The EU has today adopted its 10th package of sanctions against Russia. Please see here for relevant Regulations and Council decisions. The new package includes the following measures: Further export bans on critical technology and industrial goods, such as electronics, specialised vehicles, machine parts, spare parts for trucks and jet engines, as well as goods for the construction sector which can be directed to Russia’s military, such as antennas or cranes. Expansion of the list…
The EU has adopted its ninth package of sanctions against Russia. All legislation introduced by the EU in relation to the latest package of sanctions can be found here. The new sanctions package includes: Additional designations of almost 200 individuals and entities. This includes the Russian armed forces, as well as individual officers and defence industrial companies, members of the State Duma and Federation Council, ministers, Russian proxy authorities in occupied areas of Ukraine and political…
On December 3, 2022, G7 members formally set the highly anticipated price cap on Russian oil at 60 USD per barrel. This price cap applies to crude oil, petroleum oils, and oils obtained from bituminous minerals which originate in or are exported from Russia. Below we summarize (1) some of the key aspects of the G7’s price cap, and (2) the measures taken to implement the price cap by the EU,US, UK, Japan and Canada.…
The European Commission has put forward a proposal to harmonise criminal offences and penalties for the violation of EU sanctions. The proposal follows a decision by the Council which identified the violation of EU sanctions as an EU crime (see here for our previous blog post on this) and sets out common EU rules, which will make it easier to investigate, prosecute and punish violations of EU sanctions in all Member States alike. The main…