The U.K. corrected one entry under its Russia sanctions regime and one under its ISIL (Da'esh) and al-Qaida restrictions list, in a pair of March 1 notices. Under the Russia regime, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation corrected the national identification number for Vladimir Vladimirovich Mikheychik, general director of 224th Flight Unit State Airlines. Under the ISIL regime, OFSI added the U.N. reference number for Khatiba Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad (KTJ), a terrorist organization under the Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant.

An British court of appeals declined to hear one appeal, and found in favor of the government in another, in cases regarding U.K. sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

The U.K. issued a new general license under its Russia sanctions regime authorizing certain payments by people who "owe monies to a designated person as a result of a Court Order." The license took effect Feb. 29.

EU member countries this week couldn't agree to new rules requiring companies to conduct specific due diligence on their supply chains to address various environmental and social concerns, including forced labor risks (see 2312150057) and 2202230073).

The EU General Court last week rejected Belarusian nitrogen compound producer Grodno Azot's application for delisting from the EU's sanctions regime on Belarus.

The European Council extended until Feb. 28, 2025, its sanctions regime on Belarus for its support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The one-year extension was made as part of an annual review of the sanctions on Belarus, the council said Feb. 26. The restrictions include an asset freeze on 233 people and 37 entities, along with sectoral restrictions on the financial sector, trade, trade in dual-use goods and technology, and more.

The U.K. corrected or amended one entry each under its sanctions regimes covering Russia, ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation updated the listings for Ilya Borisovich Brodskiy, 'Abd Al-Rahman Muhammad Mustafa Al-Qaduli, Willy Ngoma and Konstantin Aleksendrovitch Pikalov, respectively.

The EU announced its 13th sanctions package on Russia last week to mark two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, imposing designations against another 194 people and companies while expanding the list of advanced technology items that Russia is seeking for its defense and technology sectors.

EU member state ambassadors on Feb. 21 approved two European Council proposals to renew for another year the suspension of import duties and quotas on goods from Ukraine and Moldova, the council announced.

The European Council on Feb. 22 added six people and one entity to its Moldova sanctions regime for undermining the sovereignty of Moldova. The entity, Scutul Poporului, has "made repeated attempts" to undermine Moldovoa's government through riots and violent demonstrations, the council said. The other sanctions target the group's leader, media executives and an official "responsible for Russia's covert operations" in Moldova.