Does being in Canada mean relief from US export controls? Not as far as the US Government is concerned. US restrictions on reexports and other transactions (EAR, ITAR & OFAC) apply to Canadian firms. This includes parents, subsidiaries and affiliates of US firms, as well as wholly Canadian entities. In this free, concise thirty minute webinar, ECTI faculty member and upcoming Montreal seminar instructor Scott Gearity, will use his over 15...

Singapore 2015 CLICK HERE FOR FULL SCHEDULE OF SEMINARS SEMINAR SERIES in SINGAPORE MARCH 23-26, 2015 EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT BEFORE FEBRUARY 23, 2015! ** Back-to-back seminars on compliance with reformed United States Export Control Laws (EAR / ITAR / OFAC) for companies located in Asia or elsewhere outside of the United States. ECTI INSTRUCTORS John Black Greg Creeser Scott Gearity Donald Pearce EAR / OFAC U.S. Commercial & Military...

Don't get caught unaware of new license requirements! While Export Control Reform continues to garner much of the exporting community's attention, export control and sanctions regulations continue to change in other important ways. Over the past few months, the Departments of State, Commerce and Treasury have introduced a number of significant changes to the export controls on countries and regions including Crimea, Cuba, Hong Kong, India, Ru...

Export Enforcement Gets Personal: The US Government is already penalizing employees. Until recently, executives and employees were generally protected from personal liability for civil penalties in export enforcement cases. Then came the case ofUnited States v. Trek Leather, Inc., in which Federal courts ruled that corporate officials may be held personally liable for regulatory violations even without the government “piercing the corpor...

It is more important than ever to get this right. Your company likely is exporting technical data/technology and software more frequently and in more ways than ever before. The more you export, the more important it is to make sure you have the accurate classification in the Commerce Control List (CCL). If you get the wrong Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) for the items you export, you could easily have hundreds of people in your or...

Export Controls on Electronic Components, Telecom & Infosec: 2015 Update California CLE Credit Approval (1.5 Credit Hours) Pending Learn More ECoP®EAR or ITAR renewal credits = 1 BIS published several important regulation changes at the end of December 2014 that affect product classification and licensing requirements for certain electronic components. These changes included those that had already been changed once by Export Control Re...

Orlando 2015 CLICK HERE FOR FULL SCHEDULE OF SEMINARS SEMINAR SERIES in ORLANDO FLORIDA FEBRUARY 2015 Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Office of Foreign Assets Controls & Embargoes (OFAC) Explained - complete with the latest updates on Export Control Reform (ECR): This seminar series provides both novice and experienced export compliance professionals with an in-depth education...

If you get this wrong, you’ll have to be lucky to get your exports right. One of the most difficult and important export compliance tasks is determining the classification in the Commerce Control List (CCL) for the items you export. If you get the wrong Export Control Classification Number (ECCN), there is a good chance that will cause you to make other compliance mistakes, including determining when you need an export license. Finding...

San Diego 2015 CLICK HERE FOR FULL SCHEDULE OF SEMINARS SEMINAR SERIES in SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA JANUARY 2015 Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Office of Foreign Assets Controls & Embargoes (OFAC) Explained - complete with the latest updates on Export Control Reform (ECR): This seminar series provides both novice and experienced export compliance professionals with an in-depth educ...

Export Control Reform has presented companies with a number of challenges and benefits. But like all things related to export controls, there are many gray areas and companies are making regulatory interpretations and new classification and licensing decisions all the time. At the same time, companies are under the gun to reduce paper and go electronic, so how do you go about re-creating paper files in the digital world? How can you maintain...