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Sidley lawyers have broad experience advising clients on each of the following regimes:

Multilateral

  • Wassenaar Arrangement
  • Nuclear Suppliers Group
  • Missile Technology Control Regime
  • Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention
  • Chemical Weapons Convention
  • Australia Group (for chemical and biological weapons)
  • Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
  • Zangger Committee
  • Hague Code of Conduct against the Proliferation of Ballistic Missiles

United States

  • Export Administration Regulations (Commerce Department)
  • International Traffic in Arms Regulations (State Department)
  • Foreign Asset Control Regulations (various) (Treasury Department)
  • Antiboycott Regulations (Commerce Department and Internal Revenue Service)
  • Foreign Trade Regulations (Census Bureau)
  • Customs Regulations (Homeland Security Department)
  • Nuclear Equipment and Facilities (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
  • Nuclear Technology and Special Materials (Department of Energy)

Europe

  • Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 on the control of exports of dual-use items and technology (European Commission DG Trade, competent authorities of the EU Member States)
  • Common Military List of the European Union (EU Council of Ministers, competent authorities of the EU Member States)
  • European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports (EU Council of Ministers, competent authorities of the EU Member States)
  • Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 protecting against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation adopted by a third country (European Commission DG Trade, competent authorities of the EU Member States)
  • Regulation (EC) No 3911/92 on the export of cultural goods (European Commission DG Trade, competent authorities of the EU Member States)