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Michael O'Kane

Canada amends Iran sanctions regulations to implement UN snapback

02/10/2025 — Canada has amended the United Nations Resolutions on Iran Regulations to implement UN snapback sanctions on Iran. UN sanctions were reinstated earlier this week...
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Maya Lester KC

US extends Serbian Oil Industry sanctions waiver again

02/10/2025 — The US has issued a license postponing the implementation of sanctions on the Russian-owned Serbian Oil Industry (NIS), which operates Serbia’s only oil refinery....
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Michael O'Kane

UK publishes new AUKUS Open General Licence

02/10/2025 — The UK has replaced its Open General Export Licence for the export of dual-use items and military goods, software and technology between Australia, the...
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Michael O'Kane

UK amends Iran Sanctions Regulations to implement UN snapback

02/10/2025 — The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, which amend the UK’s Iran sanctions regime to reflect the reintroduction of UN sanctions on...
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In focusRussia sanctions

Sanctions are imposed on Russia by the EU, UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand and others, following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Key Russia Sanctions Documents

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Maya Lester KC

US BIS publishes export control settlements

02/10/2025 — The US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published details of 2 settlements related to breaches of the Export Administration Regulations. Luminultra BIS...
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Maya Lester KC

US designates 22 entities and 22 people involved in Iranian weapons procurement

02/10/2025 — The US has designated 22 entities and 22 people said to be involved in procuring weaponry for the Iranian military – press release. The...
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Michael O'Kane

UK updates Iran sanctions list following UN Iran snapback

01/10/2025 — The UK has updated its Iran sanctions list under the Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 following the reintroduction of UN sanctions on...
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Maya Lester KC

Japan adds 87 entities to export control list

01/10/2025 — The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has added 87 entities to its Foreign User List. The list details companies in foreign countries where there are concerns about...
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Michael O'Kane

Luxembourg updates sanctions FAQs and adopts EBA sanctions guidelines

01/10/2025 — Luxembourg’s financial regulator, the CSSF, has updated its sanctions FAQs and has issued a circular adopting the European Banking Authority’s November 2024 sanctions guidelines....
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Maya Lester KC

EU Court rejects Moldovan delisting application following previous reasoning

01/10/2025 — The EU General Court has rejected Maria Albot’s challenge to her designation on the EU’s Moldova sanctions list under Regulation (EU) 2023/888, and her...
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Michael O'Kane

Latvian broker pleads guilty to conspiring to violate US export controls on Russia

01/10/2025 — Oleg Chistyakov, a Latvian national, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to circumvent US export controls by selling aircraft technology to Russia by: conspiring with...
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Maya Lester KC

Yemeni Houthis sanctions 13 companies, 9 people, and 2 ships over links to US petroleum shipments

01/10/2025 — The Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOOC) in Houthi-controlled Sanaa, Yemen, has designated over 20 companies, people, and ships for violating a Houthi-imposed ban on...
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