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UN sanctions relating to Afghanistan were first introduced in 1999 by UN Security Council Resolution 1267, and required all Member States to impose an arms embargo, asset freezes, and travel bans on people and entities associated with Osama bin Laden or the Taliban, as designated by the relevant UN sanctions committee.
The UK government has published The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1665), which replace the EU sanctions regime relating to Libya. The UK has also issued guidance on the regulations, which includes information on asset freezes, partial asset freezes, interest, oil aboard UN-designated ships, and ownership and control. See explanatory memorandum, and reports under section 2(4) of the …
The UK has published The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, SI 2020/948 under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, which will come into force from 11pm on 31 December 2020. The regulations will revoke and replace the current EU and UK legislation by which the UK’s obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 2255 (2015) are given effect. See …
On 29 February 2020, the US and the Taliban reached a “comprehensive peace agreement” which aims to secure the withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan within 14 months. The agreement says the US will seek endorsement of the peace agreement from the UN Security Council and then start diplomatic engagement within the UNSC to remove all sanctions against …
The UK has passed the Sanctions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/26, which make amendments to a number of EU sanctions regimes to ensure (inter alia) that they continue to apply within the UK after Brexit. The Regulations will come into force on exit day....
Earlier this month, the UN Security Council amended the listing of Mohammed Omar Ghulam Nabi under its Afghanistan sanctions by altering his UN designation date from 31 January 2001 to 12 April 2000. UN press release here. Today, the EU has implemented that UN amendment by adopting Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2018/656 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/648....
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