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Sanctions & Export Controls Update
US President Signs Defense Policy Bill Significantly Expanding Authorities Over Sanctions, Investment Security, and Supply Chain Restrictions
By Kerry B. Contini (US), Lise S. Test (US), Bruce J. Linskens (US), Alexandre (Alex) Lamy (US)
On December 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) for Fiscal Year 2026 (P.L. 119-60). A must-pass piece of legislation that funds Department of…
SmarTrade
OFAC Again Extends Russia General License 13 Authorizing Transactions Ordinarily Incident and Necessary for Operations in Russia
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On January 6, 2026, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) again extended Russia-related General License (GL) 13 by issuing a revised GL 13P, “Authorizing Certain Administrative…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
OFAC Issues General License to Ease US Sanctions against Belarusian Potash Companies
By Sylwia Lis (US), Eunkyung Kim Shin (US), Vivian Tse (US)
On December 15, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has issued Belarus General License 13 (“GL 13”), “Authorizing Transactions Involving Joint Stock Company Belarusian…
GovCon & Trade
Update on Venezuela: Significant Trade Restrictions and Risks Continue
We hope everyone had a great holiday. 2026 is now officially off and running, and particularly in light of recent events, we want to briefly summarize current trade restrictions related…
EJIL: Talk!
Offsetting Inter-State Debt in International Law
Since the immobilization of Russian Central Bank (RCB) assets across multiple jurisdictions in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, officials and commentators have debated the legal permissibility as well as…
JURIST
US announces additional sanctions on four oil companies amid Venezuela tensions
By Nova Kruijning | Erasmus School Of Law, NL
The US on Wednesday announced sanctions against four companies operating in Venezuela’s oil sector, declaring four associated oil tankers as blocked property. In the statement released by the Treasury Department’s…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Swiss government implements listings of 19th EU sanctions package
By Philippe Reich (Switzerland), Kaspar Projer (Switzerland), Samantha Salsench (Switzerland), Anna Zellweger (Switzerland), Gian-Marc Perren (Switzerland)
On 12 December 2025, the Swiss Federal Council announced the expansion of its sanctions lists against Russia and Belarus (see press release here). With this expansion, Switzerland has partially implemented…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
INVITATION: Sanctions & National Security: What to Expect in 2026
What should we expect in the world of sanctions, export controls, and national security in 2026? In what is sure to remain a dynamic environment, how can we look ahead and…
Verfassungsblog
From Security to Economics
Last week, by adopting Regulation 2025/2600 of 12 December (Russian Assets Regulation), the Council effectively froze Russian state assets permanently. The assets had already been frozen under the EU sanctions…
Global Trade & Sanctions Law
EU Sanctions a Further 41 Vessels Thought to Be Part of Russia’s “Shadow Fleet” and Targets Hybrid Threat Actors
By Steven Farmer, Mark Booth, Iris Karaman, Julia Kotamäki-Thakker
On 18 December 18, 2025, the European Union (EU) added 41 vessels to its sanctions list, targeting Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet,” an opaque network of tankers used to circumvent restrictions on…