EU Forced Labor Regulation Moves Toward Implementation: How Companies Should Prepare
On June 26, 2026, the European Commission (Commission) published its long-awaited guidelines on the Forced Labor Regulation (FLR). The FLR, which entered into force in December 2024 (see Sidley Update of December 2024) and will apply in full from December 14, 2027, introduces a broad ban on products made, wholly or partly, with forced labor at any stage of the supply chain, regardless of product type, sector, or origin.
Five Key Takeaways From 2025 U.S. Sanctions Enforcement
U.S. sanctions enforcement activity in 2025 underscored the U.S. government’s continued commitment to robust enforcement of the various sanctions programs primarily administered and enforced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). OFAC’s 2025 enforcement actions also signaled the agency’s substantive priorities and, perhaps most important, highlighted its compliance expectations.
Call of Duties: New U.S. Trade Fraud Task Force Signals Increased Tariff Enforcement is Coming
On August 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced their partnership on the cross-agency Trade Fraud Task Force. Per DOJ’s press release, the Task Force will bring robust enforcement against importers and other parties that seek to defraud the United States.
