On Friday 18 December, the European Commission published a Guidance Note on the implementation of certain provisions of Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 on restrictive measures to address serious human rights violations and abuses worldwide, which was adopted on 7 December (see EUROPE B12617A2).
The purpose of the Guidance Note is to answer questions related to implementation of the sanctions regime; it contains information on the scope and application of financial restrictions included in...