The EU’s 14th “package” of sanctions against Russia introduces anti-circumvention measures targeting the non-EU subsidiaries of EU entities and creates new restrictions, including on LNG.
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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 UK’s latest sanctions affect multiple areas and actors, including Turkish, Chinese, and Dubai-based entities alleged to support Russian military activities.
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The EU’s 12th and 13th “packages” of sanctions on Russia cancel a significant exemption, ban the provision of certain software systems, and impose multiple other measures.
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4/26/2024
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Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) ,
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European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Exports ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Imports ,
Professional Services Contract ,
Russia ,
SaaS ,
Technology Sector
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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M&A deal teams face complicated legal issues amidst rapidly changing global sanctions and guidance.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created new headwinds for M&A dealmakers, as a complicated matrix of sanctions and...more
9/14/2022
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Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Investment ,
Mergers ,
Risk Assessment ,
Russia ,
Target Company ,
Trade Restrictions ,
UK ,
Ukraine
The new designations of Russian individuals and entities broadly expand the scope and impact of sanctions.
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On April 6, 2018, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added more...more
4/13/2018
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CAATSA ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
General Licenses ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Secondary Sanctions ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Ukraine
The new designations of Russian individuals and entities broadly expand the scope and impact of sanctions.
Background -
On April 6, 2018, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added more...more
4/10/2018
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CAATSA ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Institutions ,
General Licenses ,
Government Officials ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
State-Owned Enterprises ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
Treasury Department Report identifies 114 senior political figures and 96 oligarchs, and confirms that the Report is not a sanctions list -
On January 29, 2018, the Treasury Department submitted a report to the US Congress...more