Regulatory & International Trade | RIT
Helping Businesses Clear Regulatory Hurdles in Europe
Regulatory & International Trade | RIT
Regulatory & International Trade | RIT
Helping Businesses Clear Regulatory Hurdles in Europe

Raminta Dereskeviciute

Raminta Dereskeviciute focuses her practice on product compliance, trade regulation (sanctions and export controls) and ESG. She has significant experience in advising on EU and UK chemical legislation (REACH), product safety and liability rules and frequently represents clients before the European Chemicals Agency Board of Appeal. Raminta also advises businesses on the implications Brexit has in relation to a range of regulatory compliance issues.

Quarterly Sanctions Update | Q3 2024


By , and on Oct 8, 2024
Posted In Sanctions & Export Control

Although the European Union and the United Kingdom did not introduce new sanctions against Russia over the summer, they extensively focused on the implementation of the existing measures and their enforcement. This week, however, a new package of sanctions aimed at tackling hybrid operations by the Russian government has been agreed upon, and is expected...

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EU Member States Implement Additional Measures to Regulate Export of Non-Listed Dual-Use Items


By , and on Oct 4, 2024
Posted In Sanctions & Export Control

Member States in the European Union have taken additional measures beyond Regulation (EU) 2021/821 to control exports of dual-use items. More than half have extended authorization requirements for non-listed dual-use items suspected of being intended for military “end-use.” Additionally, five Member States have imposed export authorization for cyber-surveillance items linked to internal repression and serious...

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Quarterly Sanctions Update | Q2 2024


By , and on Jul 8, 2024
Posted In Sanctions & Export Control

On June 24, 2024, the European Union adopted its 14th sanctions package. While the focus of this package was to curb the violation and circumvention of sanctions through the introduction of due diligence obligations for non-EU subsidiaries, or the expansion of “no re-export to Russia” clause requirement, ample other amendments were also introduced, such as...

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Spotlight on the “Partner Countries” Exemption from Sanctions against Russia


By , , , , , , , and on Jun 7, 2024
Posted In Sanctions & Export Control

From June 20, 2024, EU companies with a presence in Russia will no longer be able to rely on the “partner countries” exemption and will be required to obtain, or rely on, a licence to provide business services and/or software to their Russian entities. Competent authorities of the EU Member States responsible for granting licences...

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European Union Criminalizes Violations of Sanctions


By , and on May 2, 2024
Posted In Sanctions & Export Control

As announced in our last Quarterly Sanctions Update, on April 12, 2024 the Council of the European Union adopted a directive criminalizing sanctions violation at the European Union (EU) level. In this post, we provide a summary of the key provisions of this directive, to be followed by a second post focusing on its potential...

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Quarterly Sanctions Update | Q1 2024


By , and on Apr 8, 2024
Posted In Sanctions & Export Control, Trade Control & Customs

The EU and the UK continue in their efforts of tightening sanctions against Russia, particularly in the context of the second anniversary of the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the sudden death of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. In this Quarterly Sanctions Update, McDermott Sanctions and Export Controls team summarizes the most recent and...

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