Human Rights Regime • Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/500 of 7 March 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses The Council of the European Union on 07 March 2023 decided to amend Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 by adding nine persons and three entities in the […]
Russia Regime • Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) 2023/427 of 25 February 2023 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (Official Journal of the European Union L 59 I of 25 February 2023) Page 11, in Article 1, point (8) has been amended as […]
The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) would like to bring to your attention that, together with the latest FATF ‘High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action’ and ‘Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring‘ documents, on the 24th of February the FATF also issued a Statement on the Russian Federation. A copy of these documents has been […]
The 2023 Risk Evaluation Questionnaire (“REQ”) is now available on the Compliance and Supervision Platform for Assessing Risk (CASPAR) portal for completion by subject persons. Subject persons are reminded that the REQ can only be submitted through the CASPAR portal. The deadlines for submission of the 2023 REQ are as follows: Thursday 13th April 2023 […]
DR Congo Regime On 1 March 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) enacted the amendments, specified with strikethrough and/or underline, in the entry linked hereunder on its Sanctions List of individuals and entities. Read more. Please be reminded that all EU/UN sanctions are directly applicable under Maltese law under the […]
Belarus Regime • Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/421 of 24 February 2023 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine On 15 October 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and, […]
Terrorism Regime • Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/420 of 24 February 2023 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism, and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1230 On 18 July 2022, the Council adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1230, establishing an […]
Regime on Serious Human Rights Violations and Abuses • Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/430 25 February 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 concerning restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses On 8 December 2020, in the Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union regarding the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions […]
Mali Regime • Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/428 of 25 February 2023 implementing Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1770 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Mali On 28 September 2017, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2017/1770. On 13 December 2021, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2021/2201 to give effect to Decision (CFSP) […]
Ukraine Regime • Council Regulation (EU) 2023/426 of 25 February 2023 amending Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 gives effect to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2014/145/CFSP. On 25 February 2023, the Council […]