Mr. Watchlist is over in the Asia Pacific region, speaking at a number of conferences. You won't see any real difference in blog content – I've built up some less-urgent items so you'll always a little somethin' somethin'… But, if you're in town, come see me – I'll be at […]
The new page includes links to the EU Restrictive Measures and the UN's terrorism lists in multiple formats (PDF, HTML and/or XML). There are sanctions about the 3 Competent Authorities, as well as what to do if one has a sanctions match. Nice redesign – a lot more information than […]
As promised multiple times over the last 9 months, OFAC finally got rid of the separate data files for the non-SDN lists. Now, all of them are only available as part of the Consolidated Sanctions List. However, OFAC notes that there are still ways to get the component lists separately: […]
Starting Wednesday, July 8th, exporters in the UK applying for a SIEL (Standard Individual Export Licenses) or a SITCL (Standard Individual Trade Control License) using the SPIRE online system will need to provide additional information. Currently, they have to specify if the person or entity receiving the goods is a […]
literally. I'm taking the week of July 6th off, and I'm not paying the ridiculous WiFi charges on-board. So, enjoy your week – I've got some content backed up that's not as time-critical as other stuff I post, so I won't totally be abandoning you. Posted with Blogsy
Extension of Timeframe for the Termination of Independent Data Files for the FSE, SSI and NS-PLC Lists and Migration to the Consolidated Sanctions List Data Files 2/25/2015 On October 10, 2014, OFAC released the following announcement: “In approximately 6 months, OFAC will cease issuing independent data files for the FSE […]
The United Nations, when they designated someone under the Al-Qaida/Taliban/Osama bin Laden sanctions program, writes up a really nice narrative summary on them (we published one yesterday on Denis Mamadou Gerhard Cuspert). Turns out they put them all on a single webpage, in chronological order – and it's below. Isn't […]
Mr. Watchlist has been running behind recently, so he was using his Presidents Day time off to catch up. In his quest, he clicked on a link to a PDF from Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT), only to get a broken link. Huh? Turns out that HMT posts only a handful […]
On December 10, OFAC sent out a reminder about the pending elimination of the independent files for the Foreign Sanctions Evaders (FSE), Non-SDN Palestinian Leadership Council (NS-PLC) and Sectoral Sanctions Identification (SSI) Lists. These are being rolled into a single Consolidated Non-SDN List (a change of name since the original […]
OFAC has a unusual fiscal year, starting in October. On Friday, they released their Q1 TSRA Licensing Report, covering October through December 2013. The TSRA (Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000) allows OFAC to license shipments of “agricultural commodities, medicine and medical devices” to Iran and Sudan. […]
