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Sanctions Profile: Somalia
At a glance
The UN imposed an arms embargo on Somalia in 1992, by UN Security Council Resolution 733, which the EU implemented in 2002 by Common Position 2002/960/CFSP and then Council Regulation (EC) No 147/2003. The arms embargo was introduced in response to violent conflict in the country.
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UNSC & EU renew Somalia arms embargo & restrict IED components
On 15 November 2019, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2498 (2019), which introduced restrictions on the sale / supply / transfer of components which will be used or pose a significant risk of being used to manufacture improvised explosive devices, owing to the recent increase in IED attacks conducted by Al-Shabaab. The UNSC also reaffirmed its commitment to the …
US extends Somalia sanctions for 1 year
The US is continuing sanctions on Somalia for 1 year by extending the national emergency as declared in Executive Order (EO) 13536, specifically for the “deterioration of the security situation and the persistence of violence in Somalia, acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea … and violations of the arms embargo imposed by the United Nations Security Council”. The...
UK passes Sanctions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The UK has passed the Sanctions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/26, which make amendments to a number of EU sanctions regimes to ensure (inter alia) that they continue to apply within the UK after Brexit. The Regulations will come into force on exit day....
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UN lifts Eritrea sanctions & renews arms embargo on Somalia
Earlier this week (14 November), the UN Security Council adopted UNSC Resolution 2444 (2018), which (inter alia): 1. Lifts the UN arms embargo, travel bans and asset freezes imposed on Eritrea; and 2. Renews the UN arms embargo against Somalia....
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US continues Somalia sanctions for 1 year
In April 2010, the US adopted Executive Order (EO) 13536, which declared a national emergency in respect of Somalia (namely, for the “deterioration of the security situation and the persistence of violence in Somalia, acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia… and violations of the arms embargo imposed by the United Nations Security Council”)....
Current Sanctions
Consolidated
Council Regulation (EC) No 147/2003
Parent Regulation
Council Regulation (EC) No 147/2003
Amended by:
Council Regulation (EC) No 631/2007
Council Regulation (EU) No 1137/2010
Council Regulation (EU) No 642/2012
Council Regulation (EU) No 941/2012
Council Regulation (EU) No 431/2013
Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013
Council Regulation (EU) No 1153/2013
Council Regulation (EU) No 478/2014
Consolidated
Council Regulation (EU) No 356/2010
Parent Regulation
Council Regulation (EU) No 356/2010
Amended by:
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 956/2011
Council Regulation (EU) No 641/2012
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 943/2012
Council Regulation (EU) No 432/2013
Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013
Council Regulation (EU) No 1104/2014
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/325
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2044
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/395
Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2415
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/413
Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1933
Consolidated
Council Decision 2010/231/CFSP
Parent Decision
Council Decision 2010/231/CFSP
Amended by: