The OverRuled: Russia Trade Controls Resource Center has been updated with the following actions:
- 01 Feb 2024 (Switzerland):
Switzerland implemented additional sanctions against Russia. The new restrictions essentially implement the EU's 12th sanctions package but there are certain differences between the Swiss and the EU regime.
- 30 Jan 2024 (Ukraine):
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Ukraine withdrew from the Agreement on Cooperation on Ensuring the Unity of Measurements in the Armed Forces of the States Parties to the Agreement on Conducting an Agreed Policy in the Field of Standardization, Metrology and Certification and the Protocol on Amendments and Additions to the Agreement on Cooperation on Ensuring the Unity of Measurements in the Armed Forces of the States Parties to the Agreement on Conducting an Agreed Policy in the Field of Standardization, Metrology and Certification.
- 29 Jan 2024 (Ukraine):
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Ukraine published the State Register of Sanctions.
The OverRuled: China Trade Controls Resource Center has been updated with the following actions:
- 02 Feb 2024 (OFAC):
OFAC designated a key procurement network of prolific suppliers of materials and sensitive technology for Iran's ballistic missile and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programs.
Four companies in Hong Kong and Iran are designated pursuant to EO 13382, for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological, or other support for, or goods or services in support of, OFAC designated Hamed Dehghan and Pishtazan Kavosh Gostar Boshra, who are actively engaged in supporting multiple Iranian military organizations. The listed entities in Hong Kong are:
- FY International Trading Co., Limited;
- Duling Technology HK Limited; and
- Advantage Trading Co., Limited
In addition, OFAC designated another Hong Kong-based front company, pursuant to EO 13224, which has arranged contracts and sold hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Iranian commodities for the benefit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force. The Hong Kong-based company is:
- China Oil and Petroleum Company Limited
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