Critical drive & automation products subject to export control

Armin Belle
Armin Belle
Independent Management and Technology Consultant, Armin Belle Unternehmensberatung ǀ Consultancy, Germany
Published 01 Jun 2023

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Export control is not just a legal-department concern: it directly affects engineers and trade compliance professionals working with drive and automation products, especially as EU sanctions on Russia and Belarus continue to expand. Topics covered: The four subsectors of export control (goods-specific, consignee-specific, application-specific and country-specific), and why all four...

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