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United States of America: Executive order 13971 prohibiting transactions related to certain Chinese companies

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Executive order 13971 prohibiting transactions related to certain Chinese companies

The Executive Order "Addressing the Threat Posed by Applications and Other Software Developed or Controlled by Chinese Companies" is issued by the US Government. The Order prohibits every legal person in the US to conduct transactions involving the following Chinese software applications: Alipay, CamScanner, QQ Wallet, SHAREit, Tencent QQ, VMate, WeChat Pay, and WPS Office. The order shall be enforced within 45 days.

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Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Prohibition of goods and services
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting, cross-cutting, cross-cutting, cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2021-01-05
adopted

The Executive Order "Addressing the Threat Posed by Applications and Other Software Developed or Co…

2021-06-09
revoked

Through the Executive Order "Executive Order on Protecting Americans' Sensitive Data from Foreign A…