July - 2018

12 OGELs updated to clarify security provisions

The UK’s Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) has amended twelve military and dual-use OGELs to confirm, where applicable, that the requirements for compliance can be fulfilled by holding an approved F1686. To read the entire update (includes the updated list of OGELs) please click here.

Ericsson settles apparent sanctions violation

On 6 June 2018 Ericsson AB (“EAB”, Sweden) and Ericsson, Inc. (“EUS”, Texas, USA), both subsidiaries of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (“Ericsson”), have settled a potential civil liability for an apparent violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 538 (SSR) for an amount of $145, 893. For a full account of the settlement please click here.

Sanction Evasion Tactics: Risks for Businesses with Supply Chain Links to North Korea

On 23 July 2018 the U.S. Department of State (with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)) issued an Actions Advisory to highlight evasive techniques used by North Korea to circumvent sanction compliance with the U.S. and/or UN sanction authorities. These evasion techniques may expose businesses (including m