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EU implements additional sanctions on Iran

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • European Union, Iran
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  • January 9 2013

On 22 December 2012, the EU implemented additional sanctions measures on Iran, notably introducing additional product and sector specific controls on the

Cyber attacks on U.S. banks may be Iranian retaliation for sanctions

  • Bryan Cave LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • January 9 2013

According to this article in the New York Times, the recent DDOS attacks launched against U.S. financial institutions were likely the work of the

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

Treasury updates sanctions

  • Dentons
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  • Afghanistan, Iran, United Kingdom
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  • January 4 2013

Treasury has updated the sanctions lists in respect of Iran and Afghanistan. An explanatory release sets out the increased restrictions on dealings with

Council defines Iran measures

  • Dentons
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  • European Union, Iran
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  • January 4 2013

On 21 December 2012, the Council made a Regulation implementing the measures agreed in October to impose further sanctions against Iran. The Regulation:

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

Standard Chartered says it will settle fed charges on Iran for $330 million

  • Bryan Cave LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • December 6 2012

During a call today with financial journalists, the Finance Director of Standard Chartered Bank stated that he expected the bank to settle for $330 million federal charges that it violated U.S. sanctions on Iran

HMT reissues direction to cease business with Iranian banks

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Iran, United Kingdom
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  • November 21 2012

Daniel Hudson, Nichola Peters and Jeremy Sher comment on HM Treasury’s (“HMT“) decision to reissue its direction to UK financial institutions to cease business with Iranian banks

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

EU further strengthens sanctions measures on Iran

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • European Union, Iran
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  • October 24 2012

The EU has adopted a new round of sanctions measures against Iran, prohibiting imports of natural gas from Iran, introducing new product- and sector-specific controls on exports to Iran, significantly amending the existing controls on the transfer of funds to or from Iranian persons and extending the list of entities and persons targeted by designated person controls