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Included in this Issue:

  • DOJ Issues Revised Export Control and Sanctions Enforcement Policy for Business Organizations Providing Clear Guidance on the Benefits of Self-Disclosing Violations
  • The "New NAFTA:" Compliance Consequences of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
  • Senator Menendez Blocks Transfer of Firearms Export Control from State Department to Commerce
  • Latest Iran Sanctions in Shipping and Aviation: Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), E-Sail Shipping Company Ltd, and Mahan Air  
  • State Department Issues Advisory on the Export of Metals to Iran

ANTICORRUPTION SPOTLIGHT:

  • Happy (Belated) International Anticorruption Day!
  • OFAC Sanctions 68 Entities for Corruption and Human Rights Violations
  • Swedish Company Agrees to $1 Billion Settlement in Largest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Enforcement Action
  • U.S. Trade Representative Proposes Duties on French Products in Response to France's Digital Services Tax
  • South Sudan Officials Sanctioned for Undermining Peace Process; Visa Restrictions Announced
  • DOC Seeks Comments on Procedure for Entity List Entry Removal or Modification
  • Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Company Settles for Alleged Violations of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR)
  • OFAC Sanctions Guatemalan Mayor's Drug Trafficking Organization

Excerpt:

DOJ Issues Revised Export Control and Sanctions Enforcement Policy for Business Organizations Providing Clear Guidance on the Benefits of Self-Disclosing Violations

On December 13, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a new policy on voluntary self-disclosures of export control and sanctions violations (the "New VSD Policy"). In contrast to the guidance released in October 2016 regarding voluntary self-disclosures in export controls and sanctions investigations (the "2016 Guidance"), the New VSD Policy applies to all organizations, including financial institutions.

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