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17 May 2024
Directive (EU) 2024/1226: harmonisation of criminal penalties applied by Member States in the event of circumvention of EU sanctions
The purpose of Directive (EU) 2024/1226, published on 29 April 2024, is to harmonise the criminal penalties applied by the…
Read more19 January 2024
Correlation table codes CN / dual use goods updated
The EU correlation table between customs codes (Combined Nomenclature) and “dual-use goods” codes has been updated as of 2 January…
Read more24 October 2023
The EU Customs Reform
The EU Customs reform 2025-2035 The EU Customs Reform B RAGER
Read more31 July 2023
The European Union’s blocking statute against extraterritorial legislation: an effective instrument for protecting the EU’s economic interests?
The Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 of 22 November 1996 protecting against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation…
Read more8 June 2023
The French 1968 Blocking Act: a shield against foreign interference and extraterritorial legislation
The so-called "Blocking Act" of 1968, modernised in 1980 and implemented in 2022, enables French companies to counter the interference…
Read more26 May 2023
Sanctions against Russia – Circumventing the sanctions
G7 leaders met in Hiroshima last Friday 19 May to coordinate on new sanctions against Russia[1]. The heads of state…
Read more17 January 2023
Correlation table codes CN / dual use goods updated
The EU correlation table between customs codes (Combined Nomenclature) and "dual-use goods" codes has been updated as of 17 January…
Read more9 January 2023
War in Ukraine: Do international sanctions still qualify as force majeure?
The sanctions regimes adopted by the European Union and its allies following the invasion of Ukraine on 22 February 2022…
Read more8 July 2022
French Decree 2022/901: the consequences for the defence industry and civil aviation
On 19 June 2022, Decree 2022/901 on war material, arms and ammunition and sensitive operations relating to national defence or…
Read more6 June 2022
6th Package of Sanctions Against Russia: Council Regulation (EU) 2022/879
The 6th package of sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russia for its actions in Ukraine entered into force…
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