Category: World ECR

EU guidance on forced labour; new OFAC Xinjiang advisory

The European Union has published what it calls ‘practical guidance’ to help European companies ‘implement effective human rights due diligence ...
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EU parliamentarians call for sanctions response to human rights abuses in Iran, Hong Kong and Saudi

Members of the Parliament of the European Union (‘MEPs’) have called out specific human rights abuses in Iran, Hong Kong ...
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‘Vast network’ helped Venezuela evade US sanctions

An international network operating under the guise of humanitarian aid was in reality designed to move huge amounts of oil, ...
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White House publishes supply chain review findings

The United States should ‘monitor near term supply chain disruptions as the economy reopens from the COVID-19 pandemic’ is amongst ...
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Biden EO revokes TikTok ban; launches ‘evidence based’ approach to data concerns

In a 9 June executive order (‘EO’), US President Joe Biden has revoked his predecessor’s executive orders restricting US person’s ...
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NATO boss pushes for tougher Belarus sanctions

In a 1 June joint press conference with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg described it as ‘absolutely ...
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No Dalian: CBP detains Chinese seafood for use of forced labour

The US Customs and Border Protection Service (‘CBP’) has said that it has issued ‘a Withhold Release Order against Dalian ...
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‘A tangled web of deceit’: Italian company pleads guilty to Russia oilfield conspiracy

The US Department of Justice has said that an Italian company, US GVA International Oil and Gas Services (‘GVA’), has pleaded guilty ...
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Introducing Financial Institutions Sanctions Compliance (FISC), the new journal from the publishers of WorldECR

To request your free copy of FISC, contact fisc@worldecr.com ...
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OFSI updates guidance on dealing with frozen assets/sanctioned persons

The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (‘OFSI’) has published a new blog entry that explains the process for seeking ...
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World ECR – Expert Advice Directory

Looking for expert advice? If you are in need of professional advice and support in the areas of export control ...
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90-ish days to prepare as new EU dual-use regime signed into law

The Council of the European Union announced on 10 May that it has ‘adopted a regulation modernising the EU system ...
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