The United Kingdom Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation on Oct. 9 added one entry to its ISIL (Da’esh) and al-Qaida Organisations sanctions list and corrected 17 entries on its Global Human Rights sanctions list. The U.K. added Jamal Hussein Hassan Zeiniye, leader of the Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, a terrorist organization, to its ISIL (Da’esh) and al-Qaida sanctions. It also revised identifying information for 17 Saudi, Russian, Myanmar and North Korea related entries. The Saudi individuals were cited for involvement in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who had been living in exile in the United States, in the Saudi consulate in Turkey.

Two U.S. senators urged the Trump administration to impose sanctions against Turkey for its purchase of Russian missile systems and criticized the Defense Department for not moving fast enough to remove Turkey from F-35 supply chains. Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and James Lankford, R-Okla., said the State Department should immediately impose asset freezes under the Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act, adding that Turkey has “no intention of reversing course and divesting of this system.”

The Bureau of Industry and Security removed 40 entries and added 26 others to its Unverified List, the agency said in a final rule released Oct. 8. BIS removed the 40 entries -- located in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates -- after verifying their “legitimacy and reliability” relating to the end use of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations or because their companies are no longer “involved in U.S. exports.” BIS added the 26 others -- located in Armenia, Finland, Hong Kong, Germany, Pakistan, Turkey, the UAE, Mexico and China -- because it was unable to verify their “bona fides” through an end-use check. The changes take effect Oct. 9.

A Morristown, New Jersey, woman was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to her role in a scheme to illegally smuggle millions of dollars worth of aircraft parts to Iran (see 1906110057), the Justice Department said Oct. 6. Joyce Eliabachus was charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act after she helped smuggle more than $2 million worth of aircraft components using freight forwarding companies in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey. Eliabachus used her Edsun Equipments LLC, run from her home, to buy the aircraft components from U.S. distributors before repackaging them and shipping them to the freight forwarders, the Justice Department said. Eliabachus also falsified the components' destination, end-users and value to avoid filing “export control forms.”

The Canada government issued the following trade-related notices as of Oct. 5 (some may also be given separate headlines):

The Bureau of Industry and Security added 47 entities and individuals to its Entity List for “acting contrary” to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. The additions include entities in Canada, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Designations were for a range of illegal procurement activities, including sending nuclear-related items and other products to Iran. BIS will also correct four existing entries under China.

The Bureau of Industry and Security plans to add 47 entities to its Entity List for “acting contrary” to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. The additions include entities in Canada, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. BIS designated the entities for a range of illegal procurement and nuclear-related activities, including sending nuclear-related items and other products to Iran. BIS will also correct four existing entries under China.

The Canada government issued the following trade-related notice as of Sept. 16 (some may also be given separate headlines):

The European Union will modernize trade agreements in the Pan-European-Mediterranean region to make rules of origin more flexible and “business friendly,” the European Commission said Aug. 24. The origin rules for certain products will be “easier to meet,” the EU said in a guidance, adding that the deal will now include higher thresholds for the use of non-originating goods and will lift prohibitions on duty-drawbacks. The changes will also ease logistics and customs procedures by allowing for electronic versions of “origin proofs.” The new measures will apply to trade deals with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian territories, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo.

The Canada government issued the following trade-related notices as of Aug. 19 (some may also be given separate headlines):