Netherlands: Export Controls & Trade & Investment Sanctions

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BTI Annual Report 2025
The Bureau for Investment Screening has released its 2025 annual report, revealing a continued rise in investment notifications amid heightened geopolitical tensions and global competition for critical technologies. With 91 investigations conducted and new enforcement actions taken, including the first administrative fine for non-compliance, the report highlights the evolving landscape of Dutch economic security measures and the expanding scope of the Vifo Act.
Netherlands Government
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Buren
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EU’s 20th Russia Sanctions Package: Key Changes And Compliance Implications
The EU Council has adopted its 20th package of restrictive measures against Russia, expanding existing restrictions across energy, finance, trade, and media sectors. This comprehensive update introduces the first use of the EU's anti-circumvention mechanism against a third country and strengthens legal protections for EU operators, requiring companies with exposure to Russia, Belarus, or related supply chains to carefully review the new provisions.
European Union International
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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Confiscation Orders Issued Against Company And Individual Convicted In 2024 Of Sanctions Offences
A Dutch court has ordered the confiscation of €165,826 from a company convicted of illegally exporting aircraft parts to Russian customers in violation of EU sanctions. The Rotterdam Court's ruling follows an earlier conviction and demonstrates the Netherlands' approach to calculating confiscation amounts by allowing deductible costs, ultimately seizing only the profit element rather than total revenue from the unlawful transactions.
Netherlands International
DM
Duane Morris LLP
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