On April 9, 2021, the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) strengthened restrictions targeting Burma by adding Burma to the list of countries subject to the Export Administration Regulations’ (EAR’s) military-intelligence end-use and end-user controls and controls on certain support activities by US persons (“Interim Final Rule“). These controls were first issued on January 15, 2021 (“January Rule“), and became effective March 16, 2021. Our blog posts on other recent sanctions targeting Burma in response to the Burmese military’s coup are available here and here.
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has placed Myanma Gems Enterprise on its Specially Designated National list which means the vast majority of Burmese rubies, jade, and other gems cannot be purchased by U.S. companies.
Myanma Gems Enterprise also known as Myanmar Gems Corp. and Myanmar Gems Enterprise is a subdivision of the government’s ministry of mines and is “responsible for all gemstone activities in Burma,” according to a statement from the Treasury Department. It also organizes the local emporiums and sales where rubies and jade are sold, including one currently taking place in the country’s capital, Naypyitaw. (The company did not respond to a request for comment submitted via its Facebook page.)
United States: US Government imposes sanctions against Burma
On February 10, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14014 “Blocking Property with Respect to the Situation in Burma”, which provides for the imposition of sanctions on certain Burmese parties in response to the Burmese military’s coup against the democratically elected civilian government in Burma.
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On February 10, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14014 “Blocking Property with Respect to the Situation in Burma” (EO 14014), which provides for the imposition of sanctions on certain Burmese parties in response to the Burmese military’s coup against the democratically elected civilian government in Burma. In parallel with the issuance of EO 14014, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated thirteen parties on February 10, 2021 and two parties on February 22, 2021 connected to the military apparatus responsible for the coup. OFAC terminated the pr
On February 10, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14014 “Blocking Property with Respect to the Situation in Burma”, which provides for the imposition of sanctions on certain Burmese parties in response to the Burmese military’s coup against the democratically elected civilian government in Burma.