The Office of Management and Budget has approved a Bureau of Industry and Security final rule entitled: "Removal and Modifications for Persons Listed Under Russia on the Entity List."
Russia export controls and sanctions
The use of export controls and sanctions on Russia has surged since the country's invasion of Crimea in 2014, and especially its invasion of Ukraine in in February 2022. Similar export controls and sanctions have been imposed by U.S. allies, including the EU, U.K. and Japan. The following is a listing of recent articles in Export Compliance Daily on export controls and sanctions imposed on Russia:
The International Trade Commission has issued a press release stating that it has determined to revoke the antidumping duty orders on hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products (hot-rolled steel) from Brazil and Japan, and the countervailing duty order on hot-rolled steel from Brazil (ITA Case Nos. A-351-828, A-588-846, and C-351-829). The ITC determined that revoking the existing AD and CV orders would not be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
On May 18, 2011, the Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The International Trade Commission has launched an investigation into the global competitiveness of Brazilian agricultural exports and its impact on U.S. agricultural exporters in third country markets.
The Bureau of Industry and Security has sent the Office of Management and Budget a final rule entitled: "Removal and Modifications for Persons Listed Under Russia on the Entity List."
On May 16, 2011, the Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in a future issue of ITT):
On May 12, 2011, the House Foreign Affairs Committee held the first in a series of hearings on U.S. export controls at which Administration officials provided an update on their efforts to implement the Administration’s Export Control Reform Initiative, including agencies becoming operational on USXPORTS and efforts to increase enforcement overseas.
At a May 12, 2011 House Agriculture Committee hearing, U.S. Trade Representative Kirk stated that the Administration has begun technical discussions on the draft implementing legislation for the three pending free trade agreements and noted that they could be approved by August, if Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) has already been passed. Kirk also discussed his plans to work with Korea on U.S. beef import access to the Korean market.
At a May 11, 2011 Senate Finance hearing, Chairman Baucus (D) stated that Congress must enact a long-term extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) in tandem with the pending free trade agreements with Korea, Colombia, and Panama.