Announcement
15 May 2019
This order puts in place a process that may lead to the blacklisting of specific firms, but does not name any specific countries or companies. There is widespread speculation that the Chinese provider Huawei may be the principal target.
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Number of interventions
2
2 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
List of interventions
Implementation date
22 Mar 2021
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 15 May 2019
FDI: Entry and ownership rule
In force
Among the consequences of being named under this procedure would be a prohibition on the company's acquisition of any U.S. firm.
On 19 January 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce promulgated the int...
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Implementation date
15 May 2019
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 15 May 2019
Import ban
In force
On May 15, 2019, President Trump signed the “Executive Order on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain.” This order puts in place a process that may lead to t...
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Related State Acts
Announced: 11 Jun 2021
United States of America: Executive order on Protecting Americans' Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries
To be terminated: 11 Jun 2021
United States of America: The US Administration targets certain software applications developed by Chinese companies
To be terminated: 11 Jun 2021
United States of America: Restrictions on the social media platform TikTok
Announced: 06 Aug 2020
United States of America: Restrictions on the social media platform WeChat
Announced: 15 May 2019
United States of America: Naming of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. to a list of controlled entities
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