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EU Anti-Bribery, Trade and Customs Webinar Series 2013
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View ArticleEU – COVID-19: European Commission (“EC”) lifts export authorisation...
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On Monday 6 July 2020, the UK introduced the first sanctions under its new Global Human Rights sanctions regime, targeting 47 individuals and 2 entities. The regulations setting out the sanctions are...
View ArticleUK to resume granting licences for the export of military equipment to Saudi...
On 7 July 2020 the Secretary of State for International Trade informed Parliament in a written statement that she has retaken her decisions regarding licences for military exports to Saudi Arabia for...
View ArticleEU agrees to restrict sensitive exports to Hong Kong
On 28 July 2020, the EU agreed to impose EU-wide measures to restrict the export of certain items to Hong Kong. The EU Council’s press release can be found here. These restricted goods include...
View ArticleEU announces sanctions on Belarus
On 19 August 2020, members of the European Council held a video conference to discuss the situation in Belarus following the presidential election on 9 August 2020. The President of the European...
View ArticleUK updates unilateral sanctions targeting Belarus officials
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View ArticleUK – OFSI publishes Annual Review 2019-2020 and issues reminder to report...
On 9 October 2020, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published its Annual Review, providing an overview of OFSI’s activities in the financial year April 2019 to March 2020. A...
View ArticleFurther updates to EU and UK sanctions against Belarus
The European Council has designated 40 individuals under its Belarus sanctions regime, amending Council Regulation (EC) 765/2006. In the UK, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has...
View ArticleEU designates new Russian individuals and entities under the Chemical Weapons...
On 15 October, the EU imposed Designated Party controls on six individuals and one entity in Russia under the EU’s Chemical Weapons sanctions regime for their alleged involvement in the poisoning of...
View ArticleUK Government publishes Notice reminding relevant exporters to sign up for...
On 16 October 2020, the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) published Notice to Exporters 2020/14 to remind relevant exporters to sign up for the EU dual-use open general export licence (OGEL) before the...
View ArticleUK to be added to EU’s list of safe countries to export ‘dual-use items’
The EU announced last week that the UK would be added to its list of safe countries to export ‘dual-use items’. Following the UK’s exit from the EU, the UK is no longer a Member State of the EU since...
View ArticleUK government publishes guidance on UK implementation of EU Blocking...
The UK Department for International Trade has recently published guidance on how the UK will transpose and implement the EU Blocking Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) 2271/96) post-Brexit. The EU...
View ArticleUK – New figures released for export controls fines against UK exporters show...
The Department for International Trade has revealed in a notice to exporters that HMRC has received settlements totalling £700,368.01 for export control violations between March and September...
View ArticleEU export controls: Updated Dual-Use List enters into force
On 7 October 2020, the European Commission adopted the revised Annex I (the “Dual-Use List“) to Regulation 428/2009 (the “Dual-Use Regulation“) (see here). The new Dual-Use List came into force on 15...
View ArticleThe UK and Canada impose additional sanctions against Myanmar officials for...
UK sanctions On 18 February 2021, the UK announced sanctions against Myanmar military generals for serious human rights violations, which come into force immediately. The Foreign Secretary Dominic...
View ArticleUK – New OFSI Monetary Penalty Guidance: applicable from 1 April 2021
On 10 March 2021, the Government published new guidance on the government processes on the issue of monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions (see here). This guidance applies from 1...
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