March 4, 2019: EU, OFSI add 7 ministers to Syria sanctions
On Monday, UK regulators added the following 7 government ministers: 1. AL-RAHMOUN, Mohammad Khaled Title: Major General DOB: –/–/1957. POB: Idleb Other Information: Minister of Interior. Appointed in...
View ArticleMarch 5, 2019: EU, OFSI remove Andrii Petrovych Kliuiev from Ukraine sanctions
Yesterday, UK regulators implemented Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/352 by removing: KLIUIEV, Andrii Petrovych DOB: 12/08/1964. POB: Donetsk a.k.a: KLYUYEV, Andriy, Petrovych Position:...
View ArticleMarch 5, 2019: EU, OFSI update 8 Syria sanctions listings
On Tuesday, UK regulators implemented Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/350 by amending the following individual Syria sanctions listings: 1. GHAZAL, Mohammad Walid DOB: –/–/1951. POB: Aleppo...
View ArticleMarch 6, 2019: OFSI corrects a Ukraine sanctions error
On Wednesday, UK regulators reinstated the following Ukraine (Misappropriation and Human Rights) listing: ARBUZOV, Serhiy Hennadiyovych DOB: 24/03/1976. POB: Donetsk a.k.a: ARBUZOV, Sergei Gennadievich...
View ArticleMarch 6, 2018: EU, OFSI in sync on Hamza bin Laden
On Wednesday, UK regulators implemented Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/353 by amending the following ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida individual listing: BIN LADEN, Hamza Usama Muhammad DOB:...
View ArticleAnd now OFSI has an enforcement actions page…
Just found this, while trying to figure out that Raphaels Bank penalty (does anyone know where the 10,000 GBP figure comes from?)… So, this will be the UK analogue to OFAC’s enforcement Actions pages....
View ArticlePublished Commentary on the OFSI fine against Raphaels Bank
My article Anarchy in the UK’s Sanctions Regime (yes, they modified the original title slightly – guess they don’t know who the Sex Pistols were) is now online at RegulationAsia.com – what do folks...
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