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Boats not among the 'very limited' list of prohibited goods

This year we witnessed a comprehensive set of multilateral sanctions issued on a major global economy, Russia. The US, UK and other countries have also hopped o

The decision to impose a fine from an administrative authority may be subject to judicial review even though that fine was paid

This is how UN, EU and national sanctions are applicable in the ordinary course of business. To what extent are sanctions applicable in the non-financial sector? A Maltese businessman chartered a vessel he owned and agreed to hand over the vessel without delving into what was going to be transported. Following further documentation requested by the bank that was handling the inward payment, it transpired that the goods on board the vessel were in violation of EU sanctions. The bank informed the...

Dummy AK-47 assault rifles en route to Libya intercepted by Malta customs Malta customs intercepted 900 dummy AK-47 assault rifle replicas in a container en route to Libya 20 April 2021, 3:38pm by Laura Calleja Customs officials have seized a container with dummy AK-47 assault rifles en route to Libya. The 900 replica rifles were found inside a cargo declared as ‘crafts’, which was physically inspected at Malta Freeport. The AK-47 replicas were of the same shape and approximate weight a...