Ivory Coast

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Current Regime List: Ivory Coast (html)
Last updated: 9 March 2012

Overview

On 15 November 2004, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1572 (2004) which imposed an arms embargo on the Ivory Coast, plus travel and asset freeze restrictions on persons determined by the UN to constitute a threat to the peace and national reconciliation process in the Ivory Coast, be blocking implementation of the Linas-Marcoussis and Accra III Agreements, be responsible for serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, be inciting publicly hatred and violence, and in violation of the arms embargo.

The EU implemented Resolution 1572 (2004) in Regulation 560/2005 of 12 April 2005. Regulation 25/2011 of 14 January 2011 amended this Regulation 560/2005 to provide for the EU to list independently persons obstructing the process of peace and national reconciliation, and jeopardising the proper outcome of the electoral process in the Ivory Coast.

Selected documents

United Nations

28.04.2011 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1980 (2011) (PDF 42KB)
Renewed the asset freeze in UNSCRs 1572 (2004) and 1975 (2011) until 30 April 2012.
30.03.2011 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1975 (2011) (PDF 55KB)
Adopted targeted sanctions against certain individuals meeting the criteria set out in UNSCR 1572 (2004) and subsequent resolutions.
15.11.2004 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1572 (2004) (PDF 39KB)
Imposed an arms embargo with immediate effect and also imposed travel restrictions and an assets freeze on designated individuals to take effect on 15 December 2004. Established a Sanctions Committee to oversee the implementation of the measures.

European Union

22.09.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 949/2011 (PDF 703KB)
Amended Annex Ia to Regulation 560/2005.
12.07.2011 Council Regulation (EU) No 668/2011 (PDF 706KB)
Amended Article 4 to Regulation 174/2005.
27.06.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 623/2011 (PDF 702KB)
Amended Annex IA to Regulation 560/2005.
29.04.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 419/2011 (PDF 701KB)
Amended Annex IA to Regulation 560/2005.
08.04.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 348/2011 (PDF 700KB)
Amended Annex IA to Regulation 560/2005
06.04.2011 Council Regulation (EU) No 330/2011 (PDF 739KB)
Implemented UNSCR 1975 (2011). Amended Annexes I and IA to Regulation 560/2005.
Added further restrictions and derogations to Regulation 560/2005.
31.01.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 85/2011 (PDF 710KB)
Amended Annex IA to Regulation 560/2005
14.01.2011 Council Regulation (EU) No 25/2011 (PDF 843KB)
Amended Regulation 560/2005 to provide for the EU to list, separately to the UN, persons obstructing the process of peace and national reconciliation, and in particular who are jeopardising the proper outcome of the electoral process in the Ivory Coast (Annex IA).
14.06.2006 Commission Regulation (EC) No 869/2006 (PDF 35KB)
Amended Annex I to Regulation 560/2005.
13.02.2006 Commission Regulation (EC) No 250/2006 (PDF 34KB)
Amended Annex I to Regulation 560/2005.
12.04.2005 Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 (PDF 74KB)
Implemented the measures in UNSCR 1572 (2004) in respect of the freezing of funds and economic resources of persons designated by the United Nations Sanctions Committee.
31.01.2005 Council Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 (PDF 75KB)
Implemented the measures in UNSCR 1572 (2004) in respect of a ban on technical and financial assistance related to military activities and on equipment, which might be used for internal repression.

UK legislation

07.04.2011 The Ivory Coast (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/1086) (PDF 194KB)
Made provision relating to the enforcement of Regulation 560/2005.
11.02.2005 The Ivory Coast (United Nations Sanctions) Order 2005 (SI 2005/253) (PDF 69KB)
Implemented certain restrictive measures in UNSCR 1572 (2004) in the UK, amongst other things, the prohibiting of the making available of funds to individuals and entities designated by the UN Sanctions Committee, and provided that breaches of the order be criminal offences.
09.02.2005 The Export Control (Iraq and Ivory Coast) Order 2005 (SI 2005/232) (PDF 47KB)
Provided that breaches of certain provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 174/2005 be criminal offences

Releases

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