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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
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 …
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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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Human Rights
UNSC Committee delists 6 Iraqi entities
The UN Security Council Committee established pursuant to Resolution 1518 (2003) has removed 6 entities from the Iraq sanctions list. They will no longer be subject to asset freezing measures. See press release.
US DOJ charges Iraqi national with attempting to smuggle firearms
Nihad Al Jaberi, an Iraqi national and resident of Savannah, Georgia, has been charged in an indictment with smuggling, failure to notify a common carrier, and submitting false or misleading export information. In August 2020, Mr Al Jaberi is alleged to have attempted to export to Iraq 9 firearms without a licence. The contents of the shipment were reportedly described …
UNSC delists 2 from Iraq sanctions
The UN Security Council Committee concerning Iraq has removed Zuhair Talib Abd-al-Sattar Al-Naqib, and Amir Rashid Muhammad Al-Ubaidi from its sanctions list. They will no longer be subject to asset freezing measures. See press release. The EU has aligned with this decision, see Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/53.
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
Consolidated
Common Position 2003/495/CFSP
Common Position
Common Position 2003/495/CFSP
Amended by: