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Client Alert: Contrasting Thoughts on EU Trade Policy During the COVID-19 Crisis

A recent letter from former high-ranking European Commission officials to the current Commission President Ursula von der Leyen raises various trade and market protection concerns and urges the...

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Client Advisory: The UK’s Post-Transition Period Sanctions Regime –...

On October 21, 2020, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s Sanctions Unit hosted a webinar to explain how UK sanctions policy and compliance will operate when the Brexit transition...

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Provisional Agreement Reached on Review of EU Dual-Use Regulation, Including...

On 9 November the German Presidency of the Council of the EU and representatives of the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the review of the EU Dual-Use Regulation. The...

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Council of the EU calls for due diligence rules along global supply chains

On December 1, 2020 the Council of the EU adopted Conclusions calling on the Commission to launch an Action Plan by 2021 focusing on shaping global supply chains sustainably, promoting human rights,...

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EU adopts Magnitsky-style sanctions framework against human rights violations

On December 7, 2020 the Council of the EU adopted a Decision and a Regulation establishing a EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime. Similar to the US Magnitsky Act, the framework will enable the EU...

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Germany Introduces New Human Rights and Environmental Responsibilities for...

The German Federal Parliament has adopted a new Act on Corporate Due Diligence Responsibilities in Supply Chains (‘the Supply Chain Act’) on Friday, June 11, 2021, due to enter into effect on January...

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European Commission Issues Guidance on the Application of Specific EU...

The European Commission recently issued three Opinions on the interpretation of specific provisions in different EU sanctions frameworks. They cover the notion “making available”, changes to the...

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Revised EU Dual-Use Regulation to Enter into Force

On September 9, 2021, the long-awaited recast of the EU Dual-Use Regulation (the Regulation) will enter into force. It provides for new rules on cyber-surveillance technology, the provision of...

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First Court of Justice judgment to interpret EU Blocking Statute

On 21 December 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) delivered its judgment in Case C-124/20 Bank Melli Iran v Telekom Deutschland GmbH, which is the first case before the EU courts...

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EU Adopts Fourth Package of Sanctions Against Russia

On March 15, the Council of the EU proceeded to adopt the fourth package of sanctions against Russia over the continued military aggression of Ukraine. With these new sanctions, the EU seeks to address...

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