The US Department of Commerce (âDepartmentâ) issued a final rule (the âRuleâ) on December 6, 2024 to amend provisions related to the Departmentâs review of transactions involving information and communications technology and services (âICTSâ) âdesigned, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary that may pose undue or unacceptable risk to the United States or U.S. persons.â The Rule implements important clarifications to the…
On Thursday 12 December, we hosted the webinar âTrump and Tariffs: A Global Perspective of What Lies Aheadâ. The session focused on the potential tariff impacts of President-Elect Trumpâs second term in office, giving a global perspective on what to look out for, and how best to prepare. Highlights from our speakers are set out below. To listen to the full webinar, please click here. US Canada Mexico Latin America EU / UK Africa Middle East China…
On 12 December, the EU Forced Labour Regulation (âRegulationâ) was published in the EU Official Journal. The publication is following the EU Councilâs approval of the Regulation on 19 November 2024. The text of the Regulation was approved by qualified majority with 25 EU Member States voting in favour and 2 EU Member States abstaining from voting. The Regulation was signed by the President of the European Parliament and the President of the EU Council…