Commerce Issues 50 Percent Rule

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued an interim final rule expanding U.S. export restrictions to cover foreign affiliates majority-owned by entities already subject to end-user controls. The rule aligns the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) with the Treasury Department’s longstanding “50 percent rule” applied to sanctioned parties.

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