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Global Trade Law Blog
U.S. and Allies Impose Additional Russia Sanctions After Sham Annexations
By J. Scott Maberry, Lisa Mays, Jonathan Wang
In response to Russia’s illegal declaration of annexations of Ukrainian territory, the United States and the European Union have imposed additional sanctions on Russia. U.S. Response On October 4, 2022,…
All Things Canada
Canada Sanctions Iranian Officials for ‘Systematic Human Rights Violations’
Introduction On October 3, 2022, the Honourable Melanie Joly, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada was imposing sanctions on 25 Iranian officials and 9 Iranian entities/organizations that are…
SmarTrade
OFAC Expands Russia Sanctions Following Putin’s Illegal Annexation of Four Ukrainian Regions
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On September 30, 2022, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated hundreds of Russian individuals and entities and placed them on the Specially Designated Nationals…
GovCon & Trade
Russia, Ukraine: Update as of October 3
The Bass, Berry & Sims international trade team is actively monitoring the situation in Russia and Ukraine and providing real-time advice to clients on managing the situation. This post summarizes…
SmarTrade
Commerce Adds Numerous Russian Entities to BIS’ Entity List
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero
On September 30, 2022, in response to Russia President Vladimir Putin’s illegal effort to annex further Ukrainian territory, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a…
International Compliance Blog
UK Announces Further Russia Sanctions with Expanded Services Ban; New Export Ban on Goods; Asset Freeze Measures; and Measures Relating to the Failure of Sanctioned Russian Banks
On September 30, 2022, the UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, announced new services and goods export bans targeting vulnerable sectors of the Russian economy in response to President Putin’s announcement…
International Trade Law
Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of September 29, 2022]
By Jeffrey L. Snyder, Carlton Greene, Anand Sithian, Laurel Saito
UK Designates 89 Individuals and Three Entities: On September 26, 2022, in response to Russia’s “sham” referendums to annex four Russian-occupied regions in Ukraine, the UK designated an additional 92…
Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Russia in Response to Claimed Annexation & Warns of Further Measures
Today, the U.S. Treasury Department and Commerce Department imposed new sanctions on Russia and Belarus as part of the G-7’s collective response to Russia’s claimed annexation of additional Ukraine territory. …
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Russian Sanctions Update: Will “Biting” Eighth EU Sanctions Package Prohibit Legal Services?
By Richard Gibbon, José María Viñals, Diego Sevilla Pascual
“Russia should not benefit from European knowledge and expertise.” That is the view of European Commission (“EC”) President Ursula von der Leyen, who recently proposed an eighth package of sanctions…
SmarTrade
OFAC Sanctions Facilitators of Iranian Oil Sales
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On September 29, 2022, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned a network of international companies for facilitating the sale of hundreds of millions of…