The new Directive (EU) 2024/1226 defines criminal offences and penalties for breaches of EU sanctions. This Client Alert summarises key provisions and implications for businesses.
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The new measures bar the import of iron or steel products processed in countries other than Russia but incorporating Russian-origin iron or steel components. The measures form part of a series of significant sanctions updates...more
New measures expand existing sanctions and export controls, including by restricting medical item exports and targeting Russia’s architecture and engineering sectors.
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New announcements and rules expand the scope of existing sanctions and export controls on Russia.
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3/16/2023
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The price cap operates as an exemption to the ban on transportation of Russian seaborne crude oil to other countries.
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12/12/2022
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The EU has issued its eighth “package” of sanctions measures on Russia. Meanwhile, US agencies have issued guidance on “secondary” sanctions enforcement, designated additional SDNs, and restricted further exports to Russia —...more
10/12/2022
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The EU’s “maintenance and alignment” sanctions target additional Russian persons, enhance existing sanctions, and implement new prohibitions - including on the import of Russian gold.
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The ban hits new investment in Russia and certain professional services, while also restricting imports of Russian oil, coal, and gold and exports of key industrial goods.
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The new measures against Russia’s ally largely parallel the UK’s sanctions against Russia itself.
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The measures prohibit gold imports and add new SDN, Entity List, and asset freeze designations.
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7/5/2022
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The UK’s financial sanctions regulator has released new guidance in light of its additional powers to police sanctions breaches.
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New announcements and rules expand the scope of existing sanctions and export controls on Russia and Belarus.
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New rules and announcements expand existing sanctions and export controls relating to Russia.
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5/16/2022
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New rules significantly expand the scope of existing sanctions and export controls on Russia.
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4/13/2022
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New rules significantly expand the scope of existing sanctions on Russia and impose extensive new export controls.
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