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…
On December 3, 2022, G7 members formally set the highly anticipated price cap on Russian oil at 60 USD per barrel. This price cap applies to crude oil, petroleum oils, and oils obtained from bituminous minerals which originate in or are exported from Russia. Below we summarize (1) some of the key aspects of the G7’s price cap, and (2) the measures taken to implement the price cap by the EU,US, UK, Japan and Canada.…
The Japanese government introduced further sanctions against Russia on 26 September 2022. These include: A ban on exporting products of Japanese origin to 20 designated entities and one individual of the Russian Federation. The ban came into force on the 3rd of October.A ban on exporting to Russia products of Japanese origin that can be used for the production of chemical weapons etc. The ban came into force on the 7th of October. The list…