On May 27, 2015, the Department of State (State) published in the Federal Register a document [Public Notice: 9148] in which the Secretary of State determined and certified to Congress, pursuant to section 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2781), and Executive Order 13637, as amended, that the following countries are not cooperating fully with United States antiterrorism efforts: Eritrea, Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea), Syria, and…
On March 9, 2015, President Obama issued a new Executive Order (E.O.) declaring a national emergency with respect to the “unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by the situation in Venezuela.” The targeted sanctions in the E.O. implement the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014, which the President signed on December 18, 2014, and also go beyond the requirements of…
On December 10, 2014, the US Congress passed the “Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014” to impose certain new targeted sanctions against government officials involved in the February-to-May antigovernment protests in Venezuela. It is expected that this bill will be signed into law by the President in the near future. The available sanctions are blocking of property interests (e.g., designation as a “Specially Designated National” (SDN)) and visa bans…
On November 7, 2014, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a final rule [Docket No. 141029906–4906–01] amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), in response to the Venezuelan military’s violent repression of the Venezuelan people, to impose license requirements on the export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) of certain items to or within Venezuela when intended for a military end use or end user. This change complements an existing U.S. arms…
On June 4, 2014, the Department of State published in the Federal Register a notice [Public Notice 8754] to inform the public that on May 12, 2014, the Secretary of State, pursuant to section 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2781), and Executive Order 13637, as amended, determined and certified to the Congress that the following countries are not cooperating fully with United States antiterrorism efforts: Cuba, Eritrea, Iran, Democratic People’s Republic…