On Monday 11 March, the UK Export Control Joint Unit (the “ECJU”) announced amendments to its Export Control Order 2008 (the “2008 Order”) and Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 (the “Retained Dual-Use Regulation”), pursuant to the Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (the “Regulations”). The Regulations will come into force on 1 April 2024 and will amend Schedules 2 and 3 of the 2008 Order, as well as Annex I of the Retained Dual-Use Regulation. Amendments…
On January 22, 2024, the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia announced an additional round of coordinated sanctions designations of individuals, entities, and aircraft linked to Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (“PIJ”). This coordinated action builds on recent joint US-UK and unilateral US designations. Our prior blog post on the October 18, 2023 US designations is available here. US Sanctions On January 22, 2024, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”)…
The EU has published an update to its list of goods regarded as “economically critical” to Russia. Amongst these are hydraulic power engines and motors, concrete or mortar mixers, and machinery for public works. The amended list can be found here.
On 23 October, the European Council adopted a new framework for restrictive measures against Niger which seek to “sanction those who undermine the stability, democracy, rule of law in Niger, and constitute a threat to peace and security in the region” in response to the July 2023 military coup in Niger. The sanctions consist of asset freezes, and the related prohibition to make funds available to targeted individuals and entities, as well as travel bans…