The BIS Entity List: The U.S. Government’s “New” Foreign Policy Stick
Author: Wendy Wysong.; Ali Burney.; Hena Schommer.; Nick Turner.; Anthony Pan.
Source: Volume 36, Number 02, February 2020 , pp.23-26(4)
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Abstract:
Since 2016, BIS has added hundreds of entities and individuals to its Entity List, not just for violations of export control regulations, but also for various threats to U.S. national security and foreign policy. The authors describe BIS’s evolving procedures and grounds for adding names to the List, the recent additions of Huawei and its affiliates, new listings for human rights violations, and other reasons for list additions in 2019. They note that BIS officials have stated that the Entity List is the easiest of all the government’s tools for restricting trade and will likely remain a favorite tool in 2020 and beyond.Keywords: Bureau of Industry & Security (“BIS”); Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”); Inclusion and Remove from BIL List
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