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EU relaxes sanctions against Syria, including oil embargo, and ends economic sanctions against MyanmarBurma

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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  • European Union, Myanmar, Syria
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  • May 13 2013

On April 22 the Foreign Affairs Council of the EU agreed to soften sanctions against Syria and to introduce further waivers in a calculated move to

On the internet, nobody knows you’re a Syrian

  • Bryan Cave LLP
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  • Syria, USA
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  • May 14 2013

According to this report, Network Solutions in April seized over 700 domain names relating to Syria. Among these were sites used by the Syrian

Status of EU sanctions against Iran, Libya and Syria

  • CMS Cameron McKenna
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  • European Union, Iran, Libya, Syria
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  • May 22 2012

The past year has seen the continued importance and effect of arms embargoes and economic sanctions imposed by the EU, the US and the UN against a number of States

Recent sanctions developments concerning Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Syria and Libya

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, Libya, Myanmar, North Korea, Syria
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  • April 26 2013

European Union (“EU“) foreign ministers have voted to lift the majority of its restrictive measures against Myanmar (Burma). Despite its significant

EU lifts sanctions against BurmaMyanmar, eases measures against Syria and Libya, and tightens sanctions against North Korea

  • White & Case LLP
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  • European Union, Libya, Myanmar, North Korea, Syria
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  • April 24 2013

The EU has updated its sanctions measures against BurmaMyanmar, Syria, North Korea and Libya. For BurmaMyanmar, the Council has decided to lift all

U.S. sanctions against Syria

  • Bryan Cave LLP
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  • Syria, USA
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  • May 20 2013

The President has just extended by way of a public notice the effectiveness of the national emergency with respect to Syria declared by executive

Key Canadian economic sanctions and export control developments during 2012

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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  • Canada, Iran, Myanmar, Syria
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  • January 11 2013

The beginning of the new year is an opportune time to review and revise internal compliance programs and procedures to ensure they are fully up to

OIC Investment Treaty investor protection in the Islamic world

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Libya, Middle East, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
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  • September 28 2012

One of the key considerations when looking at overseas investment, particularly in the emerging markets, is the protection that the foreign investor will have from state expropriation of the investor’s assets and from other interference in the investment

2012 year-end sanctions update

  • Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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  • Iran, Syria, USA
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  • March 13 2013

The year 2012 saw vigorous activity in the creation and implementation of increasingly restrictive sanctions, particularly with respect to Iran

Sanctions laws applied to overseas territories

  • Dentons
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  • Egypt, Syria, United Kingdom
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  • July 22 2011

New legislation applies certain sanctions laws in respect of Egypt and Syria in named British overseas territories