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Last week's major developments in sanctions - March 6th to March 10th, 2023
Monday, March 6 The UK's the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation updated its UK Maritime Services Prohibition and Oil Price Cap...

Amir Fadavi
Mar 14, 20233 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - February 27th to March 3rd, 2023
Monday, February 27 The Journal of the EU published last week's Council Decision concerning the EU terrorist list. Under the EU...

Amir Fadavi
Mar 7, 20234 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - February 20th to February 24th, 2023
Monday, February 20 The EU Council imposed blocking sanctions on 32 officials and two entities in Iran, all of which are responsible and...

Amir Fadavi
Feb 28, 20233 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - February 13th to February 17th, 2023
Monday, February 13 OFSI extended general license - INT/2022/1710676 which allows the continuation of business operations involving three...

Amir Fadavi
Feb 20, 20232 min read


Last two week's major developments in sanctions - January 30th to February 10th, 2023
Monday, January 30 The EU Council adopted (or published) three sanctions-related decisions: COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2023/190 expanded the...

Amir Fadavi
Feb 11, 20234 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - January 23rd to January 27th, 2023
Monday, January 23 This week started with the imposition of blocking sanctions on several individuals and entities involved in human...

Amir Fadavi
Jan 30, 20233 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - January 16th to January 20th, 2023
Monday, January 16 Over the weekend and following the execution of a British-Iranian dual national by the Islamic Republic of Iran, the...

Amir Fadavi
Jan 23, 20233 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - January 9th to January 13th, 2023
Monday, January 9 OFAC replaced General License 31A with 31B under its Venezuela sanctions program. The new license limited the scope of...

Amir Fadavi
Jan 17, 20233 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - January 2nd to January 6th, 2023
Monday, January 2 There was no major development on this day. Tuesday, January 3 There was no major development on this day. Wednesday,...

Amir Fadavi
Jan 9, 20231 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - December 26th to December 30th, 2022
Monday, December 26 There was no major development on this day. Tuesday, December 27 There was no major development on this day....

Amir Fadavi
Jan 3, 20232 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - December 19th to December 23rd, 2022
Monday, December 19 This blissfully slow week started with a couple of designations in France. France added the names of six individuals...

Amir Fadavi
Dec 28, 20223 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - December 12th to December 16th, 2022
Monday, December 12 France added one individual to its list of sanctions targets under the country's counter-terrorism sanctions program....

Amir Fadavi
Dec 20, 20223 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - December 5th to December 9th, 2022
Monday, December 5 December 5th was the date that the Price Cap mechanism for Russian-origin seaborne oil (which was first mentioned in...

Amir Fadavi
Dec 14, 20224 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - November 21st to November 26th, 2022
Monday, November 21 OFAC issued General License No.13C "Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under...

Amir Fadavi
Nov 29, 20222 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - November 14th to November 18th, 2022
Monday, November 14 This week started with a coordinated action against human rights violations in Iran in the wake of the killing of...

Amir Fadavi
Nov 22, 20223 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - November 7th to November 11th, 2022
Monday, November 7 OFAC imposed blocking sanctions on four individuals and eight entities for supporting ISIS in South Africa. The...

Amir Fadavi
Nov 15, 20223 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - October 31st to November 4th, 2022
Monday, October 31 OFAC published a new FAQ to provide clarity on the applicability of the price cap to the oil originated in Russia that...

Amir Fadavi
Nov 8, 20222 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - October 24th to October 28th, 2022
Monday, October 24 France updated its sanctions list by adding one entry related to recently introduced UN sanctions against Haiti....

Amir Fadavi
Nov 1, 20223 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - October 17th to October 21st, 2022
Monday, October 17 The EU Council took two sanctions-related decisions: Council Decision 2022/1967 that extended the validity of the EU...

Amir Fadavi
Oct 24, 20223 min read


Last week's major developments in sanctions - October 10th to October 14th, 2022
Monday, October 10 OFSI added seven individuals and one entity, the Morality Policy of Iran, to the list of sanctions targets in the UK...

Amir Fadavi
Oct 18, 20222 min read
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