THE JOURNAL OF EXPORT CONTROLS AND SANCTIONS
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EU adds UK to list of low-risk countries in ‘the event of no-deal’
UK to be included in Union general export authorisation No EU001.
DDTC boldly goes and consults on launch vehicles and spacecraft
Spacecraft that have entered into normal use may need export controls.
Proponents of change had noted ‘weapons from Switzerland had landed in conflict zones’.
Latvia issues sanctions guidance
March, 2019Guidelines ‘explain the need for risk assessment’ including in ‘internal control systems for compliance with sanctions’.
Canada’s farmers fear Huawei-related reprisals
March, 2019Chinese authorities have suspended licences for canola (rape seed) imports.
OFAC sanctions Venezuelan mining company
March, 2019OFAC: ‘[Mining and] sale of gold has been one of the Maduro regime’s most lucrative financial schemes.’
Ship-to-ship transfers involve increasingly advanced evasion techniques, says report.
Eight Russian officials added to the list of those subject to restrictive measures.
The two companies are subsidiaries of PdVSA.
OFAC designates Evrofinance Mosnarbank
March, 2019Moscow-based bank is jointly owned by Russian and Venezuelan state-owned companies.
