On July 1, 2024, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs adopted a Decree establishing the National Control List for dual-use goods and technology not listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/821 (the “EU Dual-Use Regulation”). This new list supplements and goes beyond controls under the EU Dual-Use Regulation. With respect to the newly listed items, the Italian Government has introduced unilateral authorization requirements not only for their export from the Italian territory to non-EU…
On June 27, 2024, Baker McKenzie hosted an Italian-language webinar on sanctions and geopolitical risks. The webinar, which attracted hundreds of registrants, included sessions on EU, US, and UK sanctions developments and enforcement, led by Baker McKenzie lawyers Roberto Cursano (Rome), Riccardo Ovidi (Rome), Kerry Contini (Washington DC), and Sunny Mann (London). The centerpiece of the webinar was a fireside chat led by Roberto Cursano with Giovanni Brignone, one of the lead officials for sanctions…
On June 27th, colleagues from Baker McKenzie’s Rome, London, and Washington DC offices will host a webinar focused on the latest US, EU, Italian and UK sanctions and export controls developments in an environment of ongoing geopolitical disruption. As part of our series of insights from senior officials, Baker McKenzie’s team will also be joined by Giovanni Brignone, Embassy Counsellor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Armament Materials Authorization Unit, as well as Filippo Mancuso,…
Having focused on the enforcement of sanctions by the United States, United Kingdom, the European Union, Germany, and France in the past weeks, we continue our overview with the current enforcement practice of the Italian authorities and the changes to be expected following the newly announced G7 Enforcement Coordination Mechanism. What are the recent sanctions enforcement trends in Italy? While there is minimal public information available on Italian enforcement activity, it is clear to us…