The OverRuled: BIS Export Controls Module has been updated with the following actions:
- 04 Dec 2023 - Belavia Belarusian Airlines - Denial Order; No monetary penalty
On December 4, 2023, BIS renewed against Belavia Belarusian Airlines ("Respondent") a Temporary Denial Order (TDO) issued on June 16, 2022, for a period of 1 year in relation to the information indicating that the Respondent is headquartered in Minsk, Belarus, and owned by the State of Belarus. Specifically, the Respondent was involved in exporting or reexporting 9A991 aircraft, among many others, on flights to Belarus and/or Russia after April 8, 2022, without the required BIS authorization. Moreover, the continued operation of these aircraft by the Respondent and the company’s ongoing need to acquire replacement parts and components, many of which are U.S.-origin, presents a high likelihood of imminent violations warranting imposition of a TDO. BIS further find that such apparent violations have been significant and deliberate. Therefore, issuance of the TDO is necessary in the public interest to prevent imminent violation of the Regulations and to give notice to companies and individuals in the United States and abroad that they should avoid dealing with the Respondent, in connection with export and reexport transactions involving items subject to the Regulations and in connection with any other activity subject to the Regulations.
The OverRuled: Russia Trade Controls Resource Center has been updated with the following actions:
- 05 Dec 2023 (BIS):
BIS added 42 entities under 44 entries to the Entity List. These entities are listed under the destinations of Armenia (3), Belarus (1), Belgium (3), China (1), Cyprus (4), Germany (1), Kazakhstan (1), Netherlands (1), Russia (28), and the United Arab Emirates (1). Two entities are added to the Entity List under two destinations, accounting for the difference in the totals.
- 04 Dec 2023 (BIS):
BIS renewed its Temporary Denial Order ("TDO") on Belarusian airline Belavia Belarusian Airlines (“Belavia”). This renewal is an extended renewal for a period of one year.
The OverRuled: China Trade Controls Resource Center has been updated with the following actions:
- 05 Dec 2023 (BIS):
BIS added 42 entities to the Entity List, including one under the destination of the PRC, on the basis of diversion of items to Russia and the PRC or otherwise supporting the Russian military, government entities, or sanctioned parties.
The designated PRC entity, Planet Technology, was determined to have procured U.S.-origin items that were recovered from a downed Iranian drone used by Russia in Ukraine.
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