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Bipartisan Bill Introduced by Senate relating to Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020

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On August 2, 2022, Senators Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) introduced the Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act, legislation that would expand the categories of persons that could be sanctioned under the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 (UHRPA). Rep. Jim Banks (R-Indiana) filed a companion in the House of Representatives. Currently, UHRPA imposes sanctions on certain entities and individuals named by the President as allegedly having committed certain human rights violations in Xinjiang. The bill would expand the scope of this reporting requirement to include “every foreign person who knowingly provides significant goods, services, or…Continue Reading

DHS Released a Notice on the Addition of Entities to the UFLPA Entity List

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On August 4, 2022, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the Chair of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), formally published the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. The Entity list is a consolidated register of the four lists required to be developed and maintained pursuant to Section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA. DHS also released details on seeking changes to the UFLPA Entity List, including requests for removal from the list. For our previous blog entries on the UFLPA and its implementation, see posts here, here, here, here, here and here. UFLPA requires the Commissioner…Continue Reading

Cannabis legal update : Clyde & Co

Germany takes a long-expected step to drive forward the adult-use cannabis market in Europe, the global export market adjusts to develop domestic agendas, and the UK has a choice to make.Last week (12 April 2023) saw the German government put forward its formal proposals to legalize the cultivation, possession, and consumption of cannabis for recreational purposes (otherwise known as the “adult-use market” as opposed to the “medicinal market”) . While the proposals have been long expected, they did not extend as far as some may have wished but do still, if implemented as planned, represent the most significant development…Continue Reading