Both Australia and China initiate trade disputes under the WTO.The Kitchen is there to bring more details to you.

The Kitchen looks at recent Bureau of Industry and Security settlements with US companies for exporting without license.

The European Commission issues two Adequacy Decisions for personal data transfers to the UK. The Kitchen reviews the main points that go into a successful data transfer recipe.

Commerce’s BIS adds 5 to the Entity List – tackles China’s forced labor practices in Xinjiang. US Customs prohibits imports of silica-based products made with forced labor.

Allied with the US, UK and the EU, Canada rolls out additional sanctions on Belarus, prohibiting financial services and dealing in property of the listed persons.

The UK and EU coordinate on Belarus sanctions and the Kitchen reviews what’s cooking in this area.

The Kitchen reviews the DOJ’s recent seizure of websites utilized by Iranian SDNs; UK issues guidance on financial restrictions under its sanctions on Russia.

The European Commission served up new and improved model contractual clauses for data transfers under the GDPR.  Important dates are attached and the Kitchen took a look at this development.

China rolls out its new Data Protection Law.  The Kitchen takes a peek at the main data points that are cooking in this significant legal area, ready to be served to companies in China, starting on September 1, 2021.

OFAC issues General Licenses allowing for certain exports and services to assist with Covid-19 in Syria, Iran and Venezuela. As always, read them carefully - they all come with limitations and remember that other departments may have their own restrictions and licensing requirements for these sanctioned destinations.