by Dimana Todorova The European Blocking Regulation (EC) 2271/96 of 22 November 1996 protecting against the effects of the extraterritorial application of legislation adopted by a third country (“Blocking Statute“), […]
By Arnaud Fendler and Gwen Green Following the outbreak of the Ukrainian conflict in 2014, the U.S. Government and the European Union Council have imposed Ukraine-/Russia-related sanctions against Russia […]
by Dimana Todorova Reminder: the United States announced on May 8, 2018 their withdrawal from the « Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action » (« JCPOA ») regarding Iran and, consequently, began a process to […]
by Jeremy Paner The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is significantly increasing its enforcement actions against companies that violate U.S. sanctions. After only issuing […]
by Jeremy Paner Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a $7,772,102 settlement with Zoltek Companies, Inc. to resolve potential civil liability arising from apparent […]
On 10 October 2018, the Commission announced its draft annual Delegated Regulation that updates the EU dual-use export control list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 and brings […]
By Steven Pelak, Jason Prince, and Gwen Green On October 10, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, acting in its role as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United […]
by Jeremy Paner Recent Congressional action indicates that the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017 is soon likely to become law. The sanctions authorities under this Act are redundant of existing […]
Effective export controls of DUIs largely depend on the awareness and active commitment of the industry to comply with the regulations in force. It is therefore incumbent on exporters who […]
by Jeremy Paner The European Union recently updated its Blocking Statute[1] in response to the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The EU revised this regulation […]
