International Sanctions June 2024

2024-06-28 International Sanctions Newsletters

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1 EUROPEAN UNION
2 UNITED STATES
3 UNITED KINGDOM

EUROPEAN UNION

SOMALIA

On 17 June 2024, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1724 implementing Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain natural and legal persons, entities or bodies in view of the situation in Somalia was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This implementing regulation amends regulation (EU) No 356/2010 by adding three persons to the list of sanctions concerning Al-Shabaab, in accordance with the decision of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee of 21 May 2024.

SOUTHERN SUDAN

On 17 June 2024, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1725 implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/735 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in South Sudan was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
On 24 June 2024, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1783 implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2147 concerning restrictive measures in view of activities undermining the stability and political transition in Sudan was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Implementing Regulation 2024/1725 amends Regulation (EU) 2015/735 by maintaining sanctions against one person and updating its entry in Annex II of the regulation.

Implementing regulation 2024/1783 amends annex I of regulation 2023/2147 by including six persons on the list of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies, due to a ban on the provision of humanitarian assistance, by the Sudanese authorities..

RUSSIA

On 17 June 2024, Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1709 amending Decision 2014/386/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

According to the Council, “given that Russian actions continue to violate international law”, it has decided to renew Decision 2014/386/CFSP until 23 June 2025 by means of this Decision (CFSP) 2024/1709.

UKRANIE

On 24 June 2024, Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1739 amending Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
On 24 June 2024, Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1745 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions by Russia which destabilise the situation in Ukraine was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
On 28 June 2024, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1842 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Regulation 2024/1739 amends Regulation 269/2014 to ensure that documents and joint proposals by the High Representative and the Commission on restrictive measures adopted in the latter are protected by professional secrecy.

Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 should be amended by Regulation 2024/1745 due to the extension of the lists of partner countries applying export control measures and restrictions on imports of iron and steel.

Implementing Regulation 2024/1842 adds to the list of sanctioned persons two individuals and four entities that the Council considers responsible for actions that threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

CYBERATTACKS

On 24 June 2024, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1778 implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/796 concerning restrictive measures against cyber attacks against the Union or its Member States was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

According to the Council, the increasing cybersecurity risks and the spread of incidents in the Union, aggravated by cyber operations related to the war of aggression between Russia and Ukraine, make it necessary to include six natural persons on the list of those subject to restrictive measures in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/796, by Regulation 2024/1778.

IRAN

On 24 June 2024, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1793 implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support for Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and for armed groups and entities in the Middle East and Red Sea region was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
On 24 June 2024, Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1796 amending Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

According to the Council, Russia has used Iranian-made UAVs against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine in violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Due to the gravity of the situation, an entity is included by regulation 2024/1793 in the list of those subject to restrictive measures in annex III of regulation 2023/1529.

Regulation 2024/1796 amends regulation 359/2011 by adding humanitarian exemptions to the restrictive measures against certain persons and entities in Iran.

HAITI

On 24 June 2024, Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1803 amending Regulation (EU) 2022/2309 adopting restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation amends certain prohibitions in Regulation 2022/2309, thereby replacing the targeted arms embargo with a general embargo on small arms, light weapons and ammunition throughout Haiti.

UNITED STATES

NARCOTICS

On 6 June 2024, OFAC added a new individual to the SDN list in the fight against narcotics: Wilmer Geovanny CHAVARRIA BARRE (a.k.a. “Pipo”) and 9 entities in the West Bank and Sudan:
- AL JIL ALQADEM GENERAL TRADING L.L.C.
- AL ZUMOROUD AND AL YAQOOT GOLD AND JEWELLERS TRADING L.L.C.
- CAPITAL TAP GENERAL TRADING L.L.C.
- CAPITAL TAP HOLDING L.L.C.
- CAPITAL TAP MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTANCIES L.L.C.
- CREATIVE PYTHON L.L.C.
- HORIZON ADVANCED SOLUTIONS GENERAL TRADING – SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP L.L.C.
- LIONS’ DEN (“La Guarida de los Leones”)
- LOS LOBOS DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION

RUSSIA

On 7 June 2024, OFAC has removed from the SDN sanctioned list:
- MG INTERNATIONAL AG
- JSC MG INTERNATIONAL AG
- MG INTERNESHNL AG PREDSTAVITELSTVO
- PREDSTAVITELSTVO AKTSIONERNOGO OBSHCHESTVA MG INTERNESHNL AG SHVEITSARIYA G MOSCOW
- PRED AO MG INTERNESHNL AG
- MILLENNIUM GROUP AG
- STUDHALTER, Alexander-Walter
- STUDHALTER INTERNATIONAL GROUP AG
- STUURMAN HOLDING AG
- RUFIN FINANZ AG
- SWISS INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP AG
- STUDHALTER TREUHAND AG
- INTRACONT TREUHAND AG
- PAPA OSCAR VENTURES GMBH
- PAPA OSCAR FASHION GROUP GMBH
- LA GMBH
- SWISS INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO AG
- MICHEL IMMOBILIEN AG
- SWISS INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE AG
- EURIMO HOLDING SA
- SCI AAA PROPERTIES
- PAPA OSCAR VENTURES SE SL
- STUDHALTER, Jeremy Eric Camille
- BAROZZI, Jeremy Eric Camille
- STUDHALTER, Hugo Ange Christophe
On June 2024, OFAC adds approximately 300 new entities and individuals to the SDN sanctioned list.
On June 21, 2024, OFAC adds twelve individuals to the SDN sanctioned list in response to cybersecurity risk, as they held executive and senior management roles at AO Kaspersky Lab (Kaspersky Lab):
- ALESKEEVA, Marina Mikhaylovna
- ASTRAKHAN, Kirill Aleksandrovich
- BORSHCHEV, Daniil Sergeyevich
- CHEKUNOV, Igor Gennadyevich
- DUKHVALOV, Andrey Petrovich
- EFREMOV, Andrei Anatolyevich
- GERBER, Mikhail Yuyevich
- IVANOV, Anton Mikhaylovich
- KULASHOVA, Anna Vladimirovna
- SUVOROV, Andrei Anatolyevich
- TIKHONOV, Andrei Gennadyevich
- ZENKIN, Denis Vladimirovich

IRAN

On 10 June 2024, OFAC adds to the SDN sanctioned list ten individuals, entities, and vessels, including tanker captains, in multiple jurisdictions that have been involved in the illicit transportation of oil and other commodities, including the network of Houthi financial facilitator Sa’id al-Jamal:
- AL-JAMAL, ‘Abdallah Najib Ahmad
- ARULDHAS, John Britto
- CHOUDHARY, Sandeep Singh
- PANDEY, Vivek Ashok
- LAINEY SHIPPING LIMITED
- LOUIS MARINE SHIPHOLDING ENTERPRISES S.A.
- RAYYAN SHIPPING (OPC) PRIVATE LIMITED
- SHARK INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING L.L.C
- BELLA 1 (3E3494) Crude Oil Tanker Panama flag
- JANET (3E7497) Crude Oil Tanker Panama
On 25 June 2024, OFAC is adding nearly 50 entities and individuals to the SDN Sanctions List that represent multiple branches of an extensive “shadow banking” network used by Iran’s Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to illicitly access the international financial system and process the equivalent of billions of dollars since 2020.
On 27 June 2024, OFAC adds to the SND sanctioned list three entities: AL ANCHOR SHIP MANAGEMENT FZE, ALMANAC SHIP MANAGEMENT LLC, SEA ROUTE SHIP MANAGEMENT FZE, and 11 vessels.

GUYANA

On June 11, 2024, OFAC adds to the SDN sanctioned list members of one of Guyana’s wealthiest families, Nazar Mohamed (Nazar) and his son, Azruddin Mohamed (Azruddin), their company, Mohamed’s Enterprise, and a Guyanese government official, Mae Thomas (Thomas), for their involvement in public corruption in Guyana. In addition, OFAC designated two other entities, Hadi’s World and Team Mohamed’s Racing Team, as being owned or controlled by Mohamed’s Enterprise and Azruddin, respectively. These individuals and entities have been sanctioned under Executive Order (E.O.) 13818, which builds on and implements the Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and targets perpetrators of serious human rights abuses and corruption around the world.

ANTI-TERRORISM

On 14 June 2024, OFAC adds two entities and seven individuals to the SDN sanctioned list, of which four are linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS):
- EKLUND, Leif Robert
- ISMAILOV, Olimkhon Makhmudjon Ugli
- KHAMIRZAEV, Adam
- MIRZOEV, Muhammadyusuf Alisher Ogli
- NIYAZOV, Muhammad Ibrohimjon
- OBERG, Par
- VEJDELAND, Tor Fredrik
- NORDIC RESISTANCE MOVEMENT
- TZAV 9
On 17 June 2024, OFAC is adding two individuals and five entities that have facilitated the procurement of weapons for Ansarallah, commonly known as the Houthis, to the SDN sanctioned list. OFAC is also designating an individual and a company, as well as identifying a vessel, that have facilitated the shipment of commodities, the sale of which provides an important source of funding to the Houthis that contributes to their weapons procuremen.

BALKANS

On 8 June 2024, OFAC has designated a network of two individuals and seven entities that provide significant sources of income to the President of the Republic of Srpska (RS), US-designated Milorad Dodik (Dodik), and his family.
On 18 June 2024, OFAC adds to the SDN sanctioned list two individuals: Milenko CICIC and Djordje DJURIC, and seven entities: INFINITY INTERNATIONAL GROUP D.O.O. BANJA LUKA, INFINITY MEDIA D.O.O., K-2 AUDIO SERVICES BANJA LUKA D.O.O., KALDERA COMPANY EL PGP D.O.O., PROINTER ITSS D.O.O. BANJA LUKA CLAN INFINITY INTERNATIONAL GROUP, SIRIUS 2010 D.O.O. BANJA LUKA, UNA WORLD NETWORK D.O.O.

MEXICO

On 20 June 2024, OFAC has sanctioned eight Mexican targets affiliated with the La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug cartel for trafficking fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States. In addition to drug trafficking, La Nueva Familia Michoacana smuggles migrants from Mexico into the United States.