Afghanistan: Export Controls & Trade & Investment Sanctions

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The EU’s 20th And 21st Russia Sanctions Packages: A New Compliance Architecture For Financial Services Firms
The European Union's 20th and 21st sanctions packages against Russia mark a fundamental shift in enforcement strategy, moving beyond traditional designation lists to systematically target the financial infrastructure enabling Russia's war economy. Financial institutions now face heightened compliance obligations requiring them to identify how transactions, financing arrangements, and digital assets may indirectly facilitate sanctioned economic activity across payment channels, banking relationships, crypto-
Afghanistan Government
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PwC Legal Germany
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The EU Court Provides Further Clarity On Meaning Of Facilitating Circumvention In Relation To EU Sanctions
The European Court recently dismissed a challenge to an EU sanctions designation, providing crucial clarification on how far the Council's power extends when targeting individuals who facilitate sanctions circumvention. The case centered on a fraudulent scheme to sell frozen shares through a subsidiary structure, raising fundamental questions about jurisdiction and the definition of circumvention. This judgment establishes important precedent for understanding what activities fall within the EU's sanctions
European Union International
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Michael Kyprianou Law Firm
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The IPI: Europe Finally Gains A Reciprocity Tool For Public Procurement
The European Union's International Procurement Instrument has issued its first implementing measure, targeting Chinese medical device suppliers with total exclusion from EU public procurement contracts valued at €5 million or more. The Lyon Administrative Court's landmark ruling establishes that contracting authorities must conduct genuine diligence into bidders' commercial substance, even when registered in the EU, to determine their true origin and eligibility to participate in tenders.
European Union Government
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Dechert
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European Union Adopts 21st Package Against Russia & Parallel Sanctions On Belarus
The European Union has adopted its 21st package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus, significantly expanding restrictions across finance, energy, crypto, and military-industrial sectors. This comprehensive package introduces 218 new designations, freezes the oil price cap, imposes stricter LNG controls, and closes loopholes while reinforcing measures to discourage third-party sanctions evasion. The sanctions also strengthen protections for EU operators and facilitate business exits from Russia.
European Union International
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Mayer Brown
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