President Obama Proposes Rescission of Cuba’s Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism
On April 14, 2015, President Obama submitted to the U.S. Congress a report and certification indicating the Administration’s intent to rescind Cuba’s designation as...
Iran: Overview and Significance of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
On 2 April 2015, talks in Lausanne, Switzerland, ended between Iran and the E3+3 countries (i.e., China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United...
U.S. Government introduces cyber sanctions
On April 1, 2015, President Obama issued an Executive Order (the “Cyber EO”) authorizing the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) to designate...
Australia’s expanded autonomous sanctions relating to Russia commenced on 31 March 2015
Australia imposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans relating to Russia against designated persons and entities in June and September 2014. Expanded sanctions were...
US Government Issues New Executive Order Targeting Venezuela
On 9 March 2015, US President Barack Obama issued a new Executive Order(“Order”) authorizing the imposition of sanctions targeting Venezuela in response to the Venezuelan...
US: New Customs Requirements for the Import from Cuba
On Thursday, February 26, 2015, US Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) published a public notice on its website regarding the procedures for importations from Cuba recently...
Russia to lift Ukraine-related embargos?
Russia considers a partial withdrawal of its embargo on imports of food products originating from the countries that have imposed Ukraine-related sanctions against Russia....
US Government Publishes List of Cuban Goods and Services Eligible for Importation into the...
On Friday, February 13, 2015, the US State Department published on its website the “Section 515.582 List,” which describes the Cuban goods and services...
EU Foreign Affairs Council reaffirms willingness to strengthen Libyan sanctions
At today's meeting of the European Foreign Affairs Council ("FAC"), the EU reiterated its readiness to designate "spoilers of the dialogue process in line with the...
U.S. Commerce Department Imposes Licensing Requirement on Exports/Reexports to Crimea
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) is issuing a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations, 15 C.F.R. Part 730 et seq. (“EAR”), to...