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STRASBOURG’S KADI? AL DULIMI v SWITZERLAND
The Kadi cases in the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg famously held (see previous blogs) that European Union measures that implement UN Security Council resolutions must subject to effective...
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EU AMENDS FINANCIAL SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ
On 23 July 2014, the EU amended the basis of its financial sanctions against Iraq by way of a new Regulation and Decision, which provide clarity on the existing provisions relating to financial...
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ECHR says Switzerland sanctions violated right to fair hearing
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has handed down its judgment in Al-Dulimi and Montana Mangement Inc. v Switzerland ECHR 219 [2016], finding in favour of the applicants who...
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EU de-lists 4 entities from Iraq sanctions
The EU has de-listed 4 entities that were subject to asset freezes under its sanctions on Iraq, implementing a UN decision to remove them from its own sanctions last month. The remaining sanctions...
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EU de-lists 1 entity from Iraq sanctions
The EU has de-listed South Refineries Company from its sanctions relating to Iraq, which freeze the assets of the previous Government of Iraq, and related people and entities, if those assets were...
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EU implements 19 UN de-listings from Iraq sanctions
The EU has de-listed 19 entities from its sanctions on Iraq, which freeze the assets of the previous Government of Iraq, and related people and entities, if those assets were located outside Iraq on 22...
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EU de-lists 2 entities from Iraq sanctions
The EU has de-listed Iraq-based entities Medical City Establishment and State Company for Drugs and Medical Appliances from its sanctions on Iraq. The changes implement a UN decision to de-list them...
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Turkey to consider sanctions on Kurdish northern Iraq
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his country is considering imposing sanctions on Kurdish northern Iraq in response to the regional administration’s plans for an independence...
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EU removes Iraq Re-insurance Company from sanctions list
In line with the UN Security Council (press release here), the EU has removed ‘Iraq Re-insurance Company’ from its Iraq sanctions list, see: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2217. UK OFSI...
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Iraq lifts sanctions against 4 Kurdish banks
Earlier this week, the Iraqi Parliament voted to lift sanctions against 4 banks in the Kurdistan region (Kurdistan International Bank (KIB), RT Bank, Cihan Bank, and Erbil Bank). Sanctions had been...
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Iraq lifts international flight ban to Kurdistan region
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has lifted an international flight ban to its Kurdistan region after Kurdish authorities agreed for the Erbil and Sulaimaniyah airports to come under federal...
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OFAC sanctions Iran’s Central Bank Governor and Iraqi Bank
Yesterday, OFAC designated an Iraq-based bank (Al-Bilad Islamic Bank) and 4 people as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, pursuant to Executive Order 13224, for “mov[ing] millions of dollars on...
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US continues Iraq sanctions for 1 year
On 22 May 2003, the US adopted Executive Order (E.O.) 13303, which declared a national emergency with respect to Iraq. That E.O. was later amended by (inter alia) E.O. 13315, E.O. 13350 and E.O. 13438,...
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UN removes Central Bank of Iraq from Iraq sanctions & adds 6 people to Libya...
Yesterday, the UN Security Council removed the Central Bank of Iraq from its Iraq sanctions list (press release) and added 6 individuals to its Libya sanctions list for their involvement in the...
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UN lifts sanctions on Grain Board of Iraq
The UN Security Council has removed the ‘General Establishment for Grain Trading’ from its Iraq sanctions list. As a result, the entity will no longer be subject to UN asset freezing measures. UN press...
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EU implements UN de-listing of Iraq’s State Organisation of Grain
Earlier this week, the UN Security Council removed the ‘General Establishment for Grain Trading’ from its Iraq sanctions list (previous blog). Yesterday, the EU implemented this UN delisting by...
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UN lifts sanctions on 2 Iraqi insurance companies
Last week (13 July 2018), the UN Security Council removed 2 entities from its Iraq sanctions list: ‘Iraqi Life Insurance Company’ and ‘National Insurance Company’. As a result, they will no longer be...
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UN removes 4 state entities from Iraq sanctions
Yesterday, the UN Security Council removed 4 Iraqi state entities from its sanctions list: Iraqi Tobacco State Establishment; Mosul Sugar State Company; State Enterprise for Dairy Products; and State...
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UN removes another Iraqi entity from sanctions list
The UN Security Council has removed the ‘Directorate General of Geological Survey and Mineral Investigation’ from its Iraq sanctions list. As a result, it will no longer be subject to UN asset freezing...
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UN & EU remove ‘Taji Industrial Complex’ from Iraq sanctions list
Yesterday, the UN Security Council removed Taji Industrial Complex from its Iraq sanctions list. As a result, the entity will no longer be subject to UN asset freezing measures. UN press release here....
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