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Sanctions Profile: Libya
At a glance
UN sanctions on Libya were first imposed in 2011, by UN Security Council Resolution 1970. They originally consisted of an arms embargo, along with targeted travel bans and asset freezes.
News
OFAC adds 5 to Libya sanctions list
OFAC has listed 3 Libyan nationals, 1 Malta-based entity and 1 vessel, described as a network of smugglers, pursuant to Executive Order 13726 (asset freeze and travel ban) for contributing to instability in Libya. Faysal al-Wadi is said to run a “trafficking operation” which smuggles fuel from, and transports illicit drugs through, the Libyan port of Zuwarah to Hurd’s Bank, …
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Germany, France & Italy warn foreign actors of Libya sanctions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte, and French President Emmanuel Macron have released a joint statement which urges “all Libyan parties and their foreign supporters” to immediately cease fighting, and requests foreign actors end their “increasing interference”, and respect the arms embargo imposed by the UN Security Council. The statement says the 3 countries are “ready …
US warns of sanctions on those involved in Libya conflict
The US Embassy in Libya has warned that parties in the Libyan conflict “which undermine Libya’s economy and cling to military escalation will face isolation and risk of sanctions”. The statement follows reports of foreign mercenaries’ presence in the Libyan National Oil Corporation’s facilities, preventing the flow and export of oil, and that banking audits are being obstructed, which is …
UNSC renews authorisation to inspect vessels violating Libya arms embargo
The UN Security Council has adopted Resolution 2526 (2020), which renews for 1 year a series of authorisations which allow states, acting nationally or through regional organisations, to inspect vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya which are suspected of violating the UN arms embargo. The measures were first agreed in Resolution 2292 (2016). Press release.
Maltese authorities charge 5 people with violating EU Libya sanctions
5 people have been charged by the Maltese Police Anti-Terrorism Unit for breaching EU sanctions on Libya (Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44): James Fenech, and his employees Bertrand Agius, Konrad Agius, Charles Bugeja, and Michael Cauchi. Via Mr Fenech’s Maltese-registered company, they are alleged to have exported 2 rigid hull inflatable boats without licence authorisation in June 2019 to Libya. The …
Current Sanctions
Consolidated
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44
Parent Regulation
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44
Amended by:
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/466
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/690
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/819
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1334
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1687
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1752
Council Regulation (EU) 2017/488
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/489
Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1325
Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1419
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1423
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1456
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1974
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2006
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2260
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/126
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/166
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/200
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/711
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/870
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1073
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1245
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1285
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1863
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/371
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1292
Council Regulation (EU) 2018/2004
Consolidated
Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333
Parent Decision
Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333
Amended by: