Day: October 9, 2020

On 9 October, OFAC advised that 2 individuals and the COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO CAJA RURAL NACIONAL RL (aka CARUNA RL) had been added to its SDN Lists.  It has designated the financial institution, as well as the Attorney General Ana Julia Guido De Romero and the Secretary of the Presidency Paul Herbert Oquist Kelley, in an effort to target key financial operations and government officials that continue to undermine Nicaragua’s democracy.

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20201009

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BREXIT: UK PUBLISHES UPDATED GB-EU BORDER OPERATING MODEL

On 9 October, Lloyds Loading List reported that the UK has “ramped up preparations” for the end of the UK’s transition period after leaving the EU with an updated Border Operating Model that provides further detail on how the GB-EU border will work and the actions that traders, freight and logistics intermediaries, and hauliers involved in UK-EU trade will need to take before the end of this year and beyond.

https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/UK-publishes-updated-GB-EU-Border-Operating-Model/77551.htm#.X4B5SYuSmM8

FREIGHT ASSOCIATIONS WELCOME NEW UK BORDER OPERATING MODEL

Freight transport and forwarding associations have welcomed the release yesterday by the UK government of the latest, updated version of the UK’s new Border Operating Model for EU-UK cross-border trade, which will come into force from 2021.

https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Freight-associations-welcome-new-UK-Border-Operating-Model/77555.htm#.X4B5yIuSmM8

UK IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS ‘MUST ACT NOW’ TO PREPARE FOR 1 JANUARY

Many international traders, especially SMEs, still lack sufficiently clear information about what to do before Great Britain’s exit from the EU’s single market and customs union on 1 January, according to one well-placed UK logistics consultant.

https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/UK-importers-and-exporters-%E2%80%98must-act-now%E2%80%99-to-prepare-for-1-January/77553.htm#.X4B5R4uSmM8

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On 9 October, a Notice from HM Treasury advised that it had added Jamal Hussein Hassan ZEINIYE to its Consolidated List following his designation by the UN.

Click to access Notice_ISIL_UN_091020.pdf

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On 9 October, a Notice from HM Treasury announced that corrections have been made to 17 entries, to align them with the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020, which were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 and provide for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons, entities or bodies responsible for or involved in serious violations of human rights.

Click to access Notice_Global_Human_Rights_091020.pdf

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On 8 October, Marine Link published an article saying that the US maintains a comprehensive sanctions programme against Cuba, generally prohibiting all trade between the countries, subject to multiple exceptions, and because the Cuba sanctions programme has several idiosyncrasies that are unique to Cuba Marine Link says that it has addressed the Cuba sanctions programme separately. 

https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-sanctions-spotlight-cuba-482293

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On 9 October, the Brussels Times reported that the German government is facing accusations of violating EU law by exporting depleted uranium to Russia and reminds one that depleted uranium can be processed and due to the high density of the material, projectiles made out of depleted uranium are very effective at penetrating targets like armoured vehicles.  The German depleted uranium was exported from the URENCO company in Westphalia to Russia.

Germany’s uranium export to Russia may have violated EU law

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On 9 October, HM Treasury published the OFSIO report to March 2020.

Click to access OFSI_Annual_Review_2019_to_2020.pdf

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On 8 October, AP published a long article saying that the Venezuelan oil company turned toa longtime client from Thailand, Tipco Asphalt, to blunt the impact of US sanctions: in exchange for deep discounts on oil, Tipco would pay PDVSA’s obligations and deduct the amounts from what it owed the Venezuelan oil giant, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.  The documents — invoices, contracts, shipping records, and wire receipts — were provided to the AP by a former PDVSA consultant located outside of Venezuela.  Tipco is one of Asia’s largest distributors of asphalt for roads, highways, and airport runways, with revenue last year of over $1.2 billion, according to its annual report.  The article also says that also paid through Tipco is the Prague-based affiliate of Dentons, one of the world’s largest law firms. 

https://apnews.com/article/miami-asia-financial-markets-thailand-venezuela-33d7090b7a6b28cce840565b55da4785

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