AdvaMed, the Advanced Medical Technology Association, is holding a conference entitled "International Trade Compliance for Medical Technology Companies" on September 19-20, 2006 at the Hilton Embassy Row Hotel in Washington, DC.
The program features numerous industry and government experts on international trade compliance issues, including Mike Turner, Director of the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) Office of Export Enforcement, and William G. Bostic, Jr., Chief of the Census Bureau's Foreign Trade Division.
The topics at the program will include: - Overview of BIS and Office of Export Enforcement
- Screening export transactions to prevent dealings with unauthorized parties
- Complying with U.S. antiboycott regulations
- Understanding reexport controls
- Spotting red flags in export transactions
- Discussion of current export control enforcement environment and a presentation of case studies involving enforcement actions involving medical device companies
- Understanding "deemed exports"
- Understanding and complying with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- What medical device companies need to know about AES, the Automated Export System
- Understanding the new mandatory AES regulation
- Applying for OFAC licenses to export medical devices to Iran and Sudan
- Applying for BIS licenses to export medical devices to Cuba and Syria
- Establishing and implementing an effective export compliance program
- Understanding, obtaining and complying with overseas medical device certifications
- Understanding and complying with foreign customs regulations and procedures
For registration and other information about this program, see the following link:
www.advamedmtli.org/mtli/mtg06-19.cfm.
Labels: BIS, Export Controls, OFAC
