The OverRuled: BIS Export Controls Module has been updated with the following actions:
- 25 Jul 2023 - Empresa de Transporte Aéreocargo del Sur, S.A. - No Denial Order; No monetary penalty
On July 25, 2023, BIS renewed a Temporarily Denial Order (TDO) against Empresa de Transporte Aéreocargo del Sur, S.A. (a.k.a. "Aerocargo del Sur Transportation Company" and "EMTRASUR") (“Respondent”) issued on August 2, 2022, for a period of 180 days in relation to the information indicating that the Respondent is a subsidiary of Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronauticas Y Servicios Aereos, S.A., (a.k.a. CONVIASA), a Venezuelan state-owned airline that was added to the list of SDN on February 7, 2020. In or around October 2021, the Respondent engaged in conduct prohibited by a BIS-issued temporary denial order against Iranian airline Mahan Air (a.k.a. "Mahan Airlines" and "Mahan Airways") and the Regulations by acquiring custody and/or control from Mahan Air of a U.S.-origin Boeing 747 aircraft bearing manufacturer’s serial number 23413 (“MSN 23413”), an item subject to the EAR and classified under ECCN 9A991. In addition, the Respondent continued use of MSN 23413 on flights into Iran and Russia. The Respondent continued acting in violation of the Regulations and the TDO; that such violations have been significant, deliberate and covert; and that given the foregoing and the nature of the matters under investigation, there is a likelihood of imminent violations. Therefore, the renewal of the TDO is necessary in the public interest to prevent imminent violation.
The OverRuled: Russia Trade Controls Resource Center has been updated with the following actions:
- 24 Jul 2023 (EU):
On July 24, 2023, the EU updated its FAQs concerning Access to EU ports.
- 24 Jul 2023 (EU):
On July 24, 2023, the EU updated its FAQs concerning the Oil Price Cap.
- 24 Jul 2023 (EU):
On July 24, 2023, the EU updated its FAQs concerning the Asset Freeze and prohibition to provide funds or economic resources.
- 24 Jul 2023 (EU):
On July 24, 2023, the EU updated its FAQs concerning the Provision of Services.
- 14 Jul 2023 (BIS):
The Akin Summary document has now been posted for this action.
The United States Department of Justice announced that Vadim Konoshchenok, a Russian citizen with alleged ties to Russia's Federal Security Service, was extradited to the United States from Estonia on July 12, 2023 to face U.S. export violations charges and other criminal charges identified in a December 2022 indictment.
- 12 Jul 2023 (UK):
The Akin Summary document has now been posted for this action.
On July 12, 2023, the Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation ("OFSI") published guidance regarding license applications, noting that incomplete applications will be returned at the time of receipt.
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