In the July 30 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union the following trade-related notices were posted:

Russia is considering new bills that would counter anti-Russian sanctions through criminal charges and the creation of an “‘unreliable’ payment processors list,” according to a July 30 Lexology report and notices from the Russian State Duma.

In the July 29 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union the following trade-related notices were posted:

In the July 26 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union the following trade-related notices were posted:

In the July 25 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union the following trade-related notices were posted:

In the July 13-24 editions of the Official Journal of the European Union the following trade-related notices were posted:

Japanese and European Union officials in late June clarified certain provisions of the EU-Japan economic partnership agreement for a “smoother and more efficient implementation” of the agreement, according to a July 19 notice from KPMG and a July 17 notification from Japan Customs. The agreement was intended to simplify the import declaration provision of the agreement “by which preferential tariff treatment is claimed in Japan,” KPMG said. Among the changes are provisions that say importers are not required to provide an “additional explanation … concerning the originating status of the product if not available to the importer” and that the “absence of an explanation, in addition to the statement on origin, will not lead to a rejection of the claim or a denial of the preferential tariff treatment” under the agreement. KPMG said the changes “could help address some of the administrative burden and associated trade barriers” between the two countries.

Over the year since the European Union and the U.S. agreed to pursue trade talks, the two sides "have actually made some decent progress" on regulatory cooperation in pharmaceuticals and medical devices, but "where we are stuck is on industrial tariffs," said Sabine Weyand, director general for trade at the European Commission.

Britain published its Strategic Export Controls Annual Report for 2018 on July 18, which includes details of the United Kingdom’s export policies, licensing decisions, and other significant developments from 2018. The report also covers compliance with U.K. export controls and policy developments relating to Brexit.

Britain will not grant new licenses for exports to Saudi Arabia and its “coalition partners” for items that may be used in the “conflict in Yemen,” the United Kingdom’s Department for International Trade said in a July 17 notice. The coalition of partners includes the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Egypt, the U.K. said.