Medical device companies have a new regulatory pathway for exporting certain U.S.-origin medical products to Russia, Belarus, Crimea and other regions of Ukraine (i.e., the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk...more
In this post, we describe the territorial sanctions imposed by Canada in relation to Ukrainian territory that has been annexed by Russia as well as other sanctions on Russian persons and on certain Ukrainians who have...more
On August 4, 2017, the Council of the European Union (the “Council”) made six new designations to the list of persons subject to restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity,...more
On December 19th, President Obama signed Executive Order (EO) 13685 specifically targeting Crimea and those responsible for the usurpation of the peninsula back in March. This latest EO was the forth in a series aimed at...more
The executive order bans the export of goods, technology, and services to the Crimea region of Ukraine, but that’s not all it does. On December 19, 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama issued Executive Order #13685,...more
During the same week that President Barack Obama announced sweeping changes in the diplomatic and trade relationships between the United States and Cuba, the president signed congressional legislation authorizing additional...more