EU Sanctions and Export Controls Enforcement – Recent Cases and the Push Towards Harmonisation - Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists

EU Sanctions and Export Controls Enforcement – Recent Cases and the Push Towards Harmonisation

November 26, 2026 | 08:00 AM – 09:15 AM NYC

ACSS Webinar

CSS Credits: 1.25

Duration:

75 minutes

Speakers:

  • FIU Latvia
  • Licensing Department of Portuguese Customs and Taxes Administration

Moderator:

Ivy Llena, Learning and Development Manager, ACSS

Date:

Thursday, November 26, 2026

Time:

  • 08:00 AM – 09:15 AM NYC
  • 01:00 PM – 02:15 PM London
  • 02:00 PM – 03:15 PM Amsterdam

Description:

EU sanctions and export controls create complex compliance obligations- but how are they enforced across Member States, and what can businesses learn from recent cases?

Join us for a practical discussion of recent enforcement cases, the compliance weaknesses they highlight, and efforts by the EU to bring greater consistency to enforcement across its member states. We’ll explore differences in national approaches, the challenges of cross-border investigations, and what closer harmonisation could mean for businesses operating across multiple jurisdictions.

Webinar Highlights and Key Takeaways

  • Draw practical lessons from recent EU sanctions and export controls enforcement cases.

  • Understand differences in enforcement approaches across Member States.

  • Explore efforts towards harmonisation and their potential implications for businesses.

  • Identify ways to strengthen compliance controls and respond to enforcement risks.

Certificate of Attendance:

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Speakers

Paulis Iljenkovs

Deputy Head
FIU Latvia

Maria Oliveira, CXS

Senior Customs and Licensing Officer
Licensing Department of Portuguese Customs and Taxes Administration
She works with strategic trade controls, commercial restrictions and sanctions since 2005 being the Portuguese Delegate to the Dual Use Coordination Group of the European Commission and the Assistant Portuguese delegate to the Dual Use Working Party of European’s Union Council.

Mrs. Maria Oliveira engaged on several trainings to Customs officers on dual use items trade and on the European Commission’s outreach on Union restrictive measures on Russia.

She took part of the Portuguese missions to FATF .

Presently she works as well with the EU P2P Program for capacity building in third countries on dual use item export controls. She is an ACSS member and a Certified Export Controls Specialist (CXS).

Moderator

Ivy Llena

Learning and Development Manager
ACSS

Ivy Llena has over 14 years of experience in the learning and development field, providing capacity-building and professional development programs for corporate and social service agencies in the US and the Philippines.

Before joining ACSS, she was a program director at a non-profit organization in the Philippines, where she co-designed and co-implemented economic empowerment programs and services for survivors of human trafficking and their families. Ivy also served at the Social Policy Institute at Washington University in St. Louis, where she led and contributed to inclusive economic growth initiatives.

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