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The United Nations special envoy for Myanmar urged members to “take very strong measures” against Myanmar to counter the violence overtaking the country after last month’s military coup, a U.N. news release said March 3. Christine Schraner Burgener said she warned Myanmar’s military that “strong” sanctions will likely be imposed, but the military told her “we are used to sanctions and we survived the sanctions time in the past.” The U.S. and the United Kingdom have imposed sanctions on the country (see 2102110020 and 2102260013). The European Union is preparing sanctions (see 2102100012).

The Bureau of Industry and Security issued new restrictions on exports to Myanmar and added four entities to the Entity List in response to the country’s military-led coup last month (see 2102110020). The restrictions, which take effect March 8, increase controls on certain “sensitive” items, remove certain license exceptions, impose a more strict licensing policy and subject Myanmar to BIS’s military end-use and end-user restrictions (see 2012220027), according to a final rule released March 4.

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on March 2 completed its review of a final Bureau of Industry and Security rule that will implement sanctions and export restrictions against Myanmar (see 2102170005). OIRA received the rule Feb. 23 (see 2102240007).

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The United Kingdom announced further sanctions on six members of Myanmar's State Administration Council -- the ruling body established following the Feb. 1 coup. The move expands the sanctions list to all military members of the council, stopping them from traveling to the U.K. and preventing businesses and institutions from interacting with them, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced Feb. 25. The six individuals are Commander-in-Chief Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, Secretary of the SAC Lt. Gen. Aung Lin Dwe, Joint Secretary of the SAC Lt. Gen. Ye Win Oo, Gen. Tin Aung San, General Maung Maung Kyaw and Lt. Gen. Moe Myint Tun. The U.K. also will temporarily suspend all promotion of trade with Myanmar while a Trade Review is conducted to “work with British businesses and civil society to reshape our approach to trade,” the news release said.

Hapag-Lloyd suspended cargo bookings into Myanmar following the country’s military-led coup earlier this month (see 2102110020). The German shipping company said the situation in the country is becoming “more and more tense,” its terminals are “close to full capacity” and road transportation is restricted. “With that, Hapag-Lloyd have taken the decision to temporarily suspend any Import bookings into Myanmar with immediate effect,” the company said Feb. 19. The company plans to deliver shipments that were “already on the water” but said traders should expect delays.

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs began a review of a final Bureau of Industry and Security rule that will amend the Export Administration Regulations to expand controls on Myanmar. OIRA received the rule Feb. 23. BIS recently announced increased restrictions on exports to Myanmar, including a more strict licensing policy and the suspension of certain license exceptions (see 2102170005).

The Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned two people involved in Myanmar’s military coup carried out earlier this month, OFAC said Feb. 22. The designations target Moe Myint Tun and Maung Maung Kyaw, who the State Department said are members of Myanmar's State Administrative Council. The move follows previous U.S. sanctions imposed on Myanmar this month, along with increased export restrictions (see 2102110020).

The United Kingdom's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation announced the addition of three senior generals in the Myanmar military to its sanctions list following the military coup in the country. In a Feb. 18 release, Britain added Soe Htut, Than Hlaing and Mya Tun Oo to the list, barring any U.K. entities from dealing with these members of the military. The U.K. is just one of many countries to enact sanctions on Myanmar and high-ranking military officials following the coup, with the U.S. enacting similar sanctions on Feb. 10 (see 2102100060). “We, alongside our international allies, will hold the Myanmar military to account for their violations of human rights and pursue justice for the Myanmar people,” British Foreign Secretary Dominc Raab said in a statement.