Sanctions Tracker – New UK Trade Sanctions

This briefing summarises the new Russia sanctions measures introduced by the UK on 23 June 2022 and provides a round-up of other key UK and EU developments since our last sanctions tracker post.

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Amendments to existing Russia sanctions legislation

On 23 June, the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 10) Regulations 2022 (the "Amending Regulations") were published, coming into force on the same day. The Amending Regulations make various amendments to the UK's principal Russia sanctions legislation: the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the "Russia Regulations"), as summarised below.

• The Amending Regulations introduce a prohibition on the export of maritime goods and technology for the placing on board of a Russian-flagged vessel, along with restrictions on the supply, transfer or making available of such equipment for the same purpose. The relevant goods are defined by reference to Annex 1 of the Merchant Shipping Notice 1874.