On 5 September 2024, the UK amended the scope of its Russia sanctions relating to the provision of certain legal advisory services to non-UK persons, as contained in Regulations 54D and 60DB of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (āUK Russia Regulationsā), via The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2024 (the āAmending Regulationā). The Amending Regulation entered into force on 6 September 2024, in short (i) clarifying the knowledge a person must have…
On 18 July 2023, the Dutch Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) published a statement that it had recently arrested a Dutch citizen in an ongoing investigation into suspected circumvention of EU sanctions against Russia. As part of the investigation, the FIOD also seized the business inventory and digital and physical administration of the suspect and his company. The arrested individual is suspected of exporting computers and computer parts to Russia in violation of EU sanctions.…