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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.
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Government called on to use tax from Libyan frozen assets to compensate IRA victims
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee of the UK House of Commons has published a report calling on the government to draw on the £5 million in tax revenue earned from frozen Libyan assets every year pursuant to UN sanctions relating to Libya to compensate victims of IRA bombs made with explosives supplied by the Gaddafi […]
Libya
EU warns of sanctions following military attack in Libya
The EU’s High Representative Federica Mogherini has expressed concern over the military attack launched by the Libyan National Army on Tripoli and “the involvement of terrorist and criminal elements in the fighting, including individuals listed by the UN Security Council”. The EU has called for “international and regional partners to exert their influence”, indicating that […]
EU continues sanctions against 3 Libyan individuals for 6 months
The EU has adopted Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/539 which extends its sanctions against Libya in respect of 3 individuals for 6 months until 2 October 2019. The individuals: Agila Gwaider Saleh, Khalifa Ghwell, and Nuri Abu Sahmain will continue to be subject to asset freezes and EU-wide travel bans.
US continues sanctions on Libya and Cuba
The USA has continued the national emergency relating to Libya which means its sanctions regime in Executive Order 13566 continues. See White House Press Release and Letter. By Proclamation 9699, the USA has also modified and continued its Cuba sanctions by restricting the entry of US-registered vessels into Cuban territorial waters and continuing those sanctions […]
Cayman judgment on “use” of funds
The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands has held that the exercise of voting rights by the shareholders of an investment fund to change the directors of the fund was not a “use” of shares within the meaning of the UN Libya sanctions regime, nor a “circumvention” of its prohibitions. The court said the provisions […]
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 Regulation (EU) 2018/2004
Consolidated
Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333
Parent Decision
Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333
Amended by: