These measures aim to protect EU individuals and entities from the effects of the extra-territorial application of certain US laws. The measures include blocking statutes and other regulations to shield EU businesses from penalties and restrictions imposed by US legislation that affects international trade and investment.
Program website | sanctionsmap.eu |
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Target countries | United States of America |
Issuing authority | Council of the European Union (Council); European Union |
Issuing country | European Union |
As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.
ID | Title | Issuer |
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[CN-AFSL] | Chinese Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law (AFSL) | NPC China |
[CN-CML] | Chinese Counter-Measures List | NPC China |
[IR-MFA-SANC] | Individuals And Entities In The Sanction’s List Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran | MFA Iran |
Sanctions programs are created by governments and international organisations to impose measures on entities in response to specific events or situations.
They are bundled into data sources that are imported into the OpenSanctions database.