The restrictive measures impose an asset freeze and travel ban on the listed individuals and entities and also ban exports of any apparatus with the potential to be used for internal repression or telecommunication monitoring. The EU’s sanctions relating to Iranian human rights concerns did not fall under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and so were not part … Continue Reading
The measures include an asset freeze and travel ban on listed individuals and entities believed to be undermining its sovereignty and territorial integrity, posing a serious threat to the Bosnian security situation, or to be taking part in activities that undermine the Dayton/Paris Peace Agreement. Council Decision 2016/477 amends Decision 2011/173/CFSP.… Continue Reading
The restrictive measures include a ban on the import of coal, iron and iron ore from North Korea, a blanket restriction on opening new branches, subsidiaries or representative offices of North Korean banks, and an obligation for Member States to expel North Korean diplomats engaged in certain activities. Council Decision 2016/476 amends Decision 2013/183/CFSP. On a related note, China … Continue Reading
The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published an online decision tree tool for determining whether or not non-US-made items that incorporate US goods, technology or software are subject to the jurisdiction of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The decision tool assists exporters to navigate the EAR’s complicated de minimis and … Continue Reading
The Council of the European Union (the “Council”) has issued Council Decisions amending sanctions regimes in force with respect to Guinea, Moldova, Yemen and Zimbabwe. See Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1923 (Guinea), Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1925 (Moldova), Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1927 (Yemen) and Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1924 (Zimbabwe), inter alia, amending the list of individuals … Continue Reading
