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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.
News
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 blog). See Council Decision (CFSP)...
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 his right to be tried...
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 (EU) 2018/137). The EU Notice...
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 obtain the information that relates...
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 rejected both cases, finding that...
Current Sanctions
Consolidated
Council Regulation (EU) No 101/2011
Parent Regulation
Council Regulation (EU) No 101/2011
Amended by:
Council Regulation (EU) No 1100/2012
Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 735/2013
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 81/2014
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/147
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/111
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/149
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/137
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/132
Consolidated
Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP
Parent Decision
Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP
Amended by: