Sanctions Alert Issue 47
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Iran News
- SWIFT Re-Opens for Iranian Banks
- New Zealand and Pakistan Ease Iran Sanctions
- Swiss Government Implements Iran De-Listings
- Bank Mellat’s ECJ Challenge Upheld
- Formerly Listed Individual’s Claim for Damages Against EU Dismissed
- US Authorises Contingent Contracts for Exports of Aircraft and Parts
- Central Figure in Turkish Bribery Scandal Arrested on Iran Sanctions Charges in US
- US Finds MasterCard Failed to Report Blocked Property of Iranian Banks
- New York Exporter Arrested for Alleged Illegal Exports to Iran
- US Lists UK and UAE Businessmen and Companies Linked to Mahan Air
Russia and Ukraine News
- US and EU Warn Underwriters to Stay Away from Proposed Russian Eurobonds
- EU Renews Russia and Ukraine Sanctions
- EU Listing of Five Ukrainian Individuals Annulled
North Korea News
- UN Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea
- US Imposes New Sanctions Blocking Property of North Korean Government, Targeting Key Industries and Authorising Secondary Sanctions
- US Congress Adopts North Korean Secondary Sanctions Law
- EU Implements UN Sanctions
- Japan Increases North Korea Sanctions
- South Korea Shuts Down Kaesong Industrial Park, Imposes New Sanctions
EU News
- EU Extends Tunisia Asset Freeze
- Most EU Sanctions Against Belarus Lifted
- EU Sanctions Against Zimbabwe Extended
- House of Lords Committee Reports Success on EU’s Russia, Iran Sanctions
US News
- In Advance of Obama’s Cuba Visit, US Authorises U-turn Payments, Loosens Restrictions on Banking, Travel, Shipping and Other Activities
- US Bars Use of Visa Waiver Programme by Dual Citizens of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Sudan and Recent Visitors to Those Countries
- US Imposes, Then Suspends, Export Ban on Chinese Mobile Phone Manufacturer ZTE
- Barclays Pays $2.5 Million Settlement for Alleged Transactions with Zimbabwean Entities Blocked Under “50% Rule”
- Halliburton Pays $300K Settlement for Alleged Assistance to Project with 5% Cuban Ownership
- Geosciences Company CGG Pays $600K to Settle Allegations of Providing Goods and Services to Vessels in Cuban Waters
- Additional Individuals and Entities Designated Under Various Sanctions and ExportControl Regimes
UN News
- UN Adds Joseph Kony and Lord’s Resistance Army to Central African Republic Sanctions List
UK News
- UK Government Introduces Bill to Strengthen Enforcement of Sanctions
- Challenge Against Inclusion in UN Al-Qaeda List Rejected
- Home Secretary Accepts Sikh Youth Federation’s Application for De-Proscription
- UK Extends JCPOA to Overseas Territories
Other News
- Switzerland Mirrors EU’s Lifting of Belarus Sanctions