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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

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 developments

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • Iran, USA
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  • February 19 2013

This alert provides an update regarding U.S. sanctions against Iran. As noted in our numerous prior updates, the United States continues to expand U

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

Treasury updates sanctions

  • Dentons
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  • Iran, United Kingdom
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  • March 15 2013

Treasury has updated designations under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc Act 2010. It also updated the sanctions lists in relation to Iran. (Source:

Sanctions update: Treasury revokes Iran order in light of amendments to EU Iran regulation

  • Eversheds LLP
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  • Iran, United Kingdom
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  • February 12 2013

On 31 January 2013 the UK revoked the Financial Restrictions (Iran) Order 2012 ("the Order") which contained a prohibition on UK financial or credit

HM Treasury publishes clarification of how the Office of Foreign Assets Control's ("OFAC") Iran sanctions regulations apply to foreign banks operating in the US (13 August)

  • Jones Day
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  • Iran, United Kingdom, USA
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  • October 29 2012

On 13 August 2012, HM Treasury published a letter (dated 8 August 2012) that it had received from the US Department of the Treasury relating to OFAC's Iran sanctions regulations

Peak pressure: CISADA and NDAA timeline

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • May 1 2012

Since July 1, 2010, when the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 was enacted, there have been many developments under the law, as well as the recent passage of the complementary National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

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

EU adopts additional financial sanctions against Iran

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
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  • European Union, Iran
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  • January 8 2013

On 21 December 2012, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted Council Regulation (EU) No. 126320121 (Regulation 12632012) implementing