New Sanctions Agency Will Help UK Coordinate With Other Gov'ts, Law Firm Says
Notable language included in the U.K.’s regulations for its new Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (see 2409130015) allows the agency to share information about possible violations with “any other regulatory body,” including those outside the U.K., Akin said in a client alert. The law firm said it expects to see OTSI “working closely with a range of sanctions coordinators globally to ensure trade sanctions operate effectively in cross-border matters.”
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The law firm also noted that OTSI announced it will issue civil monetary penalties for sanctions violations before the end of the year, and added that OTSI’s regulations “bring the treatment of trade, aircraft and shipping sanctions closer to that of financial sanctions in the UK, and comes closer to the US’ Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) approach to enforcing compliance with sanctions regimes.”
Akin said companies should be “prepared” for U.S. sanctions enforcement soon once the new agency becomes active next month.