Today the UK government has adopted the “first barrage of UK economic sanctions against Russia” as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “bent on a full scale invasion of Ukraine”. UK...more
2/23/2022
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EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Exports ,
Financial Institutions ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
UK ,
Ukraine
Between March and November 2021 HMRC issued compound penalties in respect of unlicensed exports of dual use goods, military goods and related activity controlled by the Export Control Order 2008 with settlements totalling...more
The EU has expanded the listing criteria for specific designations under the Belarus sanctions regime that targets those that facilitate illegal crossing of the EU’s external borders. In addition, the EU has adopted an...more
The European Union and the United Kingdom have each significantly expanded the scope of their sanctions against Belarus in response to the forced Ryanair aircraft landing in May. The new measures adopted target a significant...more
8/17/2021
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Belarus Sanctions ,
Dual Use Goods ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
European Investment Bank (EIB) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Military Goods ,
Popular ,
UK
On 22 March 2021, the UK Government published new official guidance on exporting military or dual-use technology.The guidance provides that controlled software and technology is generally subject to an export licence...more
3/26/2021
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Dual Use Goods ,
Electronic Devices ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
Information Technology ,
International Trade ,
Software ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
What lies ahead for the UK's future trading relationship with the EU and the US?
Following the Conservative Party's landslide victory in the UK general election, which Boris Johnson won on a promise to "get Brexit done",...more
12/17/2019
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EU ,
Exports ,
Foreign Relations ,
Imports ,
Trade Negotiations ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
US Trade Policies
The EU regime for controlling the exports from the EU of products and/or technology that can be used for both civil and military purposes (dual-use items) is now 10 years old. As a result of the changes in technology and...more