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OFAC Expands Russian Sanctions

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia
On May 19, 2023, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) expanded U.S. economic sanctions against Russia through the issuance of: In addition, OFAC issued four general licenses related to these expansions. (Recent Actions, Department of Treasury, Russia-related Designations; Issuance of Amended Russia-related Directive 4, Russia-related General Licenses; Publication of Russia-related Determinations; … Continue Reading

BIS Amends the EAR to Impose Additional Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus and to Impose Additional Export Controls on Iran

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Iran, Russia
Sanction, toned photoOn Friday, February 24, 2023, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register four new Final Rules amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR parts 730-774) to implement additional sanctions against Russia and Belarus, refine existing controls, implement export control measures on Iran, and add new entities to the … Continue Reading

EU Agrees to 10th Package of Sanctions Against Russia

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in EU, Russia, Ukraine
On 25 February 2023, the EU Council adopted the tenth package of restrictive measures in response to Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. The new regulations include tighter restrictions on the export of dual-use goods, as well as measures against entities that support the conflict or deliver drones used by Russia. According to a statement by … Continue Reading

BIS Issues New Export Controls on Russia and Belarus

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Europe & Central Asia, Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia
On Friday, September 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a Final Rule, 87 Fed Reg. 57068, amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR parts 730-774) to impose several new controls on exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country) of items to or within Russia … Continue Reading

Now and Next Podcast Series: Russia/Ukraine Conflict

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia
In our Now & Next podcast series, we spotlight the “Now” (the ongoing global responses to the conflict and crisis in Ukraine) and the “Next” (the immediate- and long-term rippling effects of those responses), as well as what businesses should do now and next to navigate the situation and mitigate their risk exposures. Matthew Kirk, … Continue Reading

Italian Government Updates Golden Powers Rules on National Security and Investment Controls

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in EU, European Regulation, Foreign Investment Reviews, Russia, Ukraine
The Italian Golden Powers Rules have intricate and unique features and broad-reaching effects, which set them apart from other foreign investment control regimes in the EU. For example, a notification requirement may apply to EU as well as national buyers in certain instances and may apply to Italian companies operating in sectors deemed of strategic … Continue Reading

US Actions on Russia and Russia-related Sanctions

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia, Ukraine, US Regulation
The US has responded to the conflict in Ukraine with the following sanctions measures (listed by date, beginning with most recent). With relevant developments, we will update this post on a weekly basis. The latest developments occurred on April 1 and April 6. Additional jurisdictions we are tracking include: EU, Japan, Republic of Korea and … Continue Reading

BIS Amends Export Administration Regulations with Respect to Russia and Belarus

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia, Ukraine
On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a Final Rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR parts 730-774) to add four additional countries to the list of countries excluded from certain license requirements (Supp. No. 3 to part 746) … Continue Reading

Russia-related Sanctions and New US Export Controls – Implications for US Trade Contracts and Negotiations

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Events, Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia, Ukraine
Our Trade Practitioners recently provided an overview on Russia-related sanctions and newly imposed export controls by the US, and shared insights on how to manage US trade contracts and negotiations via two webinars. Please visit our Learning Center for the webinar recordings and presentation slides.… Continue Reading

The US Imposes New Export Controls on Russia and Regions of Ukraine; UK and EU Assessing Measures

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Russia, Ukraine
On February 25, 2022, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) unveiled extensive new export control regulations on Russia and Russian-aligned regions of Ukraine as part of the Biden Administration’s economic sanctions package in response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. This alert is the second installment of the Biden Administration’s response to the … Continue Reading

The United States, United Kingdom, and European Union Impose a Series of New Targeted and Territorial Russia-Related Sanctions

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Russia, Ukraine
Additional U.S. Sanctions on Russian Financial Institutions, State-Owned and Private Entities, and Russian Individuals Deemed Close to Putin (February 24) On February 24, the United States responded to the Russian-Ukraine conflict by blocking certain Russian financial institutions and individuals, and imposing varying degrees of sanctions prohibitions on other listed Russian banks and entities, including their … Continue Reading

Biden Administration Expands Russia Sanctions

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia
On April 15, 2021, the US announced a marked expansion of sanctions against Russia and President Biden issued a new Executive Order authorizing the imposition of yet more sanctions. The sanctions include restrictions on certain transactions involving Russian sovereign debt, as well as the designation of 46 individuals and entities implicated in Russia’s annexation of Crimea, foreign … Continue Reading

Free For All, or All For One? The Medical Supply Chain and COVID-19

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in COVID-19 Coronavirus, Russia, US
This post is being published for The Trade Practitioner as part of a content partnership with our Global Supply Chain Law Blog. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy needs not restating. The saying “desperate times call for desperate measures” fits the current environment well. Governments throughout the world have instituted or are considering … Continue Reading

UK Government Imposes New Control on Exports to Russia

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia, United Kingdom
On August 14, 2019, the UK government introduced a new control on the export of submersible vessels and related equipment, software and technology to Russia. The new control has been introduced due to Russia’s development of capabilities enabling it to track, access and disrupt undersea communication cables. The UK government considers these developments as a risk to national security. Assessment of … Continue Reading

US-Russia: Anticorruption, Sanctions, Counter-sanctions and Compliance for Companies Doing Business – Webinar Presentation Material – Russian Counter-sanction Legislation

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Events, Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia, US, US Regulation
Russian Counter-sanctions: Bill Introduced to Criminalize Dissemination of Information That May Result in Introduction or Expansion of Sanctions Against Russian Persons Following our recent webinar, our Moscow Team prepared an analysis of a draft Russian legislation that would prohibit media communications that reveal non-compliance with sanctions or facilitate imposition of sanctions and would also impose criminal … Continue Reading

European Court of Justice (ECJ) Clarifies Sanctions in Response to the Crisis in Ukraine Against Certain Russia Undertakings

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in EU, Europe & Central Asia, Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom
In February 2015, the UK Divisional Court referred questions to the ECJ for a preliminary ruling in the course of Rosneft’s judicial review proceedings challenging UK legislation that gives effect to EU sanctions against Russia. The questions referred concerned the interpretation and validity of Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014. In response to … Continue Reading

Russia to Lift Sanctions on Turkey

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Europe & Central Asia, Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has announced that Russia is set to remove on a gradual basis its economic sanctions against Turkey. The sanctions are to be lifted “gradually” to prevent any harm against Russian producers. Russia’s sanctions on Turkey restrict the import of certain Turkish goods, including fruit and vegetables, and tourism to Turkey.… Continue Reading
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