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EU defines scope of expanded Iran sanctions, including new natural gas, metals and vesselstankers bans

  • White & Case LLP
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  • European Union, Iran
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  • January 10 2013

On 21 December 2012, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted the EU-wide legislation clarifying important details of the expanded sanctions

EU adopts new sanctions against Syria and Iran

  • White & Case LLP
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  • European Union, Iran, Syria
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  • November 15 2012

On 15 October 2012, the EU Council decided to expand economic sanctions against both Syria and Iran, which could affect export operations as the customs authorities play an important part in enforcing sanctions and could for example raise questions before releasing shipments for export

New EU sanctions expanding Syria asset freeze and introducing new Iranian measures, including a ban on bank transfers and gas imports

  • White & Case LLP
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  • European Union, Iran, Syria
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  • October 17 2012

On 15 October 2012, the Council of the European Union (EU) decided to expand its sanctions against both Iran and Syria

US strengthens Iran sanctions regime with enactment of Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012

  • White & Case LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • August 17 2012

On August 10, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (the “Act”

US issues new executive order authorizing additional Iran sanctions and sanctions new entities pursuant to CISADA; Congress approves new Iran sanctions legislation

  • White & Case LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • August 3 2012

On July 31, 2012, President Obama issued Executive Order 13622 (the “Order”) to strengthen the Iran sanctions framework by further targeting Iran’s oil and petrochemical sectors as well as its shipping trade

US issues new Executive Order targeting foreign sanctions evaders with respect to Iran and Syria

  • White & Case LLP
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  • Iran, Syria, USA
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  • May 10 2012

On May 1, 2012, as part of an ongoing US and international campaign to isolate Iran and Syria, President Obama issued Executive Order 13608 expanding the US Treasury Department’s authority to find sanctionable conduct by, and impose sanctions measures against, foreign persons as a result of an expanded range of transactions relating to Iran or Syria

EU sanctions against Syria and Iran affecting importsexports of goods

  • White & Case LLP
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  • European Union, Iran, Syria
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  • March 30 2012

On 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Regulation 267201 which replaces the previous Iran Sanctions Implementing Regulation 9612010 and implements the additional restrictions agreed by the Council on 23 January 2012

EU further tightens Iran sanctions: implements additional January sanctions, prohibits supply of telecommunications monitoring equipment and adds more persons to the asset freeze list

  • White & Case LLP
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  • European Union, Iran
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  • March 29 2012

On 23 March 2012, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted Regulation 2672012 which implements the additional restrictions agreed by the Council on 23 January 2012, clarifies certain existing implementing provisions and consolidates all implementing provisions by replacing the previous Iran Sanctions Implementing Regulation 9612010

EU tightens Iran sanctions with embargo on Iranian oil and petrochemicals plus new sanctions on precious metals, diamonds and key equipment & technology for the petrochemical sector

  • White & Case LLP
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  • European Union, Iran
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  • January 26 2012

On 23 January 2012, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted further measures to tighten existing EU sanctions against Iran by introducing an embargo on the importspurchasetransport of Iranian crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products (and related financing, financial assistance, insurance

EU adds 180 designated parties to Iran sanctions list as the first part of strengthening of its Iran sanctions regime

  • White & Case LLP
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  • European Union, Iran
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  • December 2 2011

On 1 December 2011, the Council of the European Union (EU) in Council Decision 2011783CFSP1 added entries to its list of designated parties under the Iran sanctions regime