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On March 14, 2019, Canada announced a new round of targeted sanctions against Russia for its continued involvement in Ukraine, adding 114 individuals and 15 entities to its Russia and Ukraine sanctions regulations. Canada has cited Russia’s involvement and escalation in the Kerch Strait – an important transit point for ships en route to major Ukrainian export terminals – as a reason for the new sanctions. The new individuals and entities are added to “Schedule…

The Iranian Parliament has today passed a bill approving the “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” (“JCPOA”) reached on 14 July between Iran and the EU/E3+3 (China, the EU, France, Germany, Russia, the UK and the USA). The bill was passed with 161 MPs in favour, 59 against and 13 abstentions among the 250 MPs present. The draft law is reported to provide for limited IAEA access to military sites for inspections, subject to the approval of…

Recently the Dutch authorities have started adding a ‘human rights’ export license condition to the global licenses it issues for encryption items with ECCN 5A002.a.1. This condition states the following: ‘This license may not be used if the exporter is aware or has been informed by the competent authorities of the Member State where he is established, that the items in question are or may be intended, in their entirety or in part, for use…

The Thai cabinet recently approved a new regulation proposed by the Ministry of Commerce to control the export of dual-use goods in accordance with United Nations Security Council requirements, and to protect Thai exports. Thailand’s development on export regulation regarding dual-use goods has been ongoing since 2008. A Working Group on Preparing an Export Control System of Dual Use Goods has been established on 13 March 2008. In July 2010, the Cabinet approved the establishment…