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President Trump continued his flurry of sanctions actions with the recent revocation of the Syrian sanctions program. On June 30, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (“EO”) 14312 “Providing for the Revocation...more
The Norwegian Transparency Act requires subject companies to publicly report on the human rights due diligence they must carry out under the Act. These reports must be published every year, by June 30. With the 2025 reporting...more
Global companies face significant risks in their supply chains of compliance with OFAC’s economic sanctions regime. OFAC has emphasized the importance of conducting supply chain risk assessments and audits....more
On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament approved the much-anticipated regulation banning products made with forced labour from entering the EU market (the ‘Forced Labour Ban’). The approved text builds on the provisions of...more
We have received multiple requests to provide guidance regarding the critically important area of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). Because of the recency of the UFLPA, which went into effect on June 21, 2021,...more
Do you know who your counterparty is? Most of you reading this article will respond – of course, I do. At the start of the business relationship, accounting performed its due diligence, checking for any red flags to...more
Today, June 21, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) comes into effect. It is the latest – and perhaps strongest – tool in the belt of U.S. regulatory and enforcement agencies to combat forced labor....more
The US Senate and House of Representatives have both passed HR 6256, the bicameral, bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, with the Senate approving the measure by unanimous consent on December 16. ...more
The Situation: On November 13, 2019, the Child Labor Due Diligence Act ("Act") was published in the Dutch Government Gazette. The law introduces a duty of care for companies to prevent the supply of goods or services which...more
The Dutch Child Labour Due Diligence bill (the “Law“) was passed in both houses of parliament and is due to be implemented by royal ratification after 1 January 2020. The aim of the Law is to put more responsibility on...more
With the long awaited changes to the Canadian Trademarks Act and Regulations just around the corner, brand owners should be excited about Canada’s alignment with international trademark standards and the new opportunities...more
• Company committed multiple apparent violations of U.S. sanctions on North Korea • Penalty imposed in part because of company’s “non-existent” sanctions compliance program • Settlement underscores need to address supply...more
This Enforcement Action Underscores The Risks Of Sourcing Products Without Comprehensive Supply Chain Due Diligence - On January 31, 2019, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury...more
On September 26, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations approved the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 2200). The bill would reauthorize the Trafficking...more