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Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
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RPNLU Prayagraj Hosts Second International Debate Competition; Uttaranchal University Wins Best Team
By LB Desk
Prayagraj | 26 September 2026: The Second Edition, International Debate Competition, was successfully conducted by the Debate and Discussion Club (DDC) of Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University (RPNLU), Prayagraj.…
LegaMart Blog
CAATSA Sanctions: Definition, the list and cases
CAATSA Background Russia, Iran, and North Korea are subject to economic sanctions under the U.S. federal law known as the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). The Act came…
International Trade Law
Customs CAATSA Ruling: Apparel Protest Denied over Forced Labor Concerns
By John Brew, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Laurel Saito
On March 5, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) denied Dandong Huayang’s protest, which asserted that North Korean nationals did not produce garments that were imported under two separate…
International Compliance Blog
US Sanctions Parties Involved in Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Project
By Peter Jeydel, Cherie Tremaine
On January 19, 2021, the US State Department announced the imposition of sanctions on Russia-based entity KVT-RUS and Russian-flagged vessel FORTUNA pursuant to Section 232 of the Countering America’s Adversaries…
International Trade Insights
U.S. Sanctions Turkey’s Defense Procurement Entity Over Its Purchase of Russian Missile System
By Grant Leach, Cortney Morgan, Camron Greer
The U.S. Department of State (“State Department”) announced the imposition of sanctions on Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries (“SSB”) pursuant to Section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions…
Cleary Foreign Investment and International Trade Watch
Updated Guidance for Section 232 of CAATSA Published
By Paul Marquardt, Chase D. Kaniecki
Yesterday, updated guidance from the U.S. Department of State relating to Section 232 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (“CAATSA”) was published in the Federal Register.[1] …
International Trade Insights
U.S. Increases Pressure on Russian Gas Pipelines with Imposition of New CAATSA Secondary Sanctions; Issues New General Licenses for Companies Doing Business with GAZ Group
By Cortney Morgan, Camron Greer
The U.S. Department of State recently published updated guidance pertaining to Section 232 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (“CAATSA”). The revised guidelines subject energy export pipelines originating…
International Compliance Blog
US Clarifies Secondary Sanctions on Nord Stream 2
By Peter Jeydel, Cherie Tremaine, Ed Krauland, Brian Egan, Alexandra Baj
On July 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of State updated its public guidance on Section 232 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (“CAATSA”), which authorizes (but does not…
SmarTrade
State Authorizes CAATSA Sanctions on Russian Pipeline Projects
The U.S. Department of State issued updated public guidance on Section 232 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (“CAATSA”), which authorizes the president to impose sanctions on persons…
Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
U.S. Warns that Nord Stream 2 and second line of TurkStream are now in scope for U.S. secondary sanctions
By Kelley Drye
Today the U.S. State Department published updated guidance indicating that significant transactions related to Nord Stream 2 and the second line of TukStream may be subject to U.S. secondary sanctions…