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EU’s 14th Package of Sanctions on Russia

On 24 June 2024, the EU adopted its 14th package of sanctions against Russia. The latest measures include: The designation of 116 additional individuals and entities across a number of industries for their responsibility in...more

Venable LLP

Freight Forwarders and Common Carriers: As You Look Ahead to 2024, Do You "Know Your Cargo"?

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As federal regulators have recently made clear, steamship lines, non-vessel-operating common carriers, indirect air carriers, freight forwarders, and others involved in the global movement of cargo must ensure that their...more

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Biden Administration Issues New Guidance for Freight Forwarders

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New guidance from the Biden Administration mandates that freight forwarders are responsible for complying with trade sanctions and export compliance. On December 11, 2023, the Biden Administration released a 10-page sanctions...more

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OFAC Imposes First Sanctions for Russian Oil Price Cap Violations

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For the first time, on 12 October 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on vessels and their owners for breaching the price cap on seaborne Russian crude oil...more

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OFAC Ramps Up Price Cap Enforcement as Coalition Publishes Compliance Advisory for Maritime Oil Industry

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It looks like the days of Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” are numbered. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced Thursday that it had imposed sanctions on two entities, and...more

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Russia Sanctions Update – May 2023

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On May 19, 2023, the United States along with other members of the G7 and other allied countries imposed additional sanctions and export controls meant to further restrict Russian economic activity and degrade Russia’s...more

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United States Bans Russian-Affiliated Ships from Entering Any U.S. Port

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On April 21, 2022, President Biden further expanded U.S. sanctions against Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine by issuing a new Presidential Proclamation 10371 (“Proclamation 10371”) to bar all Russian-affiliated vessels...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Trade Controls Targeting Russia

In March 2021, three federal agencies promulgated international trade restraints as part of the Biden Administration’s response to alleged mistreatment of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in 2020. Specifically, the...more

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BIS revises Country Group designations for Russia and Yemen, imposing additional licensing requirements and removing availability...

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On 24 February 2020 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce published a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and imposing additional export licensing...more

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BIS issues final rule restricting additional exports and reexports to Cuba

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On 21 October 2019 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule amending Cuba-related provisions in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The new rule further restricts exports and reexports of...more

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Mainbrace: June 2016 (No. 3)

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As the July 1, 2016, effective date for the SOLAS Regulation VI/2 amendments quickly approaches, unanswered questions and difficulties complying with varied international and domestic implementations loom large. In an effort...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Trading with Cuba: Too soon to mix up the Cuba Libres?

Now that the Obama administration has loosened its restrictions on Cuba, you’re ready to sell your widgets to a Havana factory, right? Not so fast! Although you may be able to do some things in or with Cuba that you couldn’t...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"OFAC and BIS Further Ease Cuba Restrictions"

On September 21, 2015, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended their respective Cuba regulations to...more

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