"Determining Jurisdiction--The Right Way" Webinar

Get Your Jurisdiction Right, Or Else!

USML vs. CCL Jurisdiction Advanced Analysis

One of the most critical export compliance issues is determining whether a product or technology is subject to the jurisdiction of the US Munitions List or the Commerce Control List. If you get that decision wrong, just about everything else you do related to exporting or reexporting the item will likely not comply with the applicable regulations.

The ITAR does not give companies the option to decide what they think jurisdiction should be based on. Logic, common sense or other judgments cannot be used when determining an item or technologies jurisdiction. The ITAR lays out the specific rules for jurisdiction but they are some of the most misunderstood, overlooked, misused, and even ignored rules in the regulations.

We will examine these critical jurisdiction topics:

Applying the regulations, not folklore
Jurisdiction = What is a “defense article”
Rules for exporters to use when determining jurisdiction
Criteria the US Government follows to designate additional items
Analysis of specifically “designed or modified” vs. “usable,” “destined for use in,” “configured”
Ignoring non-regulatory terminology when making jurisdiction determinations
Jurisdiction special cases: Learning how they apply and understanding the implications of where they do not apply
Finding company resources to help you in your jurisdiction determinations

Join ECTI and John Black for an in-depth and thorough examination of jurisdiction issues. When you finish this webinar, you will have a sound understanding of the jurisdiction rules and the basis for a practical approach to making jurisdiction decisions that comply with the regulations.

"Determining Jurisdiction--The Right Way" Webinar will provide PowerPoint slides and include video and commentary from John Black who has been working in the export controls industry for 27 years.

**Recordings of the webinar will be made available at no-charge to registrants.

Webinar Details:

Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Time:                    1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
                             10:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time
                             12:00 PM Central Daylight Time
                              6:00 PM Western European Summer Time

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Cost: $195 per person

Speaker and Presenter Information

John R. Black has been involved in US export and trade control matters since 1984. He advises a wide range of US and foreign companies, ranging in size from Fortune 10 to small companies in nearly every industrial sector. He also serves as an expert export control adviser to several major US law firms and their clients, and has advised several foreign governments on US export control matters. Within the export compliance field, he has earned a reputation as one of the leading experts on US export and trade controls. From 1984 through 1988 he worked for the Bureau of Export Administration, where he was responsible for writing the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and interpreting the EAR for government and industry. From 1988 to the present, Mr. Black has been an export/trade control compliance consultant. Mr. Black has developed a comprehensive knowledge of the Export Administration Regulations (including the antiboycott provisions), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and the trade control regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control. He uses his depth of expertise in multiple US trade control regulations to help his clients ensure they comply with the entire scope of US trade controls. Mr. Black has advised major US exporters on export control internal compliance policies, processes, and procedures. He has also conducted many export control compliance audits for his clients and worked with them to implement remedial measures to address deficiencies found in the audits. Mr. Black has worked with companies involved in export enforcement actions and has helped them to develop comprehensive remedial compliance policies, processes, and procedures which have successfully mitigated the penalties imposed for their violations. Mr. Black�s comprehensive knowledge of US regulations and his understanding of practical business requirements enable him to develop targeted in-house training programs for US and foreign companies. He has been a featured speaker at well over 100 conferences and seminars on US export controls throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. He has also written numerous articles for various legal and export publications regarding US export/trade controls and has written several books on the subject.

Expected Number of Attendees

150

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, USPS, NASA, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), County Government, City Government, CIA, Coast Guard, Census Bureau