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Sanctions Profile: Sudan
At a glance
The UN first imposed sanctions on Sudan in 2004, by UN Security Council Resolution 1556, in response to the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region. It imposed an arms embargo on all non-governmental entities operating in Darfur, which was expanded to cover all parties to the N’djamena Ceasefire Agreement and to include asset freezes and travel bans in 2005, by UN Security Council Resolution 1591.
News
OFAC reaches $894k settlement with Comtech
New York-based Comtech, a satellite communications company, and its subsidiary Comtech EF Data have agreed to pay $894,111 to settle their civil liability for apparent violations of the Sudan Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 538. On 4 occasions between June 2014 and October 2015, Comtech and EF Data indirectly exported warrantied satellite equipment to the Sudan Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA), …
Sudan
US lists former first lady of the Gambia & a Sudanese company
The US State Department has announced 2 designations pursuant to Executive Order 13818 (Global Magnitsky sanctions). The first is former first lady of the Gambia, Zineb Souma Yahya Jammeh, on the grounds that she is believed to control overseas assets of her husband, Yahya Jammeh, former President of the Gambia. In 2018, on account of Mr Jammeh’s alleged involvement in …
South Sudan
US restricts visas for multiple Sudanese individuals
US State Department has announced that visa restrictions have been imposed on multiple unnamed Sudanese individuals, residing both inside and outside of Sudan, under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The restrictions may also apply to the immediate family members of those listed. The individuals are believed to be responsible for, complicit in, or to have engaged in …
OFAC publishes new Sudan guidance
OFAC has published the Sudan Programme and Darfur Sanctions Guidance. It has issued a new FAQ to that effect, and has removed 11 Sudan-related FAQs, and amended 9 FAQs pursuant to the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (TRSA) to reflect that Sudan has not been a comprehensively sanctioned country since October 2017. OFAC Notice. The guidance …
UK post Brexit Sudan regulations
The UK has published The Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, which will come into effect at the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 at 11pm. The regulations will revoke and replace the current EU and UK legislation giving effect to UN Security Council Resolutions 1556 (2004), 1591 (2005), …
Current Sanctions
Consolidated
Council Regulation (EU) No 747/2014
Parent Regulation
Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2014
Amended by:
Council Implementing Regulation (EC) 2017/401
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1942
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/512
Consolidated
Council Decision 2014/450/CFSP
Parent Decison
Council Decision 2014/450/CFSP
Amended by: