Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, which oversees the Bureau of Industry and Security, introduced a bill Nov. 17 to promote multilateral coordination on export controls for chipmaking equipment.
The Netherlands is suspending its takeover of Chinese-owned semiconductor firm Nexperia, announced Vincent Karremans, the Dutch minister of economic affairs. The Netherlands has had "constructive discussions with the Chinese authorities" and is "positive about the steps the Chinese authorities have taken to restart the supply of chips to Europe and the rest of the world," he said Nov. 19 in a statement, according to an unofficial translation.
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The U.S. appeared to have underestimated or not understood the impact of the Bureau of Industry and Security 50% rule, especially the volume of license applications the agency was set to receive, said Thea Kendler, former BIS assistant secretary for export administration.
The EU needs to overhaul its approach to export controls so it can better respond to rising extraterritorial restrictions by the U.S. and China, a European Parliament member told a conference of EU and U.S. government and industry officials last week.
Exporters should continue preparing to adhere to the Bureau of Industry and Security’s new Affiliates Rule, even though the Trump administration recently suspended it for a year, two compliance experts said Nov. 13 during a webinar hosted by the American Association of Exporters and Importers.
The recent export controls suspended by the Chinese government created a new framework for export controls that could quickly be reinstated should tensions between the U.S. and China flare up again, according to compliance experts.
The Bureau of Industry and Security released a notice Nov. 10 officially suspending its Affiliates Rule for one year, as expected (see 2510310020). The stay of the rule, which applied Entity List prohibitions to unlisted entities owned at least 50% by companies on the Entity List, takes effect immediately.
The Bureau of Industry and Security released a final rule Nov. 10 removing Chinese affiliates of Arrow Electronics from the Entity List, effective immediately.
The Bureau of Industry and Security released a notice Nov. 10 officially suspending its Affiliates Rule for one year, beginning immediately. The stay of the rule, which applies Entity List prohibitions to unlisted entities owned at least 50% by companies on the Entity List, will run through Nov. 9, 2026, as expected.