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Iran, Syria, USA - April 30 2012
On April 22, 2012, the President signed a new Executive Order Blocking the Property and Suspending Entry into the United States of Certain Persons with Respect to Grave Human Rights Abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria Via Information Technology (Executive Order 13606, dubbed the “GHRAVITY EO”).
Russia, USA - January 30 2012
On December 16, 2011, more than 18 years after Russia applied for World Trade Organization (WTO) membership, the WTO Ministerial Conference formally approved Russia’s terms of accession and extended the invitation to join the WTO.
Libya, USA - September 26 2011
In recent weeks, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published and updated two new general licenses under the Libyan sanctions program, effectively authorizing most transactions involving the Government of Libya (GOL) and Libyan state-owned petroleum companies.
Syria, USA - August 18 2011
On August 18, 2011, President Obama signed a new Executive Order imposing significant new sanctions on Syria with immediate effect.
USA - June 16 2011
On June 16, 2011, the long-awaited License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization (STA) was published and is now available to export, re-export, and transfer a majority of items subject to the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to the enumerated list of low-risk countries.
