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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.
The EU General Court on Wednesday (28 September 2022) annulled the 2020 and 2021 acts maintaining the listing of Libyan African Investment Company (LAICO) on the EU’s Libya sanctions list. Case T?627/20. See also the Judgments section of this site. LAICO had originally been designated in 2015 and its designation was maintained in July 2022 (Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/1315 …
OFSI yesterday updated its Libya sanctions Guidance to include: amended sections on full and partial asset freezes, the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) and Libya Africa Investment Portfolio (LAIP) and ownership and control; and a new section on exceptions and licenses. See also the UK Guidance page of this site.
On Friday (16 September 2022), the UK made the following amendments to its Russia sanctions list (Notice): The entry for Arkady Rotenberg was removed and replaced with a different entry for the same person (Mr Rotenberg’s initial listing was added by the EU in July 2014); ZAO Interavtomatika was de-listed; duplicate entries for Leonid Eduardovich Slutsky and Vladimir Abdualievich Vasiliev …
Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf al-Werfalli has been removed from the EU’s Libya sanctions list following his death. Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/1315 & Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1308. Mr al-Werfalli, a former commander (lieutenant) of the Benghazi-based al-Saiqa Brigade, was originally listed in September 2020 over his alleged involvement in serious human rights abuses, including executions. The statement of reasons for …
The EU General Court has dismissed an application by Yevgeniy Prigozhin to annul the October 2020 and July 2021 acts including and maintaining his designation under the EU’s Libya sanctions regime. Case T?723/20 & Press Release. See previous post. The Court said that the statement of reasons made it possible to identify the reasons for the designation of Mr Prigozhin, …
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