Top EU Court Rules on the EU Blocking Regulation Against US Sanctions for the First Time -
On December 21, 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), sitting as a “Grand Chamber” (a formation used, among...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound economic and political effects over the past several months. Increasingly, those effects have led a number of US policymakers, US allies, and others to question certain US sanctions...more
5/5/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Downturn ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Human Rights ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Medical Equipment ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Trade Relations ,
U.S. Treasury
On March 27, 2019, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a settlement agreement with US-based Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., (Stanley Black & Decker) and its foreign subsidiary, Jiangsu Guoqiang Tools Co., Ltd....more
4/2/2019
/ Black & Decker ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exports ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Settlement ,
Subsidiaries
On November 5, 2018, the United States took steps to complete the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”), under which the United States – along with its partners in the P5+1 – had previously...more
11/9/2018
/ Blocked Entities ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Institutions ,
General Licenses ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
P5+1 Nations ,
SDN List ,
Trump Administration ,
UN Security Council
On Friday, May 18, the EU Commission launched the formal process to reactivate a 1996 trade defense law in response to the US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran's nuclear program. Once...more
5/23/2018
/ Blocking Statutes ,
China ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Foreign Relations ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Russia ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration
On Tuesday, May 8, President Trump announced that the United States would end its participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed by the Permanent Five Members of the Security Council plus Germany...more
On April 18, 2017, the State Department certified to Congress that Iran was in compliance with its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between the United States, Iran, and the P5+1 nations. It...more
New Iran Designations -
On Friday, the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 25 individuals and entities under Executive Orders 13382 and 13224 for their roles in procuring...more
As global companies assess the implications of Iran sanctions relief announced on January 16, 2016, they should remain mindful that their Iran-related activities will actually increase the complexity of their compliance...more
On January 16, 2016, the United States, its negotiating partners and Iran announced the arrival of Implementation Day for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), to which the parties agreed on July 14, 2015 with...more
On July 14, 2015, the United States and its P5+1 negotiating partners, together with Iran, announced the final terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) concerning Iran’s nuclear program. The JCPOA is designed...more
7/16/2015
/ Banking Sector ,
Energy Sector ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Relations ,
IAEA ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Nuclear Power ,
P5+1 Nations ,
Trade Relations ,
UN Security Council ,
United Nations
Yesterday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously passed legislation that would allow Congress to review—and potentially block—any final deal reached with Iran over its nuclear program. The Iran Nuclear Agreement...more
On April 2, 2015, the United States and its P5+1 negotiating partners, together with Iran, announced the key parameters of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding Iran’s nuclear program. Further details are...more