Companies Should Analyze FDP Rule to Prepare for Potential Russia Controls, Akin Gump Says
The Bureau of Industry and Security’s reorganization and clarification of its foreign direct product rules this month (see 2202020021) could allow the administration to more easily use the rule to target specific Russian sectors if Russia invades Ukraine (see 2202150043),…
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Akin Gump said in a February alert. The law firm outlined how companies can examine recent BIS changes to the FDP rule as a “guide for analyses of the scope and impact of possible” new Russia controls, and how certain changes to the Export Administration Regulations would affect various exports to Russia. Companies should examine whether their foreign-produced items contain certain levels of U.S. origin content, Akin Gump said, and whether they would have to comply with new licensing restrictions if Russia were moved to a different EAR Country Group.