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12 Jun, 2024

BIS Announces Settlement of Antiboycott Violations with Airbus Space and Defense Subsidiary

On June 3, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced the resolution of an administrative enforcement action brought against Airbus DS Government Solutions (“Airbus DSGS”)—a subsidiary of defense giant Airbus U.S. Space & Defense—for multiple violations of longstanding antiboycott regulations that effectively prohibit U.S. Persons from engaging in any activity that would constitute the support of unauthorized foreign boycotts. ...

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7 Feb, 2024

BIS Imposes $153,175 Penalty Against Wabtec Corporation to Resolve Multiple Violations of Antiboycott Regulations

By: Alex Cotoia, Regulatory Compliance Manager at the Volkov Law Group ([email protected]) and Daniela Melendez, Associate at the Volkov Law Group ([email protected]) Wabtec Corporation (“Wabtec”)—a global manufacturer and supplier of rail technology headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—recently settled an administrative enforcement proceeding with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) involving forty-three (43) apparent violations of the antiboycott provisions of the Export...

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12 Sep, 2023

BIS Signals New Enforcement Initiative for Antiboycott Compliance — Pratt and Whitney Settles Antiboycott Violations

Alex Cotoia, Regulatory Compliance Manager at The Volkov Law Group, rejoins us for an interesting posting on BIS’ recent enforcement action against Pratt & Whitney for violation of the antiboycott regulations. Alex can be reached at [email protected]. On September 27, 2023, the United States Department of Commerce’s Office of Antiboycott Compliance, a division of the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), publicized an unanticipated and...