Sanctions Alert Issue 52
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EU News
- Belarus: EU renews Belarus sanctions
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: EU renews Bosnia and Herzegovina sanctions
- Democratic Republic of Congo: EU amends identifying information in DRC listings
- Democratic Republic of Congo: EU informs DRC that it is prepared to impose new targeted sanctions
- Egypt: EU removes four individuals from asset freeze list
- Iran: EU renews human rights sanctions
- Iran: General Court dismisses relisting challenge; joined cases T-14/14 and T-87/14
- Iran: EU delists multiple entities from Iran sanctions list
- Iran: General Court dismisses challenge from Bank Tejarat to relist; Case T-346/15
- Iraq: EU delists three entities
- Libya: EU renews Libya sanctions
- Myanmar: EU renews Myanmar sanctions
- North Korea: EU delists five vessels
- Russia: EU foreign ministers insist on maintaining Russia sanctions
- Russia: EU renews targeted Russia sanctions
- Russia: Annulment application of Almaz-Antey dismissed; Case T-255/15
- Russia: CJEU upholds EU’s Russia sanctions in Rosneft judgment; Case C72/15
- Syria: EU adds military officials to Syria sanctions list
- Terrorist sanctions: EU makes series of amendments to terrorism-related listings
- Tunisia: EU renews sanctions until January 2018
- Zimbabwe: EU renews listings until February 2018
US News
- Belarus: General license for transactions with specified Belarus companies is renewed
- Central African Republic: Two militia commanders are blocked
- Cuba: Anti-embargo activist settles claims of illegal travel
- Export controls: Parcel forwarder pays $10 million civil settlement for unlicensed exports
- Export controls: Chinese national pleads guilty to illegal exports of carbon fibre
- Export controls: Ukrainian national arrested for exporting controlled items to Ukraine
- Iran: Sanctions imposed on missile proliferators, IRGC officials and human rights abusers
- Iran: OFAC updates general license for medical device exports
- Iran: Chinese telecoms manufacturer ZTE agrees to almost $900 million in penalties in guilty plea to sanctions and export control violations
- Iran: Taiwanese company violated sanctions by transacting with Iranian entity while in U.S. bankruptcy proceedings, OFAC finds
- Iran: Executive of Turkish state-owned bank arrested in U.S. for alleged sanctions violations
- Iran: Indian oil equipment reseller settles with OFAC over reexports
- Iran: U.S. medical instrument company settles with OFAC for exports
- Iran: Justice Department renews Clearstream Banking probe
- Iran and Cuba: Bank settles with OFAC for banking and brokerage transactions
- Narcotics sanctions: General licenses for Panama’s Balboa Bank expire, Soho Mall license extended
- Narcotics sanctions: OFAC sanctions senior Venezuelan government official for drug trafficking
- Narcotics sanctions: Lebanese shipping magnate and Salvadoran hotelier are removed from list, Mexican property management companies and Peruvian shipper are added
- North Korea: House approves broad secondary sanctions bill, measure moves to Senate
- North Korea: U.S. blocks property of coal company, 11 individuals
- Office of Foreign Assets Control: New explanation of list removal process published
- Office of Foreign Assets Control: Maximum penalty amounts adjusted for inflation
- Russia: OFAC authorises dealings with Russian Federal Security Service as regulator
- Russia: U.S. Senators propose limiting President’s authority to cut back sanctions
- Russia: Exxon application for proposed Rosneft deal is rejected
- Russia: Texas man sentenced to over 11 years in prison for microelectronics exports to Russia
- Syria: U.S. blocks 271 individuals and one company linked to Assad’s chemical weapons programme
- Syria: Three individuals arrested for exporting aircraft parts to sanctioned airline
- Terrorist sanctions: OFAC targets individuals linked to al-Nusrah Front, Al-Qaida, al-Ashtar Brigade, ISIS and Hamas
- Transnational criminal organisation sanctions: Sanctions lifted on four former PacNet executives
- Western Balkans: OFAC designates Bosnian Serb leader for undermining 1995 Dayton Accords
- Zimbabwe: Two former government officials are delisted
UN News
- Sudan: UN publishes implementation assistance notice
- Terrorist sanctions: UN security council removes one individual from 1988 committee sanctions list
- Terrorist sanctions: UN security council removes individuals from ISIL (Da’eash) and Al-Qaida sanctions list
UK News
- Iran: Withdrawal of Iran export guidance
- Legality of EU sanctions: House of Lords report and government response
- Magnitsky Act: House of Commons pass “Magnitsky Amendment”
- Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation: New penalties for breaching financial sanctions
- Post-Brexit sanctions: UK publishes post-Brexit white paper