Commerce Expands Direct Product Rule to Target Huawei

On May 19, 2020, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), published an interim final rule (85 FR 29849) amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to expand the Direct Product Rule to apply to specific members of the Entity List—at this time China’s Huawei Technologies and 114 non-U.S. affiliates.  The rule was effective May 15, 2020, the date on which it was made available for public inspection.

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