International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 7
Client Alert | 2 min read | 06.12.06
Inside this issue:
- EUROPE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- CUSTOMS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- REGULATIONS: Recent Regulations Proposed by Department of State Will Make U.S. Agency Regulators More Accountable for Regulatory Commitments Abroad
- PHARMACEUTICALS: Pharmaceutical Companies May Face Override of Patent Rights for Public Health Concerns
- FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS: Multi-National Firms Use Southeast Asian FTAs to Enter Indian Markets Demonstrating the Benefits of FTAs to Non-FTA Party Companies
- WTO: New Agreement Among WTO Members Could Allow Foreign Companies Greater Access to Taiwan's Government Procurement Market
- ANTI-DUMPING IN THE EU : European Commissioner for Trade, Peter Mandleson, announces review to decide the best way of balancing competing commercial interests in enforcing EU anti-dumping policy
- EXPORT CONTROLS: BIS Reaffirms Deemed Export Rules By Formally Withdrawing Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
- C-TPAT: C-TPAT Establishes Mandatory Security Link Portal
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Client Alert | 14 min read | 03.13.26
AI for Government: 7 Days for Contractor Comments on GSA Proposed Contract Clause for AI Systems
On March 6, 2026, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a significant proposed contract clause, GSAR 552.239-7001, Basic Safeguarding of Artificial Intelligence Systems (“Clause”), for inclusion in GSA Schedule solicitations and contracts for AI capabilities. The proposed clause would impose substantial new requirements related to AI sources, intellectual property rights, data use, change management, and performance standards. The Clause would also take precedence over any other contract terms (including commercial licensing terms) related to AI, including a Seller’s terms of sale and service to which the Government had previously agreed. GSA requests comments by March 20, 2026.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.12.26
DOJ Releases First-Ever Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy
Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.12.26
