On 23 October 2025, the EU adopted a further sanctions package, its “19th Round”, against Russia in connection with its ongoing war in Ukraine. We summarise the key measures below.
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Today, the U.S. and the EU have concluded a framework agreement that covers trade-related areas, as well as broader discussions on regulatory and economic policies.
With regard to tariffs, the EU will eliminate tariffs on all U.S. industrial goods and provide preferential market access for U.S. seafood and agricultural products. Additionally, the EU committed not…
On Wednesday, July 23, 2025, the White House released the “America’s AI Action Plan” (the “AI Action Plan”). The AI Action Plan is the result of the Trump Administration’s Request for Information, which describes policy actions related to artificial intelligence as it seeks to replace the Biden Administration’s “AI Diffusion Rule.” The…
The AI Action Plan spotlights AI innovation, adoption, and competitiveness, but much work remains to turn its vision into reality.
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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced plans on May 13,2025, to rescind the Biden Administration’s AI diffusion export control rule, which was set to take effect on May 15. BIS will issue a formal rescission notice in the Federal Register and plans to introduce a replacement rule in the future. BIS enforcement officials…
On March 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released two final rules that announced the addition of 80 new entities to the Entity List (see BIS press release here). In its press release, BIS officials stated that the Entity List is only one of the powerful tools…
On February 7, 2025, Representative Mark Green (R-TN-7) introduced the China Technology Transfer Control Act, a bill which would restrict the export to the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) certain “national interest technology” and intellectual property. According to a statement by Rep. Green, the bill is intended as a sign to “get serious about protecting…
On July 25, 2023, the Senate overwhelmingly approved a measure to add mandatory notifications of certain investments in China to the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”). The Outbound Investment Transparency Act, authored by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Bob Casey (D-PA), would require U.S. companies to notify the government of investments in certain Chinese sectors,…
A Crowell & Moring Overview of the Biden Administration’s First 100 Days in Office
After 100 days in office, President Joe Biden has made it clear that he is not afraid to go it alone to pursue policy to match his campaign rhetoric and promises. The first 100 days of the administration were marked by…
The Export Control Reform Act of 2018, included within the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019, became law on August 13, 2018, and provides “modern” and permanent statutory authority for the U.S. Export Administration regulations (EAR), which control the export, re-export, and transfer of U.S. origin “dual-use” items.
As a result of…
