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WTO Panel Says U.S. Cotton Subsidies Still Violate the WTO Agreement; U.S. Service Providers May Bear the Brunt of Sanctions
International
November 19, 2007
Robert Clifton Burns
Also in the Issue: DOC Determines China Paper Producers Benefit From Subsidies and Dump Paper in the US ~ Targeting Health Care Companies: SEC Investigates Possible FCPA Violations on Foreign Sales of Orthopedics Products ~ Duped or Duplicitous? ~ Chinese Government Statement Suggests That China May Adopt Countermeasures To Thwart the Validated End User Program ~ CAFC Roundup: Court's Delay Renders Litigation Moot and Other Matters
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Tropicana To Seek a Changed Circumstance Review and Revocation of an Antidumping Duty Order - 06/07
International
June 11, 2007
Robert G. Coberly
ALSO IN THE ISSUE: Currency Issues Continue to Plague U.S. - China Relations - NASA Reveals Purported Solution to Its ITAR Problems - The Boycotts from Brazil - Court Decision on Liquidation Instructions May Require Parties to Challenge Commerce Administrative Review Decisions Early - DDTC Announces Partial Lifting of Somalia Arms Embargo - Internet Download From Iran Leads to Criminal Prosecution in U.S.
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Commerce Implements Some WTO - 04/2007
International
April 25, 2007
Robert Clifton Burns
Also in this Alert:
- Before You Name Your Kids, Check the SDN List
- CAFC Addresses Affiliated Companies in Antidumping Proceedings
- "Specially Designed" May Not Mean What You Think it Means
- BIS Targets Foreign Employees of Overseas Subsidiaries
- United States Takes Several Trade Actions Against China
- DDTC Offers Further Guidance on Broker Registration to Foreign
- Sales Representatives of U.S. Companies
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Exporters Should Exercise Caution on Shipments to Nepal - 02/12/07
International
February 12, 2007
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
Also In This Alert: New Contracting Rule Targets Overseas Sexual Activity by Government Contractor; Zeroing in Turmoil: The WTO Again Rejects the Unite States' use of Zeroing and the DOC Delays New Regulations; A Busy Trade Agenda Facing the New Congress; U.S. Civilian Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Offering Bribes in Iraq; U.S. Justice Department Goes After a French National for Foreign Bribery; What's in Your Laptop?; BIS Requires Licenses for Most Exports to North Korea
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BIS Fines EP MedSystems For Filing Voluntary Disclosure - 11/06
International
November 21, 2006
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
Also in this alert: USTR Requests Comments Regarding Compliance with Telecommunications Trade Agreements ~ Burning the Candle at Both Ends: Expanding Coverage Of the Antidumping Duty Order On Candles from China ~ FCPA Enforcement Agencies Fine Norway's Statoil $21 Million for Bribing an Iranian Oil Official ~ Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. to Pay 15.2+ Million in Fines to Resolve FCPA Liability ~ Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Certain Emergency Imports ~ Commerce Dept. Changes its Methodology in Antidumping on Treatment of Duty Drawback ~ U.S. International Trade Commission Investigates Trade with China ~ L-3 Pays the Price For Titan's Commission Payments ~ Proposed Consumer Insolvency Act in Taiwan
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OPIC Announces New Anticorruption Program - 10/06/06
International
October 11, 2006
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
Also in this alert ~ Federal Court Upholds Penalties Against Ford Motor Company For Customs Violations; CBP CIT Twice Finds a Provision of the Byrd Amendment Unconstitutional; The United States' Use of Zeroing Violates Its WTO Obligations; FCPA Developments in September; BIS Liberalizes Policy on Exports to Libya; No More U-Turns for Bank Saderat; Supermicro Pays the Price for Illegal Exports to Iran; Commerce and CBP Suspend Bonding Privilege for New Shippers, and Customs Briefs: Increased Focus on Trade and Enforcement
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Chinese "Catch-All" Saga Continues - 08/31/06
International
August 31, 2006
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
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GAO Calls For Sweeping Reforms of Exon-Florio - 11/11/05
International Client Alert
November 11, 2005
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
In this edition of the International Alert: GAO Calls For Sweeping Reforms of Exon-Florio; New York State Prosecutors Go After Oil-for-Food Violations; U.S. Government Announced Multiple Prosecutions for Bribing Azeri Senior Government Officials; E.U. Seeks to Wrest Control of Internet Names from the U.S.; UN Convention Against Corruption to Go into Effect in December; Customs K-9 Noses Out Competition for Coveted Award
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DDTC Issues Advisory on Export License Documentary Requirements- 10/10/05
International Client Alert
October 10, 2005
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
In this issue of the International Client Alert: DDTC Issues Advisory on Export License Documentary Requirements; DOJ and SEC Continue Actively Investigating and Prosecuting FCPA Violations; BIS Reverses Initial Decision on Deemed Export Rule on Country of Birth; BIS Prepares Draft of Catch-All Rules for Interagency Circulation; OFAC Releases Revised Rules on Burma Sanctions; Customs Announces Phase-In of Enforcement of New Wood Packaging Material Requirements
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New Guidance Released for OFAC Compliance By Financial Institutions - 8/18/05
International Client Alert
August 18, 2005
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
Also In This Edition: Department Of Justice Pursues Criminal Investigation Of DaimlerChrysler For Alleged FCPA Violations;
Two Former Executives Sentenced To Jail Time For Violating The FCPA In Kay Case; BIS Amends CCL To Implement Understandings Reached At The August 2005 Australia Group Meeting; State Department Plans To Fine Boeing For Exports Of Aircraft To China; Customs Set To Enforce New Restrictions On Wood Packaging
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DDTC Begins Returning License Applications Based on New Interpretation of Part 129 - 6/28/05
International Client Alert
June 28, 2005
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
In our June 28, 2005 International Client Alert: DDTC Begins Returning Applications Based on New Interpretation of Part 129; Diagnostic Products Corp. and Chinese Subsidiary Agree to Fines for Violating the FCPA; BIS is Likely to Adopt ¡§Catch-All¡¨ Regulations Limiting Exports to China; Customs Answers Questions Posed at Last Trade Symposium.
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Diagnostic Products Corp. and Chinese Subsidiary Agree to Fines for Violating the FCPA - 5/30/05
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Client Alert
May 30, 2005
William Steinman
On May 20, 2005, Diagnostic Products Corp. ("DPC") and a wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary reached an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") to settle a probe of alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the "FCPA"), and agreed to pay disgorgement of $2,038,727 and prejudgment interest in the amount of $749,895.
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Would You Like a Budweiser With Your Feta Cheese? 05/04/05
International
May 4, 2005
Illya Antonenko
Robert Clifton Burns
Also included: To Patent or Not to Patent?; Iraq Contracts Subject to Federal Claims Act Argues Justice Department; BIS Fines Exporter for Failure to Keep Adequate Records; Border Officials Are Turning Away Larger Numbers of Travelers at U.S. Entry Points
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Micrus Corporation Agrees to Fines for Violating the FCPA - 3/21/05
FCPA Client Alert
March 21, 2005
William Steinman
On March 2, 2005, Micrus Corporation entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") to settle a probe of potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the "FCPA"), and agreed to pay $450,000 in penalties. Micrus has also agreed to retain an independent FCPA compliance expert for a period of three years and to adopt an FCPA compliance program and a set of internal controls designed to prevent FCPA violations in the future.
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OFAC Announces New Rules for Cuban Agricultural Transactions - 3/14/05
International Client Alert
March 14, 2005
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
In our March 14, 2005 International Client Alert: OFAC Announces New Rules for Cuban Agricultural Transactions; Record Fines Imposed on Titan for Violating FCPA; Panel Considers Export Controls for Nanotechnology; Criminal Convictions For Exports of Polygraph Equipment; Micrus Corporation Agrees to Fines for Violating the FCPA
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Record Fines Imposed on Titan for FCPA Violations - 03/04/05
FCPA Client Alert
March 4, 2005
William Steinman
On March 1, 2005, Titan settled the enforcement action brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for violations under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the "FCPA") and agreed to pay approximately $15.5 million in disgorgement of monies obtained as the result of FCPA violations and a $13 million civil penalty.
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Yakou Case Creates International Uncertainty - 02/01/05
International Client Alert
February 1, 2005
Robert Clifton Burns
In our Febraury 2005 International Client Alert:
* Monsanto Settles FCPA Charges over Payments in Indonesia Intended to Cause Repeal of an Environmental Regulation;
* DDTC Changes Licensing of Foreign Nationals Employed in the United States; EU Revokes Punitive Tariffs, At Least for Now;
* U.S. Citizen Pleads Guilty to Violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act
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InVision's FCPA Settlement - 1/21/04
International
December 21, 2004
Robert Clifton Burns
William Steinman
In the December issue of the International Client Alert we discuss:
* InVision's FCPA Settlement
* New Rules Ease Sanctions on Literary and Scientific Exchanges with Cuba, Iraq and Sudan
* Supreme Court Extends Carriage of Goods at Sea Liability Limits to Multimodal Transport
* BIS to Issue New Rules on Installed Base in Libya
* Commerce's Interim Regulations Revise Licensee's Responsibility to Communicate License Conditions
* The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls Announces Embargo on Arms Exports to the Ivory Coast
* Proposed Changes in OFAC Rules on Cuban Payments for Agricultural Goods Might Violate Law
* There's a New Sheriff in Town
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11 New Red Flags:BIS Proposes New Rules Expanding Exporter Liability - 11/04
International
November 15, 2004
Robert Clifton Burns
In This Edition:
11 New Red Flags:BIS Proposes New Rules Expanding Exporter Liability
Legislation Seeks to Limit Business Activities of U.S. Foreign Subsidiaries
FCPA Concerns Increasingly Affect High Profile Mergers and Acquisitions
DDTC Releases Guidance on Exports to Iraq and Afghanistan
Other Developments
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GE and InVision push back merger date due to FCPA concerns
FCPA Concerns Increasingly Affect High Profile Mergers & Acquisitions
November 15, 2004
William Steinman
In This Edition:
- FCPA Concerns Increasingly Affect High Profile Mergers and Acquisitions
- Anti-Corruption Trade Group Rolls Out Country-by-Country Matrix of Permissible Gifts
- Former President of Costa Rica Resigns Post as OAS Secretary General Amid Allegations of Bribery
- Immucor Investigation in Italy Could Lead to FCPA Action in the United States
- DaimlerChrysler under Investigation for FCPA Violations
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Economic Sanctions on Libya Lifted - 10/04
International
Robert Clifton Burns
In this issue of the International Client Alert:
Economic Sanctions on Libya Lifted
U.S. Trade Representative Requests International Logistics Services Study By USITC
Voluntary Disclosure of Deemed Export Violations Leads To Significant Penalty from BIS
Phase-In Dates for Advance Cargo Information for Imports by Truck Announced by Customs
Keep in Mind: Registration Requirements of Part 129 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
FLASH: BIS Seeks comments on Changes to Foreign Policy Based Export Controls
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