Sanctions

US

OFAC: Guidance relating to the lifting of certain U.S sanctions pursuant to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Implementation Day  Jan 16, 2016 

OFAC: FAQ relating to the Lifting of Certain U.S Sanctions Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Implementation Day  - Jan 16, 2016

Frequently Asked Questions on Suspension of Certain Extraterritorial Sanctions on Iran, 24 July 2014

Frequently Asked Questions on U.S. sanctions affecting non-U.S. Members, 8 May 2013

Overview of US sanctions http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx

OFAC guidance covering the US Iran sanctions relief issued jointly by US Department of the Treasury and US Department of State - 20 January 2014

OFAC [Office of Foreign Assets Control] FAQs: http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/faqs/Sanctions/Pages/answer.aspx#index

OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List Search http://sdnsearch.ofac.treas.gov/Default.aspx

US Iran sanctions - OFAC FAQs - 20 January 2014

FAQs on legislation published by the International Group of P&I Clubs, June 2013 Iran Sanctions - U.S Legislation - Updated FAQs

EU

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2015/1861 of 18 October 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1862 of 18 October 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran 

Overview of EU Sanctions http://eeas.europa.eu/cfsp/sanctions/index_en.htm

EU Iran Sanctions - Council Decision 2014/21/CFSP and Council Regulation 2014/42/EU - 20 January 2014

New European Union Measures against Iran - Council Regulation 267/2012 published 24 March 2012 March 2012

International Group FAQs:

Amended European Union Measures against Iran - Council Regulation 1263/2012 dated 21 December 2012 - Frequently Asked Questions - Updated 29 January 2013

New European Union Measures against Iran - Council Regulation2012/635/CFSP - Frequently asked questions - updated 1 November 2012

New European Union Measures against Iran - Council Regulation 267/2012 dated 23 March 2012 - Frequently Asked Questions - updated 15 August 2012

New European Union Measures against Iran - Council Regulation 267/2012 dated 23 March 2012 - Frequently Asked Questions – updated 25 May 2012

New European Union Measures against Iran - Council Decision 2012/35 dated 23 January 2012 - Frequently Asked Questions

Gard Alerts

Gard Alert: Bahrain and Saudi Arabia port restrictions

Gard Alert: STS operations involving Iranian origin crude oil

Gard Circulars 

8/2016: Syria sanctions

4/2016: Iran trading – fixed premium P&I cover update

3/2016: Iran trading – increased limit of fall-back cover

2/2016: Iran trading- P&I cover update

1/2016: Iran trading - P&I cover

12/2015: Lifting of certain sanctions under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)  

6/2015: Iran Sanctions Circular - Agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme but no immediate sanction relief

10/2014: Iran Sanctions Circular – Extension of Sanctions Relief under the Joint Plan of Action

6/2014: European Union Sanctions in respect of Crimea and Sevastopol COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 825/2014 of 30 July 2014 concerning restrictions on the import into the Union of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol, in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol (“the Regulation”)

5/2014: Iran Sanctions Circular on the Extension of Sanctions Relief under the Joint Plan of Action

4/2014: European Union Sanctions in respect of Crimea and Sevastopol - COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 692/2014 of 23 June 2014 concerning restrictions on the import into the Union of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol

24/2013: US/EU Iran sanctions - six month suspension of insurance prohibitions 20/01/14 – 20/07/14 - urgent update

20/2013: Iran Sanctions - Update

7/2012: Iran Sanctions - EU Council Regulation 267 2012 export of crude oil and petroleum products from Iran

1/2012: Sanctions update - EU Council Regulation 267/2012 implementing Council Decision 2012/35/CFSP

18/2011: Sanctions - update - Iran - EU Council Decision 2012/35/CFSP introducing new restrictive measures on purchase, import, transport of certain petroleum and petrochemical products and provision of certain services. EU Council Regulation 54/2012 extending asset freeze measuer and 56/2012 permitting certain transactions by Iran Central Bank and Bank Tejerat

15/2011: Amendments to the Rules for 2012

12/2011: Sanctions - update - Iran - US: Executive Order 13382 - Additions to SDN List; Executive Order 13590 - Targetting non-US entities concerned with the petroleum and petrochemical industries

24/2010: Sanctions provisions - Amendments to the Rules for Ships for 2011, Rules for Mobile Offshore Units for 2011 and the Terms and Conditions for Gard Additional Covers for 2011

7/2010: Iran sanctions - update - US - Entry into force HR2194 effective 1 July 2010

1/2010:  Iran sanctions - Notice of Rule changes