UK AMENDS 15 ENTRIES ON AFGHANISTAN SANCTIONS LIST

A Notice from HM Treasury on 27 November advised that 15 entries on the UK Consolidated List have been amended and which bring the Consolidated List into line with Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 753/2011.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/939314/Notice_Afghanistan_Corrections.pdf

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BREXIT: SOME 82% OF CILT MEMBERS “CONCERNED” ABOUT THE TRANSITION PERIOD ENDING

On 27 November, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport reported that the results of a recent CILT survey investigating the preparedness of Institute members ahead of the end of the transition period on 31 December, reveals that a clear majority of members are concerned about the UK’s transition period coming to an end.  79% of respondents believe their organisation is at least moderately prepared for the end of the transition period. However, 31% of respondents told CILT they had made little or no progress with regards to EU exit preparations since the start of the year, although 77% of those questioned have made or are planning to make changes to their supply chain operations before 31 December.  Among the other things found are that only 29% of respondents are AEO-accredited operators, just 50% have downloaded the Border Operating Model and 40% have considered switching ports away from Dover.

https://ciltuk.org.uk/News/Latest-News/ArtMID/6887/ArticleID/33066/Some-82-of-CILT-members-concerned-about-the-transition-period-ending

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6 AMERICAN OIL EXECUTIVES SENTENCED TO PRISON IN VENEZUELA

On 27 November, 10 News San Diego and others reported that 6 American oil executives held for 3 years in Venezuela have been found guilty of corruption charges and immediately sentenced to prison.  The “Citgo 6” had been lured to Venezuela 3 years ago for a business meeting and arrested. They are employees of the Houston-based Citgo refining company, which is owned by Venezuela’s state oil company, PDVSA.

https://www.10news.com/news/national/6-american-oil-executives-sentenced-to-prison-in-venezuela-families-and-attorneys-cry-foul

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/AP-Exclusive-Letter-from-Venezuelan-jail-Give-15757560.php

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WEBINAR: NAVIGATING SANCTIONS DUE DILIGENCE – AN OVERVIEW OF BEST PRACTICE

On 25 November, The Swedish Club P+I Club, in conjunction with Hill Dickinson, produced this webinar, the focus of which is practical risk assessment in the light of recent OFAC and OFSI guidance.

https://www.dreambroker.com/channel/n2nf90yg/1coq6aa4

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UK FIU SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTS ANNUAL REPORT 2020

https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/480-sars-annual-report-2020/file

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PROPOSALS ON REFRAMING BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP DISCLOSURE AROUND USERS’ NEEDS

On 23 November, an Occasional Paper from RUSI says that beneficial ownership information should be used to support greater financial system integrity, and the Paper explores its applications and what they mean for policymaking.  The Paper proposes questions that governments should consider when mandating beneficial ownership disclosure (see the Annex to the Paper) and structure findings and recommendations in the following 5 principles that can help answer these questions –

  1. Domestic verification – to ensure that the beneficial ownership information is accurate, the burden of verifying the information must be placed on the state;
  2. External validation – confidence in a state’s beneficial disclosure system requires external validation;
  3. Proactive use – a proactive approach is necessary, including reviewing the data for anomalies and revisiting it in light of news stories and newly uncovered typologies;
  4. Parity – beneficial ownership information in respect of various types of entities is not always collected and disclosed consistently; and
  5. Accessibility – those with a right to access beneficial ownership information should be able to do so without significant financial or bureaucratic barriers; and governments should consider the needs of both domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies and tax authorities, as well as those of the regulated businesses and public at large.

https://rusi.org/sites/default/files/243_ubo_web.pdf

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VENEZUELA RESUMES DIRECT SHIPMENTS OF OIL TO CHINA DESPITE US SANCTIONS

On 27 November, Mercopress reported that Venezuela has resumed direct shipments of oil to China according to Refinitiv Eikon vessel-tracking data and internal documents from state company PDVSA.  Chinese state companies stopped loading crude and fuel at Venezuelan ports in August 2019.

https://en.mercopress.com/2020/11/27/venezuela-resumes-direct-shipments-of-oil-to-china-despite-us-sanctions

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