On April 25, 2026, Canada published a new consultation in the Canada Gazette, Part I on April 25, 2026, concerning a proposed Order Amending the Export Control List (Amendments) under the Export and Import Permits Act. These amendments seek to continue to expand Canada’s unilateral controls under Group 5, Item 5506 of the Export Control List (ECL) in order to respond to growing risk of diversion for uses contrary to Canadian national security interests. The…
The UK Government has introduced the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 (the “Regulations”), which will come into force on 12 May 2026 (see here). The Regulations introduce Sanctions End-Use Controls (“SEUC”), a new licensing requirement which the UK Government can use to impose licensing requirements on exports where it considers there is a high risk of the goods or related technology being diverted to a sanctioned person or destination. What are Sanctions End‑Use…
On 9 April 2026, the UK Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) announced that, from 27 April 2026, it will assume responsibility for licensing the export of sanctioned goods (and associated ancillary services) to sanctioned destinations (see here). Such licence applications will continue to be made and processed via the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) SPIRE system. The change will add to OTSI’s existing responsibilities for licensing sanctioned standalone services (for example professional business…
Baker McKenzie’s Trade, Sanctions, and Customs Practice is pleased to invite you to join us at our upcoming Milan Trade Day 2026. This event will be essential for Italian companies trying to navigate the trade, sanctions, and customs hurdles in a very disruptive 2026, and will feature short panels of Baker McKenzie Italian trade, customs and criminal law specialists as well as international speakers on US and EU sanctions, export controls, and customs developments. Please register for…