September 29, 2020 LawCustoms Stream: CBE Materials; Cuban Sanctions; Magnitsky List; False Claims Act; Country of Origin

A weekly live web event dedicated to issues related to international trade.


Materials used throughout the stream include:

OWIT Mexico Event | WOMAN EXPORTING MX – October 26-30, 2020

https://mbmapp.com/event/mujerexportamx

Assoc. of Cert. Sanction Specialists | Listings, Delistings and Other Developments in the Russian Sphere – Oct. 1, 2020

https://sanctionsassociation.org/20201001upcoming/

Event – Rising Tensions – Increased Trade Controls on Wednesday, October 7 HKT

https://email.steptoecommunications.com/120/8358/landing-pages/rsvp-blank.asp?sid=ea292c35-fe3a-42c2-ac19-ea8649c27ee1

Cuba: OFAC’s amendment of Cuban Asset Control Regulations: Qs 837

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/topic/1541

12 Categories of General License: https://cu.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/traveling-to-cuba/

New Rule for Professional Meetings: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=cff7b100f3d7279989d2c087a32f83f6&mc=true&node=se31.3.515_1564&rgn=div8

Old Rule for Professional Meetings: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2019-title31-vol3/pdf/CFR-2019-title31-vol3-sec515-564.pdf

New Rule for Public Performances: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=cff7b100f3d7279989d2c087a32f83f6&mc=true&node=se31.3.515_1567&rgn=div8

Old Rule for Public Performances: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2019-title31-vol3/pdf/CFR-2019-title31-vol3-sec515-567.pdf

HK Special Administrative Region on SDN – 09/25/2020 OFAC FAQ

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/840

Reminder of 08/31/2020 HKSAR Designations: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1088

Follows Exxon Mobile Case: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-txnd-3_17-cv-01930/pdf/USCOURTS-txnd-3_17-cv-01930-2.pdf

Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) makes it to Magnitsky List on 09/25/2020

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/835

Note on Magnitsky (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Magnitsky):

Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 … see pg. 8: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6156enr/pdf/BILLS-112hr6156enr.pdf

New Website for Steel Mill Licenses

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/11/2020-19753/steel-import-monitoring-and-analysis-system

https://www.trade.gov/us-industry-licensing

https://enforcement.trade.gov/steel/license/SMP_byHTS.pdf

DOJ News Release on False Claims Act

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/multinational-industrial-engineering-company-pay-22-million-settle-false-claims-act

09/16/2020 Customs Bulletin at 15: Cyper Power v. US

https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2020-Sep/Vol_54_No_36_Complete_0.pdf

 

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