Arthur Cox provides comprehensive legal guidance on customs and international trade law, helping Irish and international clients navigate complex regulatory frameworks including customs classification, export controls, and evolving sanctions regimes. The firm's integrated approach combines customs expertise with sanctions and export control specialization to ensure businesses maintain full compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

On 16 December 2022, amendments to the existing EU sanctions regime were introduced in the ninth package of sanctions against Russia.

Ireland's Gardaí (National Police) have confirmed to Global Investigations Review that it has referred two investigations for prosecution...

The seizures value €1.36m and took place in multiple operations in Dublin and Leitrim in April and October this year.

These sanctions have been extended on a six monthly basis since that date...

The EU Council has extended the duration of the sanctions against more than 1,200 individuals and entities in response to Russia's invasion of the Ukraine for a further six months, until 15 March 2023.

The March 2023 edition of our Horizon Scanner: Finance is available now, looking ahead to the Irish and EU developments we expect to see over the next few weeks.

In our most recent update on the Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act 2023 (the "2023 Act") we outlined the key reforms to be introduced...

The European Union has introduced a new package of sanctions in response to the escalation of aggression by Russia against the Ukraine.

For insights on the key legal and regulatory developments we expect to see during October in areas such as retail banking and consumer protection, finance-related ESG, sanctions, securitisation, NPLs, financial regulation and insurance.

For insights on the key legal and regulatory developments we expect to see during September in areas such as finance-related ESG, structured finance and securitisation,...

Following the adoption of the seventh package of sanctions against Russia in July 2022 (see our update on that package here: Seventh Package of EU Sanctions against Russia: EU Council adopts...

The Department of Business Enterprise and Innovation ("DBEI") is calling for submissions in relation to an update to the primary export control law in Ireland.

The Order commencing the Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act 2023 (Amendment Act) has been published.

On 22 September 2022, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform published the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022Opens in new window (the "Bill"). The provisions of the draft Bill...

In March 2014, the European Council adopted EU Regulation 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening...

The EU Council adopted further sanctions against Russia yesterday (21 July 2022), following the European Commission's 15 July proposal (which reflected the output from the recent G7 meeting).

The European Commission has updated its Guidance (the Guidance) on the requirement in Article 12g of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 for EU-based exporters...

Key modifications to the regulation of lobbying in Ireland will commence in 2024 following the publication on 7 November 2023 of a commencement order to give effect to the provisions of the Regulation of Lobbying...

Does your Irish occupational pension scheme have Russian pensioners, Russian deferred members or Russian participating employers?