Nixon Peabody Partner Alexandra López-Casero will be speaking on "Export Control Classification: The Evolving Scope of Critical Technology and How it Affects Mandatory Filings," at the 11th Annual National Conference on CFIUS.
Details from the website
This session will delve into the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) and the EAR99 for low-technology consumer goods, and its interplay with FIRRMA and how presidential authority to regulate and enforce export controls is now being implemented.
- Classifying technology under EAR99, when you need a licence and where the tech can be exported to
- Determining when BUS will make a unilateral technology classifications, and which agencies will get involved
- Practical impact of expanding the mandatory declaration process
- Unpacking the evolving interplay of export controls and foreign investment reviews
- Evaluating whether or not your company has critical technology
- Discussing how presidential authority is being coordinated with the Secretaries of Commerce
- Defense, Energy and State to identify “emerging and foundational technologies” that are essential to national security, but are not deemed “critical technologies” subject to CFIUS review
- Emerging implications for exporters operating in sectors that are identified as involving foundational or emerging technologies
For more information or to register, visit the conference website.