On March 5, 2024, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached a "political agreement" on a Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour ("the EU Forced Labour Regulation" or "the EUFLR")...more
4/4/2024
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Forced Labor ,
Goods or Services ,
Human Rights ,
Retail Market ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Restrictions
Following weeks of uncertainty, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CS3D") was finally adopted by the Council of the European Union ("Council") on March 15, 2024. ...more
3/20/2024
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Climate Change ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Parliament ,
Human Rights ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices
Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on February 24, 2022, the United States ("US"), the European Union ("EU"), and the United Kingdom ("UK") adopted—together with their allies—successive waves of sanctions, in an...more
2/28/2024
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EU ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Relations ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
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Military Conflict ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
UK ,
Ukraine ,
Vladimir Putin ,
White Collar Crimes
On December 18, 2023, the European Union ("EU") adopted its 12th sanctions package against Russia. The new package introduces additional asset freeze measures, together with amendments to the EU asset freeze framework...more
12/20/2023
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Relations ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
Ukraine