The guide focuses on trade sanctions and trade-control compliance in SMEs.
In particular, the guide provides:
- Definition and classification of trade sanctions.
- Main impacts of sanctions on SMEs, including the impact on commercial transactions, obtaining financing, exporting and importing goods, services or technology, etc.
- Recommendations for SMEs on measures to avoid violations of trade-compliance requirements and to mitigate penalties in the event of an actual violation of sanctions (risk assessment, due diligence, sanctions compliance policy, internal investigation and self-reporting).
- Sources on sanctions restrictions:
> OFAC sources: Sanctions search;
Consolidated sanctions list> EU sources: Sanctions map> UK sources: UK sanctions list;
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation> UN sources: Security Council, Consolidated list search> Sources on Russia sanctions: Correctiv, Sanctions tracker;
Castellum, Sanctions dashboard;
Al Jazeera, List of sanctions on Russia after invasion - Sources on guidelines about sanctions compliance policies.
The Guide is available at the following
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