On 5 August 2017, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2371/2017 concerning the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (the “DPRK”). In summary, the measures: prohibit the export of coal, iron ore, lead, lead ore and seafood from the DPRK; restrict any increase of the number of work authorisations for DPRK citizens in Member States without approval from the United Nations Security Council Committee; prevent the opening of new joint ventures or expansion of existing…
The European Union has imposed sanctions on three Russian individuals, including Deputy Energy Minister Andrey Cherezov, and three Russian companies, including two of Siemens’ contracting companies, in response to the delivery of Siemens’ gas turbines to Crimea in violation of EU sanctions. On 4 August 2017 the Council of the European Union published Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1417, to amend Annex 1 to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or…
The team managing Crown exemption letters for the MOD has changed name and location. The Export Control Joint Unit’s MOD Team is the only entity which is authorised to issue Crown exemption letters on behalf of the UK MOD, relating to the export of military items. Full updated contact details for the team are set out in Notice to exporters 2017/19, available here.
Following the US President’s signing into law of the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act” (“CAATSA”) (as discussed in our blog post here), the European Commission has released an official statement in response. In the statement, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker notes that “a significant proportion of the intended sanctions against Russia have been dropped”, and welcomes the fact that “US Congress has now also committed to only apply sanctions after the country’s allies are consulted.”…