Further to our previous blog post, the EU has published the names of an additional 19 individuals and nine entities who are designated with effect from today for their involvement in action against Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence. The new DPs are listed in the Annex to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/240. The newly-designated individuals include three Russian officials involved in the defence sector: First Deputy Defence Minister, Arkady Bakhin; Deputy Defence Minister, Anatoly…
The European Foreign Affairs Council today unanimously approved the designation of 19 persons and 9 entities involved in action against Ukraineās territorial integrity, though their designation has been delayed until 16 February 2015 and it is suggested will depend on “current diplomatic efforts”. Ā Their identity has not yet been revealed, though it is reported that the list includes 14 separatists, five Russians (rumoured to include Russian Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov) and one Russian entity.…
On January 30, 2015, the US Treasury Departmentās Office of Foreign Assets Control (āOFACā) issued three Ukraine-related general licenses authorizing certain transactions relating to Crimea that would otherwise be prohibited under Executive Order 13685.Ā As detailed in our recent post, Executive Order 13685 imposed comprehensive sanctions on the Crimea region of Ukraine and provided the authority for blocking certain persons in connection with the situation in Crimea.Ā Consistent with Executive Order 13685, the US Government…
The US Commerce Departmentās Bureau of Industry and Security (āBISā) is issuing a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations, 15 C.F.R. Part 730 et seq. (āEARā), to impose a license requirement on the export, reexport, or transfer by any person of virtually all āitems subject to the EARā to or within the Crimea region of Ukraine.Ā The final rule will come into effect tomorrow, January 29, 2015, upon publication in the Federal Register.Ā It…