Tag Archives: Iran

UK Passes Export Control (Iran Sanctions) Order Following Changes to EU Sanctions on Iran

The Order came into force on 6 May 2016 and sets out the penalties and licences related to the UK’s Iranian sanctions. It also amends Export Control Orders relating to Russia, Crimea, Sevastopol and the Central African Republic.… Continue Reading

Trade Talk – Week in Review (11-15 April 2016)

By Trade Practitioner on April 18, 2016 Posted in Trade Policy & Market Access

Global Steel Crisis Examined. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker co-chaired a two-day hearing last week on the global steel crisis, where U.S. lawmakers called for a better way to prevent foreign suppliers from flooding the U.S. market with subsidized steel. While chairing the first day, Ambassador Froman stated that the … Continue Reading

BIS Issued a Temporary Denial Order in Connection with the Sale of Aircraft to an Iranian Airline

By Trade Practitioner on February 25, 2016 Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions

BIS issued a temporary denial order (TDO) (PDF) against five parties in connection with their attempt to sell US-origin aircraft to Caspian Airlines, an Iranian airline that remains on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) even after the recent lifting of certain nuclearrelated sanctions against Iran.… Continue Reading

The Iran Deal – Implementation Day

By Trade Practitioner on January 27, 2016 Posted in EU, Export Controls & Sanctions, US

Saturday, 16 January 2016 marked Implementation Day of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between the the E3/EU+3 (China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, UK and US, in conjunction with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) and the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran). On Implementation Day, the … Continue Reading

Trade Talk – Week in Review (18-22 January 2016)

By Trade Practitioner on January 27, 2016 Posted in Customs, Iran, Russia, Trade Policy & Market Access, Ukraine

The Senate was in session last week, while the House of Representatives (“the House”) remained in recess in observance of the Martin Luther King holiday. Implementation Day of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran took effect, as did a prisoner swap last week. Washington’s attention then quickly shifted to an impending historic … Continue Reading

Trade Talk – Week in Review (4-8 January 2016)

By Trade Practitioner on January 11, 2016 Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Iran, Trade Policy & Market Access, US

The House of Representatives reconvened last Tuesday in Washington. The Senate is in session today. President Barack Obama will address a joint session of Congress tomorrow when he gives the annual State of the Union. Iran – Obama Administration Stays the Course. Lawmakers continue to advocate for new sanctions to be imposed on Iran for … Continue Reading

Iran

By Trade Practitioner on October 23, 2015 Posted in EU, Export Controls & Sanctions, Iran

On 18 October 2015, the Parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) welcomed the Adoption Day of Agreement related to the Iranian nuclear programme, where Iran will now start implementing all of its nuclear-related commitments. Meanwhile, the EU adopted the legislative framework to lift all of its nuclear-related economic and financial sanctions, which … Continue Reading