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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

Office of Foreign Assets Control amends its Iranian transactions and sanctions regulations to authorize wind-down transactions and extension of section 218 deadline under Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act

  • Alston & Bird LLP
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  • Iran, Syria, USA
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  • December 28 2012

On December 26, 2012, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued its long-anticipated "guidance" on Section 218 of the Iran Threat Reduction and

President issues two new Executive Orders tightening sanctions on Iran and Syria

  • Alston & Bird LLP
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  • Iran, Syria, USA
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  • May 3 2012

President Obama has issued two new Executive Orders that impose significant new extraterritorial sanctions on persons who do business with Iran or Syria

Iran sanctions update

  • Eversheds LLP
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  • European Union, Iran, Syria
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  • February 15 2012

In our previous note “Export control and sanctions guidance” published in our e-briefing dated 18 January 2012 we provided information relating to the impact of EU sanctions on Iran, in particular, the extent of such sanctions, to whom they apply and the penalties for breach

International sanctions updates to U.S. sanctions laws in 2011

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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  • Cuba, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, USA, Yemen
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  • January 17 2012

In 2011, the world experienced historic events, particularly with regard to the Arab Spring and the violent repression that followed in nations like Libya and Syria

Treasury updates sanctions

  • Dentons
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  • Iran, Syria, United Kingdom
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  • December 9 2011

Treasury has updated the sanctions lists in relation to Iran and Syria

EU expanded sanctions against Iran and Belarus, and conclusions in relation to Libya and Syria, update on U.S. sanctions on Iran

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • Belarus, European Union, Iran, Libya, Syria, USA
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  • October 12 2011

Today, the EU has added 29 persons to the list of those targeted by an asset freeze and a visa ban because of their involvement in human rights violations in Iran

Expanded EU economic sanctions on Iran, Syria, Libya, and Belarus

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • Belarus, European Union, Iran, Libya, Syria
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  • May 27 2011

This week, the European Union (EU) extended the asset freeze and admission ban to additional individuals for Syria, Libya, Belarus, and Iran, as well as to new entities in Iran (see attached list