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Sanctions and export controls week: Geopolitical disruption and global sanctions and export controls developments

May 14, 2024 By Tristan J. Grimmer, Sylwia Lis, Frank Pan, Arnoud Willems, Sven Bates, Olof Konig, Terence Gilroy, Ben Smith, Kana Itabashi 板橋加奈, Julia Webster, Andrew Rose, Zeyang Gao, Emily Thomson, Meera Rolaz, Courtney Mackness, Johanna Asplund and Kimberley Fischer 6 Mins Read

For the second week of our Annual Compliance Conference, we discussed key trade compliance issues impacting our clients globally. Specifically, we discussed the trade policy response of the US, EU and UK to ever increasing geopolitical disruption, global strategies for handling sanctions regulators and enforcement, and key global sanctions and export controls developments. Trade policy response to geopolitical disruption – China and beyond – Tuesday 7 May Speakers: Tristan Grimmer (Partner, London), Sylwia Lis (Partner,…

May 10, 2024

EU: Revisions to the Customs Valuation Compendium by the European Commission

In addition to minor editorial amendments, the European Commission has made the following key changes to the Customs Valuation Compendium (the “Compendium”), which serves…

April 26, 2024

Global: Mid-Year Trade Compliance Sessions: Virtual Annual Compliance Conference

To offer a consolidated faculty of speakers across the globe that will deliver cutting-edge insights and guidance virtually on key global compliance, investigations and…

April 26, 2024

EU: European Parliament has given its final approval on the EU Forced Labour Regulation

On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament approved the proposal of the EU Forced Labour Regulation (“Regulation”). The text of the Regulation was approved…

April 25, 2024

United States: Any Port in a Storm: USTR to Investigate Chinese Shipbuilding Subsidies

On April 22, 2024, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced its initiation of a Section 301 investigation into China’s acts, policies and practices…

April 25, 2024

Mexico: Nearshoring Quick Chats

We are excited to launch Nearshoring Quick Chats, a collection of short conversations to guide you through the opportunities and challenges of nearshoring in…

April 24, 2024

EU: European Commission adopts Regulation to ensure the smooth implementation of the Binding Valuation Information decisions

On 12 April 2024, the European Commission adopted the Implementing Regulation no. 2024/1071 (“Regulation”) relating to binding valuation information (“BVI”) decisions in the field…

April 24, 2024

Mexico: Secretaría de Economía publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el Decreto por el que modifica la Tarifa de la Ley de los Impuestos Generales de Importación y de Exportación (TIGIE)

El pasado 22 de abril de 2024, la Secretaría de Economía publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el Decreto por el que…

April 23, 2024

Mexico: Ministry of Economy published in the Federal Official Gazette an amendment to the Tariff Schedule of the General Import and Export Duties Law (“TIGIE” for its acronym in Spanish)

On April 22, 2024, the Ministry of Economy published in the Federal Official Gazette an amendment to the Tariff Schedule of the General Import…

April 23, 2024

United States: In-Person Event in Minnesota: Strategies for Navigating Geopolitical Risk | Program for Minnesota In-house Counsel

Please join Baker McKenzie and ACC Minnesota at Hewing Hotel on Wednesday, May 1st to hear from the international speakers, bringing perspective from the…