 2510310048). Cline’s measure was referred to the House Judiciary and Foreign Affairs committees.
The U.S. decision to suspend the Bureau of Industry and Security's 50% rule was met with both relief and exasperation by U.S. exporters, some of whom welcomed more time to prepare while also expressing frustration with the time and resources they already spent trying to comply, including buying expensive screening software.
The Commerce Department again renewed a temporary export denial order for Mahan Airways, saying that the Iranian airline continues to violate the order and the Export Administration Regulations. In its Oct. 31 notice, Commerce said Mahan, which has been on the banned list since 2008, has continued flights between Iran and Russia, China and Pakistan in violation of U.S. export controls. BIS extended the denial order for one year.
The U.S. will suspend the Bureau of Industry and Security’s 50% rule for one year in exchange for Beijing postponing its export restrictions on rare earths for one year, the two sides announced Oct. 30.