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Sanctions Profile: Tunisia
At a glance
The EU imposed sanctions on Tunisia at the start of 2011, by Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 101/2011, following the Tunisian Revolution which led to the ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
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EU renews Tunisia sanctions for 1 year & de-lists Mabrouk
Today (29 January), the EU extended its Tunisia sanctions for 1 year, until 31 January 2020, targeting those responsible for the misappropriation of Tunisian state funds. The EU also removed Mohamed Mabrouk from that sanctions list (he recently failed in his application to annul his 2017 and 2018 listings before the EU General Court – see previous […]
Tunisia
EU Court upholds Mabrouk’s Tunisia sanctions re-listings
The EU General Court has upheld Mohamed Mabrouk’s 2017 and 2018 renewed listings under the EU’s Tunisia sanctions, targeting those responsible for the misappropriation of Tunisian state funds – judgment here: T-216/17. The Court rejected (inter alia) the applicant’s claim that the duration of the judicial proceedings in Tunisia (since the beginning of 2011) infringed […]
EU renews all listings under Tunisia sanctions regime
The EU has renewed the listings of all persons and entities (and amended one entry) under its Tunisia sanctions list until 31 January 2019, namely, all those appearing in the Annex to Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP (as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/141) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) 101/2011 (as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation […]
Egypt
EU intends to renew Tunisia sanctions
The EU has announced its intention to renew the restrictive measures provided for in its Tunisia sanctions regime, see: Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) 101/2011. The EU Notice states that the Council holds on its file “new elements” concerning all persons listed under the regime, and that they may submit a request to […]
EU Court rejects 2 Tunisia cases
The General Court has rejected 2 applications to annul listings on the EU’s Tunisia sanctions, brought by Sirine Ben Ali and Mohamed Mabrouk. Links to judgments here: T-149/15 and T-175/15, both of 5 October 2017. These are the regimes the EU imposed in 2011 on those said to have misappropriated Tunisian state funds. The Court […]
Current Sanctions
Consolidated
Council Regulation (EU) No 101/2011
Date
Link
Parent Regulation
Council Regulation (EU) No 101/2011
Amended by:
Date
05/02/2011Link
Council Regulation (EU) No 1100/2012
Date
27/11/2012Link
Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013
Date
10/06/2013Link
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 735/2013
Date
31/07/2013Link
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 81/2014
Date
31/01/2014Link
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/147
Date
31/01/2015Link
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/111
Date
29/01/2016Link
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/149
Date
28/01/2017Link
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/137
Date
30/01/2018Link
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/132
Date
29/01/2019Link
Consolidated
Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP
Date
Link
Parent Decision
Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP
Amended by:
Date
02/02/2011Link
Council Implementing Decision 2011/79/CFSP
Date
05/02/2011Link
Council Decision 2012/50/CFSP
Date
31/01/2012Link
Council Decision 2012/724/CFSP
Date
27/11/2012Link
Council Decision 2013/72/CFSP
Date
01/02/2013Link
Council Implementing Decision 2013/409/CFSP
Date
31/07/2013Link
Council Decision 2014/49/CFSP
Date
31/01/2014Link
Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/157
Date
31/01/2015Link
Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/119
Date
29/01/2016Link
Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/153
Date
28/01/2017Link
Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/141
Date
30/01/2018Link
Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/135
Date
29/01/2019Link
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018
Date
23/05/2018Link
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (Commencement No 1) Regulations 2018
Date
22/11/2018Link
Sanctions Review Procedure (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Date
07/01/2019Link