On February 7, 2025, the Government of Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Sudan) Regulations (“the Regulations”). These amendments list an additional 2 individuals in Schedule I of the Regulations, targeting individuals associated with the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces that are stated to be linked to the continued violence against civilians in Sudan. The Regulations impose a dealings prohibition against the individuals and entities listed, effectively freezing any…
Baker McKenzie’s Global Customs Practice invites you to join us for a webinar we’ll be hosting on “Trump and Tariffs: Focus on the US, Canada and Mexico”.This one-hour webinar will take place Wednesday, 5 February 2025 at 10:00 Mexico City / 11:00 EST / 17:00 CET. On February 1st 2025, President Trump signed executive orders imposing the long-anticipated tariffs he has called on for Canada and Mexico including 25% tariffs on non-energy imports from Canada and on all imports from Mexico…
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On January 10, 2025, in a multilateral sanctions action, the US, Canada, EU, and UK sanctioned various Venezuelan individuals linked to the Venezuelan government and prominent state-owned entities. US Sanctions The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) designated eight Venezuelan individuals as Specially Designated Nationals pursuant to Executive Order 13692, including the president of the Specially Designated National state-owned petroleum company, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., (PdVSA), the Venezuelan Ministry of Transportation and…