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The tenth EU sanction package against Russia and an outlook on the eleventh package
Within just one year, since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the tenth package of sanctions against Russia was adopted on 25.2.2023.
Background to the tenth EU sanctions package
On the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing war against Ukraine, the Council adopted...
EU sanctions against Russia and the ninth package of sanctions
On 16 December 2022, the EU put the 9th sanctions package against Russia into force.
I. Background to the ninth EU sanctions package
In response to Russia's ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine and the severe further escalation against civilians and civilian infrastructure, the Council adopted a ninth package of...
EU sanctions against Russia and the eighth sanctions package
On 6 October 2022, the EU put the 8th sanctions package against Russia into force.
I. Background to the eighth EU sanctions package
Russia thumbscrews are be tightened increasingly. The EU is responding to Russia's sham referendums in the occupied Ukrainian territories, the further mobilization of Russian troops and...
Ukraine crisis: Hoping for the best but being prepared for the worst
Background
According to President Biden, the US is currently prepared for any scenario of further developments in the Ukraine crisis. The same is heard and read from the EU and the United Kingdom. Thus, companies in these countries and in the rest of the world should also be prepared accordingly,...
European Court of Justice ruling underlines the dilemma of EU companies due to the EU Blocking Regulation against US sanctions
Background
The US imposes draconian penalties for violations of its extraterritorial and globally prosecuted sanctions or "agrees" in advance by "settlement" on certain measures in appropriate cases (fines, external supervisors, personnel changes in management, etc.). The high risks that this can entail for EU-based companies are unfortunately as real as...
Export control and Startups
For German startups, the same rules apply in the form of German laws and EU regulations as for all other companies. This also applies to the scope of application of the so-called "export control". The term export control is in so far misleading as its complex rules already apply before...
What does my ICP for export control have to look like and how do I put this into practice?
Regardless of whether companies are a one-person, small/medium-sized company or a multinational corporation, these companies all have in common that they have to face the applicable requirements of German, EU and possibly US export control and sanction laws within the framework of their respective export control "footprint".
For example, the...
The EU’s new dual-use regulation increases the focus on internal compliance programmes (ICP)
On 9th September 2021, after long negotiations, a new dual-use regulation of the EU will come into force. The determination of the resulting changes can be achieved - as usual in the case of legal changes - simply and superficially by comparing the old regulation, which has been in force...
Export control is a matter for the management in Germany
Every company that exports commodities (goods, software or technology) which are covered by the European or German Commerce Control List must in all cases have named a so-called "Export Officer" (EO) to the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) (hereafter only referred to as the Export Officer (EO)).
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