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Libya Sanctions Cause Confusion The Wall Street Journal, March 31, 2011
Justice Department, SEC cracking down on U.S.
companies engaging in bribery abroad The Washington Post, March 24, 2011
U.S. business community asks for leeway on Libya sanctions
The Cable, March 3, 2011
FCPA Fines Made Up Half of All DOJ Criminal Division Penalties in Fiscal 2010 The Wall Street Journal, January 24, 2011
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U.S. Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
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*with special thanks for contributions by Steve McNabb,Gozie Onyema and Kim Walker
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Overview of U.S. Trade Controls
Export Controls Economic Sanctions and Embargoes Anti-boycott Controls
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Dual Use Export Controls Main regulator : U.S. Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) Regulations : Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
Product Destination Controls: products listed on Commerce Control List (CCL)
according to Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) End Use/End User Controls
Penalties : Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)
Civil fines (up to the greater of $250,000 or twice the value of thetransaction)
Criminal fines (up to $1 million) or if an individual, imprisonment (up to 20years), or both
Possibly greater fines if imposed under the Alternative Fines Act, which (amongother things) allows fines to be imposed up to twice the pecuniary gain or loss of the transaction
Seizure and forfeiture of goods Loss of export privileges Possible reputational damage
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Dual Use Controls (contd) What is covered? Dual Use Items generally, U.S.-origin items not
specifically designed or modified for military use(even if the item is frequently used by the military,e.g. , a water bottle)
EXAMPLE 1: U.S.-origin bicycle helmet notspecifically designed/modified for a military use.[Dual use item]
EXAMPLE 2: U.S.-origin bicycle helmet speciallyconfigured to be compatible with militarycommunication hardware. [ITAR item]
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Dual Use Controls (contd) General Prohibitions (exceptions may apply):
Export and reexport of controlled items to
listed countries Reexport and export from abroad of foreign-made items incorporating more than a de
minimis amount of controlled U.S. content 25% U.S.-origin content by value for most destinations 10% U.S.-origin content by value for sanctioned countries
(e.g., Iran, Syria) Reexport and export from abroad of the
foreign-produced direct product of U.S.
technology and software to listed destinations6GULC IBT Spring 2011: Class 10 - Prof. Devine
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Dual Use Controls (contd)
Common License Exceptions: Temporary imports, exports, and re-exports (TMP) Technology and Software-Unrestricted (TSU)
Baggage (BAG)
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Key Concept: Deemed Exports Release of technology to a foreign national is
deemed to be an export to the country or
countries of the foreign national Foreign national :
Any person who is not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident A valid work or student visa does not change status
Technology can include technical data,
documentation, manufacturing know-how Release includes transmission of information to aforeign national anywhere, including in the United
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Arms Export Controls Main regulator : U.S. State Department, Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)
Regulations : International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Penalties :
Civil fines (up to $500,000) Criminal fines (up to $1 million) or if an individual,
imprisonment (up to 10 years), or both Possibly greater fines if imposed under the Alternative Fines Act
Loss of export privileges Possible reputational damage
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Arms Export Controls (contd) What is covered?
Exports of all U.S.-origin defense articles (itemslisted on U.S. Munitions List) A defense article is defined as any item that has
been specifically designed or modified for amilitary use Includes controls on transfers of technical data
related to defense articles to non-U.S. persons,whether that data is transferred orally, visually,electronically, or through any other means
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Arms Export Controls (contd) With very few exceptions, licenses or other
authorizations are required for exports to alldestinations of defense articles Exports of defense articles are prohibited to:
Embargoed destinations (including Belarus, China,Cote dIvoire, Venezuela, and about 20 more),
State Department Debarred Parties, and Prohibited parties under U.S. law
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Economic Sanctions and Embargoes
Main Regulator : U.S. Department of Treasury, Officeof Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
Types of Programs : May be comprehensive (e.g., Cuba, Iran, Sudan)
or selective (e.g., Burma, Syria, Zimbabwe) Embargoes on Trade and Services
Asset Freezes Entry Restrictions
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Sanctions and Embargoes (contd) Apply to U.S. persons:
U.S. citizens, wherever located U.S. companies Any person in the United States, regardless of
nationality May also cover:
Non-U.S. persons directing or involved inprohibited conduct by U.S. persons
Also for Cuba embargo: Covers all entities
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Sanctions and Embargoes (contd) Penalties :
IEEPA sanctions programs: Civil fines (up to the greater of $250,000 or twice the value of
the transaction) Criminal fines (up to $1 million) or if an individual,imprisonment (up to 20 years) or both
Possibly greater fines if imposed under the Alternative Fines Act
Trading With the Enemy Act (TWEA) sanctions programs (e.g.,Treasurys Cuban Assets Control Regulations): Civil fines (up to $65,000) Criminal fines (up to $1 million) (if an organization) or if an
individual, criminal fines (up to $100,000) or imprisonment (upto 10 years), or both Possibly greater fines if imposed under the Alternative Fines Act
Seizure and forfeiture of goods Possible reputational damage
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Key Concept: Specially Designated National Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs) (e.g., terrorists,
drug cartels, certain vessels) Unlawful for U.S. persons to conduct any transaction
with an SDN Names change regularly and SDN List is updated
regularly May be based in non-sanctioned countries, such as:
Canada Mexico UK United States
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Key Concept: Export of Services Many economic sanctions programs prohibit U.S.
persons from directly or indirectly exportingservices to sanctioned parties, including sanctionedindividuals, entities, and countries
Example : A U.S. person cannot repair the computer of an
SDN because such conduct would constitute the provisionof a service to the SDN Sanctions also prohibit a U.S. person facilitating any
transaction that a U.S. party could not conduct Example : A U.S. person cannot refer Iran business to a non-
U.S. competitor because that U.S. person could not itself
conduct such business as a general matter.16GULC IBT Spring 2011: Class 10 - Prof. Devine
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Key Concept: Export of Services (contd)
Prohibition on export of service covers U.S.persons, wherever located
Example: U.S. citizen in Kosovo cannot facilitate aprohibited transaction simply because they are outsidethe United States.
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Anti-Boycott Controls
Main Regulators : Departments of Commerce and Treasury Regulations:
Export Administration Regulations (Commerce) Internal Revenue Code (Treasury)
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Anti-Boycott Controls (contd)
Evasion : any action to avoid U.S. anti-boycott laws andregulations
Very fact-specific Current Treasury Department boycott countries :
Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UnitedArab Emirates, and Republic of Yemen Boycott requests also may be received from Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Oman, or others Reporting : Boycott requests generally have to be reportedto Commerce and or Treasury
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Restricted Parties Screening
5 Principal U.S. Government Lists of Restricted Parties :
Specially Designated Nationals List:http:www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn Denied Persons List: http://www.bis.doc.gov/dpl/default.shtm Unverified List:
http://www.bis.doc.gov/enforcement/unverifiedlist/unverified_parties.html Entity List: http://www.bis.doc.gov/entities/default.htm Debarred Persons List:
http://www.pmddtc.state.gov/compliance/debar.html
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FCPA Anti-bribery provisions apply to
All U.S. companies, citizens, or residents, whether or notthey act within or outside of the United States
Any non-U.S. company listed on the U.S. stock exchanges Any non-U.S. company or individual who executes any part
of a bribery scheme within the United States, and All officers, directors, employees, or agents of the above
U.S. parent companies may also be liable for the acts of non-U.S. subsidiaries where the parent authorized,directed, or controlled the activity in question
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FCPA (cont.) Accounting provisions apply to
Issuers, which are companies with securities
registered in the United States or that fileperiodic reports with the SEC
Foreign subsidiaries of issuers are not bounddirectly by these provisions, but a parentcompany must generally in good faith use its
influence to cause its subsidiary to devise andmaintain efficient accounting controls
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FCPA (cont.) Facilitating payments exception
Made to secure routine governmental action
Must be small, reasonable, and well-documented Most local laws prohibit them Examples include
Obtaining copies of or speeding the processing of permits, licenses, official documents
Expediting the processing of governmental papers (e.g.,visas)
Providing police protection Delivering mail Providing utilities (phones, power, water)
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FCPA (cont.)
Two limited affirmative defenses Payment is lawful under foreign countrys written laws Payment is a reasonable and bona fide expenditure
to demonstrate or promote a product or execute acontract
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FCPA (cont.) Criminal PenaltiesAnti-Bribery Provisions
Up to a $2 million fine per violation for companies Up to 5 years in jail and up to $250,000 fine for
individuals Criminal PenaltiesAccounting and Internal
Controls Provisions
Up to a $25 million fine per violation for companies Up to 20 years in jail and up to a $5 million fine forindividuals
Fines for both companies and individuals may beeven higher than the ones included in the FCPAstatute (up to 2x the benefit sought or received)under a federal alternative fine provision
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FCPA (cont.) Civil Penalties
FCPA statute permits both the DOJ and SEC to impose a
basic $10,000 per violation civil fine upon individuals andcompanies The SEC may also impose additional civil penalties
ranging between $5,000 to $100,000 upon individualsand $50,000 to $500,000 upon companies These additional penalties, and the SEC basic FCPA civil
fine, are adjusted for inflation Alternatively, the SEC may impose a civil penalty equal to
the gross pecuniary gain to an individual or company
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Other Potentially Relevant Laws
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Dodd-Frank ActWhistleblower Provisions Permit awards of between 10 and 30% of monetary
sanctions the SEC imposes upon a company > $1million to those who assist the SEC with informationabout a securities violation (including FCPA violations)
This information must be independently gained (i.e., not froman internal investigation, audit, annual report, court filing, ornews article)
Create a private right of action for whistleblowers whoare discharged, threatened, suspended, harassed, ordiscriminated against for reporting securities violations
Other Potentially Relevant Laws (cont.)
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Other Potentially Relevant Laws (cont.)
Travel Act (18 U.S.C. 1952) Prohibits domestic or international travel or
use of facilities to commit, attempt tocommit, or help commit certain crimes (eitherstate or federal)
Facilities is defined to include the mails, the wires,emails, advertising, telephones, etc.
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Other Potentially Relevant Laws (cont.)
Wire & Mail Fraud (18 U.S.C. 1341-43) Prohibits use of the U.S. wires/mails in connection
with any scheme to deprive anyone of a thing of value(i.e., submitting inflated bids/false invoices)
May also apply to non-U.S. companies and individuals
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Other Potentially Relevant Laws (cont.)
Bribery of U.S. government officials Federal law prohibits directly or indirectly providing
anything of value to U.S. government officials inexchange for an official act (this includes procurementfraud)
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Other Potentially Relevant Laws (cont.)
Many states have anti-bribery laws Many of these laws apply to bribery of both public
officials and private persons e.g., Texas Penal Code 36.02 (public officials) and 32.43
(commercial bribery)
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Recent Enforcement Trends
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Recent Enforcement Trends (cont.)
Top enforcement priority and increasedresources Significant growth in both the number of FCPA
reported enforcement actions and the size of the penalties imposed Dedicated Department of Justice (DOJ) and
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)FCPA teams
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Recent Enforcement Trends (cont.) Increased use of industry-wide investigations and
growth in the number of industries under scrutiny Industries recently under review include
Oil & gas Medical devices & pharmaceuticals Cosmetics Law enforcement & military products Financial services
Sovereign wealth funds Insurance Construction & engineering Tobacco Computer & information technology
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Recent Enforcement Trends (cont.) More proactive enforcement techniques Traditional law enforcement techniques
Both the DOJ and SEC are seeking increasinglylarge penalties Nearly $2 billion in fines and penalties were levied
against companies for FCPA-related offenses in2010 Also in 2010, several individuals were sentenced to
prison terms ranging from 6 months to over 7years
Both agencies are also clearly focused on
prosecuting individuals36GULC IBT Spring 2011: Class 10 - Prof. Devine
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Recent Enforcement Trends (cont.) DOJ and SEC are increasingly utilizing expansive
theories of liability, including aiding and abetting,
agency, and conspiracy theories Anti-corruption enforcement is heating up all over
the world International enforcement agencies have increased the
number of anti-corruption related investigations andprosecutions
Cooperation is increasingly routine New anti-corruption legislation is being enacted U.S. style approaches to investigations and resolutions
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Policies Regarding Business Courtesies Anti-corruption compliance policies
requiring that business courtesies (i.e.,
gifts, entertainment, and travel-relatedexpenses) be pre-approved by anappropriate supervisor or the companys
compliance officer Expenditures cannot be lavish or frequent
and must be compliant with local laws Focus on transparency to avoid any
appearance of corrupt intent
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Facilitating Payments Effective anti-corruption policies generally
prohibit or place strict limits on facilitatingpayments, including Pre-approval procedures
Procedures to ensure such payments areaccurately recorded on the company s books andrecords
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Third Parties
The FCPA and other anti-corruption lawsprohibit direct and indirect corruptpayments
Including robust anti-corruption provisionsin all contract agreements with third partiesis one way of mitigating potential anti-corruption risks presented by thoserelationships
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Joint Ventures
Joint venture partners, and the joint ventureitself, can raise substantial compliance issues
As with third parties, keys to joint venturecompliance involve careful due diligence and theincorporation of robust anti-corruptionprovisions into the joint venture agreement
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Anti-corruption liability has often arisen inconnection with mergers and acquisitions
Requires robust due diligence