The Treasury Department on Feb. 7 updated a thorough compilation of documents related to the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA), the deal struck between Iran and the U.S., along with P5+1 countries, to limit Iranian uranium enrichment. The deal took effect on Jan. 20, 2014. P5+1 countries include the U.S., Germany, France, Russia, and China, and are coordinated by European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton.
Russia export controls and sanctions
The use of export controls and sanctions on Russia has surged since the country's invasion of Crimea in 2014, and especially its invasion of Ukraine in in February 2022. Similar export controls and sanctions have been imposed by U.S. allies, including the EU, U.K. and Japan. The following is a listing of recent articles in Export Compliance Daily on export controls and sanctions imposed on Russia:
Foreign copyright piracy and “market access barriers” to U.S. copyrighted material have a “significant negative financial impact on the U.S. economy and content creators,” said the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) in comments submitted to the U.S Trade Representative (USTR) in its Special 301 review, according to an IIPA release (here). USTR's Special 301 review asks for comments to “address the theft of intellectual property” and other copyright concerns, said the IIPA release. China, India, Russia and Vietnam should be on the USTR Priority Watch List, said the IIPA, in the release. China and Canada are a “particular concern” for the publishing industry, said the Association of American Publishers (AAP), an IIPA member, in its USTR comments, according to an AAP release (here).
On Feb. 5 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Commerce Department issued its quarterly list of (i) completed antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings and (ii) anticircumvention determinations. The following list covers completed scope and anticircumvention rulings for the period July 1, 2013, through Sept. 30, 2013:
On Jan. 30 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
On Jan. 29 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
On Jan. 27 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The State Department issued a notice concerning the Jan. 20 implementation of sanctions relief outlined in the Joint Plan of Action, the deal struck between P5+1 countries and Iran to scale back Iranian nuclear enrichment activities. The relief targets Iranian exports of petrochemical products, Iran’s purchase and sale of gold and precious metals, the provision of goods and services to Iran’s automotive sector, and the licensing of safety-of-flight inspections and repairs for Iranian civil aviation, along with the establishment of channels to permit humanitarian goods import. The relief also eases restrictions on Iranian export of crude oil. U.S. citizens and foreign entities owned or controlled by U.S. citizens continue to be generally prohibited from conducting transactions with Iran, unless licensed to do so by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). OFAC provided guidelines for the sanctions relief on Jan. 20 (see 14012113). The relief measures expire on July 20. The P5+1 countries include the U.S., Russia, China, United Kingdom, France and Germany.
On Jan. 20-21 the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published on Jan. 20 guidance for Iran sanctions relief in order to implement the joint plan of action (JPOA), brokered between Iran and P5+1 countries on Nov. 24, 2013. The sanctions relief will take place from Jan. 20 to July 20, and the U.S. retains the right to scale back the relief in the event of JPOA violation. With the exception of certain civil aviation and humanitarian activities, the sanctions relief does not apply to U.S. persons or foreign entities owned or controlled by U.S. persons that are otherwise subject to the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations. or other related U.S. sanctions law. The relief does not involve persons on the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons lists, unless otherwise noted, OFAC said. The relief lifts sanctions in the following areas: