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…
On November 28, the EU published legislation which allows for restrictive measures against gang leaders in Haiti and their financiers. So far, only one person has been designated. See here and here for relevant Regulation and Council Decision. This is the first time that the EU has imposed sanctions against Haiti. The Regulation and Council Decision create a framework for introducing: travel restrictions;a targeted arms embargo;the freezing of funds and economic resources of persons, entities…
The EU has adopted a new package of sanctions against Russia. This is the eighth sanctions package imposed by EU. All legislation introduced by the EU in relation to the latest package of sanctions can be found here. The new sanctions package comprises: The sanctioning of 30 persons and seven entities that have played a role in the organization of illegal “referenda”, representatives of the defense sector, and well-known persons spreading disinformation about the war.…
On 21 July 2022 the EU Council adopted further Russia sanctions, including its “maintenance and alignment” sanctions package. The new Regulations/Council Decisions that introduce these sanctions can be found here and here. In summary, the new sanctions package (the “seventh sanctions package”) includes: A new prohibition to purchase, import, or transfer, directly or indirectly, gold, if it originates in Russia and it has been exported from Russia into the EU or to any third country. This…