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The Japanese government introduced further sanctions against Russia on 27 January 2023. These include: Designations of additional Russian individuals and entities The Japanese government designated an additional 22 individuals and 3 entities related to the Russian Federation and 14 individuals who were judged to be directly related with the “annexation” of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol or the destabilization of the eastern part of Ukraine or who are connected with the eastern and…

On January 4, 2023, Taiwan announced the addition of 52 new export control entries controlling nuclear energy and other commodities, materials and chemicals, tools and machineryfor Russia and Belarus. Taiwan has been rigorously monitoring exports of goods from Taiwanese producers to Russia and Belarus since March 1, 2022 under the Wassenaar Arrangement. In April and May 2022, Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) widened the scope of export restrictions to 57 products falling within the…

Given the intensity and pace of change related to sanctions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, EU Member States have been very focused on the need to move swiftly and flexibly within the sanctions landscape. The Czech Government is clearly signalling its intent to use sanctions powers and tools more readily than it perhaps has done historically. The Czech Republic has adopted the Sanctions Act, which implements the process for including the entities on the Czech…

The new version of the Mexican General Import and Export Duties Law, including its tariff schedule, published on June 7, 2022, became effective on December 12, 2022. Consequently, several administrative regulations updating tariff classifications also became effective on that same date. This includes the latest amendments to the Export Controls Regulation, published on November 24, 2022 and the Embargoes Regulation, published on October 11, 2022. In Mexico, non-tariff regulations and restrictions, including Export Controls and Sanctions (Embargoes) are imposed based on…