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Recent Developments
This timeline focuses on rule and enforcement changes that alter corporate preparation windows. The static site does not auto-scrape news; updates are maintained through data files.
CBAM enters definitive period
EU CBAM moves from transitional reporting into its definitive regime, requiring exporters to support importers on authorization, emissions data, and certificate-cost allocation.
European Commission CBAMU.S. outbound investment security rules take effect
The United States applies prohibition or notification rules to certain China-related semiconductor, quantum, and AI investments, affecting financing, funds, and technical cooperation.
U.S. Treasury Outbound Investment Security ProgramEU forced-labour product ban countdown begins
The regulation has entered into force and will apply in 2027, giving companies a window to build traceability, labour audits, and evidence packs.
European Commission Forced Labour RegulationCSDDD moves into transposition and phased application
The EU CSDDD enters transposition and phased application, with suppliers likely to experience contractual pass-through pressure.
European Commission sustainability due diligenceEU imposes countervailing duties on Chinese EVs
Five-year countervailing duties increase the need for subsidy registers, cost models, and public narratives among new-energy firms.
European Commission IP/24/5581Temu receives DSA preliminary findings on illegal-product risk
Product governance, trader traceability, and risk assessment become central EU compliance issues for cross-border e-commerce.
European Commission Temu DSA preliminary findingsEU opens DSA proceedings against AliExpress
Illegal goods, ad transparency, complaint mechanisms, and researcher access enter the platform-compliance checklist.
European Commission AliExpress DSA proceedingsTikTok fined by Irish DPC over cross-border data transfers
Safeguards and transparency for EEA user data access or transfer to China become the regulatory focus.
Irish Data Protection Commission press releasesItalian regulator acts on DeepSeek data protection
Data collection, notices, storage location, and cross-border access for generative AI services must be explained before entering Europe.
Garante PrivacyChina's cross-border data-flow facilitation rules take effect
Some low-risk scenarios are eased, but companies still need data maps and transfer-mechanism assessments.
Cyberspace Administration of ChinaNetwork Data Security Management Regulation takes effect
Network data processors face more concrete obligations on classification, important data, personal information, and security incidents.
State Council policy databaseU.S. updates advanced semiconductor export controls on China
Equipment, software, Entity List, and FDPR rules jointly affect semiconductor supply-chain transactions.
U.S. BIS regulationsU.S. changes low-value shipment rules for China/Hong Kong
Direct-mail parcel models face recalculation of duties, declaration, origin, and product compliance.
CBP de minimis informationDOJ issues new FCPA enforcement guidance
Enforcement reprioritization does not mean anti-corruption relaxation; third parties, public procurement, and transnational-crime links remain high-risk touchpoints.
U.S. DOJ FCPA resourcesFCC Covered List continues to affect telecoms and surveillance equipment access
Certification, public procurement, customer contracts, and after-sales service may all be affected by national-security lists.
FCC Covered ListCBP UFLPA statistics dashboard continues updating
Companies can track detentions, releases, and denials by sector, origin, and status as a supply-chain risk warning tool.
CBP UFLPA statistics