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Sanctions Profile: Iraq
At a glance
UN sanctions on Iraq were first imposed in 1990, by UN Security Council Resolution 661, in response to the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. The current UN Sanctions Committee and regime on Iraq was established in 2003 as the successor to the 1990 committee, by UN Security Council Resolutions 1483 and 1518.
News
UN de-lists Baghdad Stock Exchange
The UN has removed the Baghdad Stock Exchange from its Iraq sanctions list. It was originally designated on 26 April 2004. Press Release. It has also been de-listed by the UK (Notice), Switzerland (Notice) and the EU (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1715).
UN de-lists 1 from terrorism sanctions & 28 from Iraq sanctions
On 6 September 2021, the UN removed Qatar national Khalifa Muhammad Turki Al-Subaiy from its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List. Press Release. The de-listing has been implemented by the UK (Notice), the EU (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1460) and Switzerland (Notice). On 8 September 2021, the UN has also removed 28 entities from its Iraq Sanctions List. All the …
8 organisations penalised by US for prohibited Iran, N Korea & Syria transfers
The US Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (State Department) has imposed restrictions on 8 foreign entities, pursuant to Section 3 of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). The Bureau determined that the companies had engaged in the transfer to/acquisition from Iran, North Korea or Syria of goods, services or technology controlled under multilateral weapons control lists, …
Iran
Recent de-listings
In recent weeks, several people and entities have been removed from sanctions lists across the world: State Contracting Water and Sewage Projects Company (Iraq) has been delisted by the UN (Press Release), UK (Notice) and EU (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/111) Additionally: UK Nader Qalei (Syria) (Notice); and AGAT System (Belarus) (Notice) US Ahmad Ghalebani, Ahmad Qalehbani, Farzad Bazargan, Mohammad …
Belarus
6 sanctions regimes renewed & third countries align with 6 EU regimes
Over the past month, multiple sanctions regimes have been renewed around the world: The US renewed its regimes in respect of Iraq, Syria and the Central African Republic for 1 year by continuing the national emergencies as declared; The UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2571 (2021) to renew the embargo on illicit petroleum exports from Libya, and the mandate of …
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Ukraine 
Libya 
Burma / Myanmar 
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North Korea 
Syria 
Central African Republic 
Human Rights
Current Sanctions
Consolidated
Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003
Parent Regulation
Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003
Amended by:
Council Regulation (EC) No 1799/2003
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2119/2003
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2003
Commission Regulation (EC) No 924/2004
Commission Regulation (EC) No 979/2004
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1086/2004
Council Regulation (EC) No 1412/2004
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1566/2004
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1087/2005
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1286/2005
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1450/2005
Commission Regulation (EC) No 785/2006
Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006
Council Regulation (EC) No 195/2008
Council Regulation (EC) No 175/2009
Council Regulation (EU) No 168/2010
Council Regulation (EU) No 131/2011
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 88/2012
Council Regulation (EU) No 85/2013
Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013
Council Regulation (EU) No 791/2014
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1398
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1453
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1642
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1695
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2363
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/44
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/184
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/441
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2217
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/875
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/979
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1025
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1066
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1124
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1218
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1286
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1476
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1661
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1781
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/23
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/51
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/162
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/432
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/567
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/808
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1103
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1141
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/37
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/53
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1111
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1472
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1715
Consolidated
Common Position 2003/495/CFSP
Common Position
Common Position 2003/495/CFSP
Amended by: