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Litasco Middle East DMCC

Listed by UK Sanctions List, EU Consolidated List, SECO (Switzerland)
United Arab Emirates
First listed 2025-07-21
2 aliases

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EU Consolidated ListActive listingID 179879

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Source: EU Consolidated List
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2025-10-23
Extractor: eu-xml-parser

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<sanctionEntity designationDate="2025-10-23" designationDetails="" unitedNationId="" euReferenceNumber="EU.13829.96" logicalId="179879">
        <regulation regulationType="amendment" organisationType="council" publicationDate="2025-10-23" entryIntoForceDate="2025-10-23" numberTitle="2025/2035 (OJ L202502035)" programme="UKR" logicalId="217678">
            <publicationUrl>https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202502035</publicationUrl>
        </regulation>
        <subjectType code="enterprise" classificationCode="E"/>
        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="ليتاسكو ميدل إيست م.د.م.س" function="" title="" nameLanguage="AR" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="179882">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2025-10-23" numberTitle="2025/2035 (OJ L202502035)" publicationUrl="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202502035"/>
        </nameAlias>
        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="Litasco Middle East DMCC" function="Litasco Middle East DMCC is a Dubai-based subsidiary of PJSC Lukoil, with strong ties to the Russian energy industry. Litasco Middle East DMCC and an entity which it controls, Eiger Shipping DMCC, have enabled the procurement of numerous vessels forming part of the so-called “shadow fleet”. Those vessels have transported oil from Russia while turning off or manipulating their AIS transponders, while not maintaining adequate liability insurance or other financial security, and while carrying out unsafe maritime operations." title="" nameLanguage="EN" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="179883">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2025-10-23" numberTitle="2025/2035 (OJ L202502035)" publicationUrl="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202502035"/>
        </nameAlias>
        <address city="Dubai" street="Unit 1801-A, Plot DMCC-UD-T2, Uptown Tower" poBox="48800" zipCode="" region="" place="" asAtListingTime="false" countryIso2Code="AE" countryDescription="UNITED ARAB EMIRATES" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="179880">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2025-10-23" numberTitle="2025/2035 (OJ L202502035)" publicationUrl="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202502035"/>
            <contactInfo key="PHONE" value="+971 4 279 5900"/>
        </address>
        <identification diplomatic="false" knownExpired="false" knownFalse="false" reportedLost="false" revokedByIssuer="false" issueDate="2004-09-08" issuedBy="" latinNumber="" nameOnDocument="" number="DMCC0117" region="" identificationTypeCode="regnumber" identificationTypeDescription="Registration Number" countryIso2Code="AE" countryDescription="UNITED ARAB EMIRATES" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="179881">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2025-10-23" numberTitle="2025/2035 (OJ L202502035)" publicationUrl="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202502035"/>
        </identification>
    </sanctionEntity>

Name on list: Litasco Middle East DMCC
Programmes / regimes: UKR
Listed on: 2025-10-23
Last updated: 2025-10-23
Aliases: ليتاسكو ميدل إيست م.د.م.س
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Addresses: Unit 1801-A, Plot DMCC-UD-T2, Uptown Tower, 48800, Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Identifiers: EU reference: EU.13829.96
Registration number: DMCC0117
Legal act: 2025/2035 (OJ L202502035) – https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202502035

SECO (Switzerland)Active listingID 98988

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Source: SECO (Switzerland)
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2025-12-13
Extractor: seco-xml-parser

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<target ssid="98988"><sanctions-set-id>27286</sanctions-set-id><entity><identity ssid="98994" main="true"><name ssid="98997" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Litasco Middle East DMCC</value><spelling-variant lang="ARA" script="ARAB" spelling-variant-type="not-defined">ليتاسكو ميدل إيست م.د.م.س</spelling-variant></name-part></name><name ssid="98998" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>ليتاسكو ميدل إيست م.د.م.س</value></name-part></name><day-month-year ssid="98996" day="8" month="9" year="2004" calendar="Gregorian" quality="good"/><address ssid="98995" place-id="1770" quality="good"><address-details>Unit 1801-A, Plot DMCC-UD-T2, Uptown Tower</address-details><p-o-box>48800</p-o-box></address></identity><justification ssid="98989">Litasco Middle East DMCC is a Dubai-based subsidiary of PJSC Lukoil, with strong ties to the Russian energy industry. Litasco Middle East DMCC and an entity which it controls, Eiger Shipping DMCC, have enabled the procurement of numerous vessels forming part of the so-called “shadow fleet”. Those vessels have transported oil from Russia while turning off or manipulating their AIS transponders, while not maintaining adequate liability insurance or other financial security, and while carrying out unsafe maritime operations.</justification><justification ssid="98990">Therefore, Litasco Middle East DMCC is an entity that controls vessels that transport crude oil or petroleum products, originating in Russia or exported from Russia, while practicing irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organisation General Assembly resolution A.1192(33), or that otherwise provides material, technical or financial support to the operations of such vessels.</justification><other-information ssid="98991">Place of registration: United Arab Emirates</other-information><other-information ssid="98992">Registration number: DMCC0117</other-information><other-information ssid="98993">Telephone: +971 4 279 5900</other-information></entity><modification modification-type="listed" enactment-date="2025-12-12" publication-date="2025-12-12" effective-date="2025-12-13"/></target>

Name on list: Litasco Middle East DMCC
Programmes / regimes: Situation in Ukraine
Listed on: 2025-12-13
Last updated: 2025-12-13
Aliases: ليتاسكو ميدل إيست م.د.م.س
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Addresses: Unit 1801-A, Plot DMCC-UD-T2, Uptown Tower, 48800, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Remarks: Litasco Middle East DMCC is a Dubai-based subsidiary of PJSC Lukoil, with strong ties to the Russian energy industry. Litasco Middle East DMCC and an entity which it controls, Eiger Shipping DMCC, have enabled the procurement of numerous vessels forming part of the so-called “shadow fleet”. Those vessels have transported oil from Russia while turning off or manipulating their AIS transponders, while not maintaining adequate liability insurance or other financial security, and while carrying out unsafe maritime operations. Therefore, Litasco Middle East DMCC is an entity that controls vessels that transport crude oil or petroleum products, originating in Russia or exported from Russia, while practicing irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organisation General Assembly resolution A.1192(33), or that otherwise provides material, technical or financial support to the operations of such vessels. Place of registration: United Arab Emirates Registration number: DMCC0117 Telephone: +971 4 279 5900

UK Sanctions ListActive listingID RUS2876

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Source: UK Sanctions List
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2025-07-24
Extractor: uk-xml-parser

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<Designation>
    <LastUpdated>24/07/2025</LastUpdated>
    <DateDesignated>21/07/2025</DateDesignated>
    <UniqueID>RUS2876</UniqueID>
    <OFSIGroupID>16976</OFSIGroupID>
    <Names>
      <Name>
        <Name6>LITASCO MIDDLE EAST DMCC</Name6>
        <NameType>Primary Name</NameType>
      </Name>
      <Name>
        <Name6>LME TRADING DMCC</Name6>
        <NameType>Alias</NameType>
      </Name>
    </Names>
    <RegimeName>The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019</RegimeName>
    <IndividualEntityShip>Entity</IndividualEntityShip>
    <DesignationSource>UK</DesignationSource>
    <SanctionsImposed>Asset freeze|Trust Services Sanctions|Director Disqualification Sanction|Transport sanctions: see "Other information"</SanctionsImposed>
    <SanctionsImposedIndicators>
      <AssetFreeze>true</AssetFreeze>
      <ArmsEmbargo>false</ArmsEmbargo>
      <TargetedArmsEmbargo>false</TargetedArmsEmbargo>
      <CharteringOfShips>false</CharteringOfShips>
      <ClosureOfRepresentativeOffices>false</ClosureOfRepresentativeOffices>
      <CrewServicingOfShipsAndAircraft>false</CrewServicingOfShipsAndAircraft>
      <Deflag>false</Deflag>
      <PreventionOfBusinessArrangements>false</PreventionOfBusinessArrangements>
      <ProhibitionOfPortEntry>false</ProhibitionOfPortEntry>
      <TravelBan>false</TravelBan>
      <PreventionOfCharteringOfShips>false</PreventionOfCharteringOfShips>
      <PreventionOfCharteringOfShipsAndAircraft>false</PreventionOfCharteringOfShipsAndAircraft>
      <TechnicalAssistanceRelatedToAircraft>false</TechnicalAssistanceRelatedToAircraft>
      <TrustServicesSanctions>true</TrustServicesSanctions>
      <DirectorDisqualificationSanction>true</DirectorDisqualificationSanction>
    </SanctionsImposedIndicators>
    <OtherInformation>Transport Sanctions: Where transport sanctions apply, a ship owned, controlled, chartered or operated by a designated person is prohibited from entering a port in the UK, may be given a movement or a port entry direction, can be detained, and will be refused permission to register on the UK Ship Register or have its existing registration terminated. Similarly, an aircraft owned, chartered or operated by a designated person is prohibited from overflying or landing in the UK, may be given a movement direction, can be detained or moved to a specified airport, and will be refused permission to register on the CAA Aircraft Register or have its existing registration terminated. This also includes a prohibition of technical assistance relating to aircraft and ships: a prohibition on the provision of technical assistance relating to aircraft or ships will prevent a person from directly or indirectly providing technical assistance to, or for the benefit of, the designated person, where that technical assistance relates to an aircraft or ship.</OtherInformation>
    <UKStatementofReasons>
LITASCO MIDDLE EAST DMCC is an involved person under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 based on the following ground: LITASCO MIDDLE EAST DMCC is and has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia by carrying on business in a sector of strategic significance to the Government of Russia, namely the Russian energy sector.
</UKStatementofReasons>
    <Addresses>
      <Address>
        <AddressLine1>Unit No: 1801-A Uptown Tower Plot No: DMCC-UD-P1</AddressLine1>
        <AddressLine2>Uptown Dubai</AddressLine2>
        <AddressLine6>Dubai</AddressLine6>
        <AddressCountry>United Arab Emirates</AddressCountry>
      </Address>
    </Addresses>
  </Designation>

Name on list: LITASCO MIDDLE EAST DMCC
Programmes / regimes: Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Listed on: 2025-07-21
Last updated: 2025-07-24
Aliases: LME TRADING DMCC
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Addresses: Unit No: 1801-A Uptown Tower Plot No: DMCC-UD-P1, Uptown Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Identifiers: OFSI group ID: 16976
Remarks: LITASCO MIDDLE EAST DMCC is an involved person under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 based on the following ground: LITASCO MIDDLE EAST DMCC is and has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia by carrying on business in a sector of strategic significance to the Government of Russia, namely the Russian energy sector. Transport Sanctions: Where transport sanctions apply, a ship owned, controlled, chartered or operated by a designated person is prohibited from entering a port in the UK, may be given a movement or a port entry direction, can be detained, and will be refused permission to register on the UK Ship Register or have its existing registration terminated. Similarly, an aircraft owned, chartered or operated by a designated person is prohibited from overflying or landing in the UK, may be given a movement direction, can be detained or moved to a specified airport, and will be refused permission to register on the CAA Aircraft Register or have its existing registration terminated. This also includes a prohibition of technical assistance relating to aircraft and ships: a prohibition on the provision of technical assistanc

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