ICLG: Sanctions 2023 (Fourth Edition)

EU’s 8th sanctions package imposes oil price cap; expands bans on imports, export, and professional services; Asset freeze designations and sanctions on non-government controlled areas of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson

US Trade Representative Seeks Public Comments in Four-Year Review of Section 301 Tariffs on Products of China

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: Commercial Implications, Compliance Challenges and Responses

European Commission proposes ban on goods made with forced labour

IPEF Ministers Outline Negotiating Objectives, Setting Stage for Formal Negotiations

Mexico Nationalizes Lithium; Sets Up State-Owned Company

EU's 7th Package of Russia sanctions targets gold, Sberbank and fine-tunes existing sanctions

US Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit Vacates US Court of International Trade Decision That Would Have Let Customs Reject Declared Value Based on “First Sale” Rule or “Related-Party” Prices If Non-Market Economy “Influenced” Buyer or Seller

President Biden Signs CHIPS and Science Act into Law

New US Climate Bill Seeks to Promote Domestic Content in Clean Energy Projects

New US Climate Bill Seeks to Bolster Domestic Critical Minerals Supply Chain

New US Climate Bill Seeks to Onshore Electric Vehicle Supply Chain

Do BITs and bytes bite? Investment treaty arbitration for technology disputes

United States and Canada Request Consultations Over Mexico's Energy Policies Under USMCA

GIR’s Guide to Sanctions (Third Edition)

European Parliament and Council adopt positions on ETS and CBAM proposals: next steps—final agreement & formal adoption

EU’s Sixth Package of Russia sanctions targets oil imports, professional services, expands media ban and trade restrictions, envisages confiscation of proceeds of sanctions breaches; Belarus sanctions are strengthened

Switzerland implements further sanctions following the EU’s sixth package

US Authorities Begin Enforcement of Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and Issue Guidance for Importers

CFIUS Hosts Inaugural Conference

President Biden Invokes Emergency Authority to Waive Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Solar Imports from Southeast Asia for Two Years

USTR Extends Section 301 Tariff Exclusions for Medical Products; Further Tariff Relief Under Consideration

United States and 12 Indo-Pacific Countries Begin Discussions on Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, but Stop Short of Launching Formal Negotiations

United States and European Union Outline Plans for Cooperation on Trade and Technology

Internal compliance and external optics

USTR Begins Four-Year Review of Section 301 Tariffs on Products of China

Switzerland adopts new sanctions in line with the EU’s fifth package

United States Imposes Additional Sanctions and Enforces Export Controls Targeting Russia

EU’s Fifth Wave of Russia sanctions target Russian coal imports, Russia-related trusts and exclude Russian persons from EU road transport, public contracts and EU funding

US Imposes Additional Investment Restrictions, Other Sanctions, and Export Controls on Russia

President Biden Signs Bills to Suspend Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia, Codify Import Ban on Russian Oil, and Reauthorize Magnitsky Sanctions Law

Switzerland Further Expands its Sanctions Against Russia

US Trade Representative Reinstates Certain Exclusions from Section 301 Tariffs on Products of China

United States to Replace Section 232 Tariff on UK Steel with Tariff-Rate Quota; UK to Eliminate Retaliatory Tariffs on US Goods

Switzerland extends its list of sanctioned Russian individuals and companies and reinforces its sanctions against Belarus

New EU sanctions target Russian energy investments and supplies, imports of Russian steel, exports of luxury goods, and dealings with Russian SOEs

UK expands asset freeze designations following new powers, and aligns export restrictions with G7 allies

EU expands financial sanctions against Belarus and adds Russia maritime equipment and capital market restrictions

US Announces Energy Import Ban, and Further Sanctions and Export Controls on Russia and Belarus; Restricts Russian Aircraft from US Airspace