Background As a part of the fight against the terrorist organization that orchestrated the attempted coup – the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (“FETO”) – the Turkish Government, under the constitutionally granted authority, has announced a state of emergency and accordingly issued measures and effective legislation for the expeditious elimination of terrorist threats. Purposes Measures and legislation undertaken under the state of emergency include discharging certain members in state and private institutions; closing and seizing certain private…
27 – 29 September 2016 – London
3 & 4 November 2016 – Amsterdam
15 & 16 November 2016 – Santa Clara
For in-house legal counsel and compliance professionals
These conferences in Amsterdam, London and Santa Clara will provide a practical overview of significant developments in the Anti-Bribery and International Trade arena, and the implications for your company’s compliance programme and procedures. As usual, you will hear from our experts from across the globe.
Further details for each conference are provided below.
On the 4th August 2016, the European Union amended its restrictive measures on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“DPRK”) to implement new measures against the DPRK as set out in UN Resolution 2270, adopted by the Security Council on 2nd March 2016.
A notice (please see here) updating the HM Treasury’s Consolidated List regarding three entities listed under Council Regulation (EU) 267/2012, which imposes financial sanctions against Iran, was published yesterday. This notice removes the asset freeze against the below three Iranian entities, following Judgments of the General Court of the European Union (please see here and here for the relevant judgments): IRISL Club IRISL Multimodal Transport Company Leading Maritime Pte Ltd These three entities were initially listed…