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Eased sanctions present new opportunities and risks

  • Foley & Lardner LLP
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  • Libya, Myanmar, USA, Yemen
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  • April 1 2013

The past two years have witnessed substantial changes in the scope and effect of U.S. economic sanctions. In most instances, such as 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

The United Nations, United States and European Union ease sanctions against Libya

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • European Union, Global, Libya, USA
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  • September 22 2011

In an effort to demonstrate international support for the Transitional National Council (TNC) in Libya, the United Nations, United States and European Union (EU) have taken steps to ease sweeping sanctions targeting the regime of Muammar Qadhafi, as well as agencies and instrumentalities of the former regime

United Nations, European Union, and the United States ease economic sanctions against Libya

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • European Union, Libya, USA
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  • September 19 2011

On Friday 16 September 2011, the United Nations (UN) Security Council adopted Regulation 2009 (2011), which paves the way for further lifting of economic sanctions against Libya, most notably by removing the Libyan National Oil Corporation and Zuietina Oil Company from the sanctions list

Scope of US sanctions against Libya and Syria defined further by Treasury Department general licenses

  • Latham & Watkins LLP
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  • Libya, Syria, USA
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  • September 12 2011

This Client Alert supplements our review earlier this month of the evolving US and EU sanctions against Libya and Syria

Sanctions targets

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union, Global, Iran, Ivory Coast, Libya, USA
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  • July 18 2011

The last eighteen months have seen numerous new sanctions regimes introduced by the EU, UN and the U.S. Reed Smith has issued a series of Client Alerts already this year as and when new or changed sanctions regimes have been introduced

New Libyan sanctions regulations

  • Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
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  • Libya, USA
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  • July 15 2011

On July 1, 2011, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued the new Libyan Sanctions Regulations (“LSR”), 31 C.F.R. Part 570

Three Libyan companies identified as being subject to sanctions

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
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  • Libya, USA
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  • May 9 2011

On May 5th, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control identified three companies owned by the Government of Libya as subject to sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 3566, which blocks all property and interests in property of the Government of Libya and its agencies, instrumentalities and controlled entities within U.S. jurisdiction

Bloodshed in Libya prompts U.S. sanctions

  • Diaz Reus
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  • Libya, USA
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  • May 4 2011

Atrocities in Libya, triggered by Muammar Qaddafi's defiance in the face of an ongoing rebellion against his regime, have prompted United States President Barack Obama to take immediate action by way of Executive Order

New sanctions block continuing performance of Libyan government contracts in addition to targeting Col. Qadhafi's assets

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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  • Libya, USA
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  • March 16 2011

On February 25, 2011, the President issued an Executive Order blocking not only the assets of Muammar Qadhafi, Ayesha Qadhafi, Khamis Qadhafi, Mutassim Qadhafi, and Saif Al Islam Al Qadhafi, but also blocking all assets of the Government of Libya, as follows

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