Following on from a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (“FAC”) yesterday, at which the FAC unanimously agreed to impose restrictive measures on Venezuela, the EU has today published Council Decision 2017/2074 and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 (together, the “Legislation”). The Legislation prescribes targeted sanctions against Venezuela, including an arms embargo, with immediate effect. The Legislation has been formulated in response to the continuing crisis in Venezuela and the perceived deterioration of democracy, the…
In recent days, the European Union (“EU”) has implemented measures giving effect to United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”) resolutions targeting Libya’s oil sector. Additionally, the UNSC has recently sanctioned one further entity. On 4 August 2017, the European Union adopted: Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1419 of 4 August 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2016/44 (see here) and Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1427 of 4 August 2017 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 (see here), which implement UNSC Resolution 2362 (2017)…
The European Council (the “Council”) today introduced restrictions on the export and supply to Libya of inflatable boats (dinghies) and outboard motors to further disrupt the activity of people smugglers and human traffickers. The restrictions, adopted on 17 July 2017, will allow EU member states to legally prevent the export or supply of these goods to Libya where there are reasonable grounds to believe that they will be used in such activity. The restrictions will…
The EU Council has extended sanctions in respect of Myanmar/Burma until 30 April 2018. EU sanctions in respect of Myanmar/Burma consist of an arms embargo and an embargo on equipment which might be used for internal repression. They prohibit the sale and supply of such equipment, as well as services and financing relating to it. The Decision extending the sanctions can be found in the Official Journal here.