UK publishes post-Brexit sanctions regulations on DRC and South Sudan

The UK government has now published regulations under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 on the following regimes:

·        The Democratic Republic of Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/433. See Explanatory Memorandum.

·        South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/438. See Explanatory Memorandum.

These regulations will not come until force until Exit Day in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a Brexit deal. The UK has now published post-Brexit regulations on five sanctioned states: Burma, Iran (Human Rights), Venezuela and the above. See previous post.