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Sanctions Profile: Syria
At a glance
In 2005, by UNSC Resolution 1636, the UN Security Council imposed travel bans and asset freezes on people suspected of being involved in the 14 February 2005 terrorist bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, in which Syria was implicated by a UN report. The EU implemented those measures by adopting Council Common Position 2005/888/CFSP and Council Regulation (EC) No 305/2006. See the Lebanon country profile for further details on these sanctions.
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Syria post-Brexit sanctions guidance on interception and monitoring prohibitions
The UK has published guidance relating to prohibitions in the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on items that could be used to intercept and monitor communications, as well as related services. The guidance provides information on specific terms as found in the schedules to the Syria regulations relating to prohibited goods and software. This […]
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Syrian President’s niece forfeits £25k following sanctions evasion
Aniseh Chawkat, the niece of Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria, a student who has lived in London for over 4 years, has forfeited the contents of her UK bank account following the use of the account to evade sanctions and hold funds from the Syrian regime. A forfeiture order on a sum of £24,668.24 was […]
UK may ban travel to designated areas in Syria
The UK Home Secretary has announced that the UK is may impose a travel ban on an area designated in Idlib and the North East of Syria under new powers in the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019. This creates an offence entering or remaining in an area that has been designated by the Home […]
EU renews sanctions on Syria for 1 year and updates listings
The EU Council have extended their sanctions regime against Syria, which targets those “responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria” for 1 year until 1 June 2020 pursuant to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798 and Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806. The regime comprises a travel ban, asset freeze, oil embargo, restrictions on […]
Court rejects Ammar Sharif’s application to annul EU Syria listing
The EU General Court has dismissed an application – T-5/17 (4 April 2019) brought by Ammar Sharif to annul his sanctions listing. The General Court held that the EU’s approach since Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1828 of applying a rebuttable presumption that leading businessmen should be listed as “benefiting from or supporting the Syrian regime” is […]
Current Sanctions
Parent Regulation
Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012
Amended by:
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 55/2012
Council Regulation (EU) No 168/2012
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 266/2012
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 410/2012
Council Regulation (EU) No 509/2012
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2012/544/CFSP
Council Regulation (EU) No 545/2012
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 673/2012
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 742/2012
Council Regulation (EU) No 867/2012
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 944/2012
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1117/2012
Council Regulation (EU) No 325/2013
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 363/2013
Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013
Council Regulation (EU) No 697/2013
Council Regulation (EU) No 1332/2013
Council Regulation (EU) No 124/2014
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 578/2014
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 693/2014
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 793/2014
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1013/2014
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2014
Council Regulation (EU) No 1323/2014
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/108
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/375
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/780
Council Regulation (EU) 2015/827
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/828
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/961
Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1828
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2350
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/840
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1735
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1893
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1984
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1996
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2137
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/480
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/907
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1241
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1327
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1751
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/282
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/420
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/774
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/85
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/350
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798
Consolidated
Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP
Parent Decision
Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP
Amended by: