Jacqueline Rotondi – International Trade Compliance Update

Canada imposes sanctions on four individuals and one entity linked to Xinjiang

March 25, 2021 By Paul D. Burns, Brian Cacic and Jacqueline Rotondi 2 Mins Read

Effective March 22, 2021, Canada has imposed new sanctions against four Chinese officials and a Chinese entity under the newly enacted Special Economic Measures (People’s Republic of China) Regulations (the “Regulations”), in response to the alleged human rights situation in Xinjiang. Becoming a listed person under the Regulations has two noteworthy consequences. First, listed persons who are individuals are considered inadmissible to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Second, the Regulations effectively impose an asset freeze…

UK, US and Canadian Governments announce new measures over alleged Xinjiang, China human rights concerns

February 24, 2021 By Paul D. Burns, Brian Cacic, Kerry B. Contini, Tristan J. Grimmer, Adeel Haque, Francesca Richmond, Jacqueline Rotondi, Eunkyung Kim Shin and Graham Stuart 1 Min Read

Baker McKenzie’s Global Supply Chain Compliance Blog recently published a post entitled, “UK, US and Canadian Governments Announce New Measures Over Alleged Xinjiang, China Human Rights Concerns”. The new blog post can be found here. The post outlines recent measures introduced by the governments of the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada in response to the alleged human rights violations taking place in Xinjian, China. The new measures implemented by these governments include enhanced due diligence requirements…

The UK and Canada impose additional sanctions against Myanmar officials for human rights violations

February 24, 2021 By Jacqueline Rotondi, Paul D. Burns, Brian Cacic, Ross Evans and Sunny Mann 2 Mins Read

UK sanctions On 18 February 2021, the UK announced sanctions against Myanmar military generals for serious human rights violations, which come into force immediately. The Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has announced there are 3 individuals subject to immediate asset freezes and travel bans for serious human rights violations by the military and police force (these are in addition to the current 16 sanctioned individuals). These individuals are: General Mya Tun Oo (Minister of Defence)Lt General Soe Htut…