Regulatory Controls on Controlled and Prohibited Goods

-Understanding prohibited, controlled and strategic goods

-Regulatory landscape and competent authorities

-SPS and product-specific controls

-Overview of licensing and regulatory approval requirements

-Identifying applicable regulatory requirements

Strategic Goods Control in Practice

-Strategic Goods Control Act

-Strategic Goods Control List

-Dual-use goods

-Strategic goods classification

-End-use and end-user considerations

-Strategic goods authorisations

Sanctions, Denied Parties and Trade Restrictions

-UN sanctions

-Unilateral sanctions

-Denied and restricted party lists

-Customer and supplier screening

-Transaction risk assessment

Integrated Compliance: Can We Proceed With This Transaction?

-Product review

-Strategic goods assessment

-Licensing and authorisation considerations

-End-user review

-Sanctions screening

-Compliance decision-making

Trainer Profile:

Eugene Lim, Founding Principal, WTS Taxise

Eugene Lim is an international tax and trade lawyer who works extensively in the Asia Pacific region. Previously, Eugene was based in Hong Kong and China for 11 years before moving to Singapore in 2014 to head the Singapore Tax, Trade and Wealth Management practice in one of the largest international law firms in Singapore. He has extensive experience relating to the structuring of supply chain and distribution strategies in the Asia Pacific region as well as in international tax and trade matters. Eugene is recognised by leading legal directories such as Chambers Asia Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific and International Tax Review, with Chambers Asia Pacific describing him as having “a strong reputation for international tax and trade matters”.