Sanctions Profile: Bosnia & Herzegovina

New sanctions were imposed in March 2011 by Council Decision 2011/173/CFSP, in support of the 1995 Dayton/Paris peace agreement, which was designed to end the war in Bosnia and preserve the country as a two-region state. These sanctions impose an asset freeze and travel ban on people and entities that undermine the sovereignty of Bosnia, threaten its security situation, or undermine the Dayton/Paris peace agreement.

Summary of Current EU Sanctions:

Targeted

• Asset freeze
• Travel ban

Designation Criteria

People and entities whose activities:

1. undermine the sovereignty, territorial integrity, constitutional order and international personality of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
2. seriously threaten the security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina; or
3. undermine the Dayton/Paris General Framework Agreement for Peace and the Annexes thereto, including measures established in the implementation of the said Agreement; and
4. people and entities associated with them.