Libya

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Overview

By the adoption of UNSCR 1970 (2011) on 26 February 2011, the United Nations, amongst other matters, introduced financial sanctions against those persons listed in Annex II to the Resolution, or designated by the competent United Nations Sanctions Committee, as persons involved in or complicit in ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human rights abuses against persons in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, including by being involved in or complicit in planning, commanding, ordering or conducting attacks, in violation of international law, including aerial bombardments, on civilian populations and facilities; or acting for or on behalf of or at the direction of such persons.

The EU adopted Regulation 204/2011 on 2 March 2011 which implemented UNSCR 1970 (2011). The Regulation also provided for the EU to list, separately to the UN, persons involved in or complicit in ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human rights abuses against persons in Libya, including by being involved in or complicit in planning, commanding, ordering or conducting attacks, in violation of international law, including aerial bombardments, on civilian populations and facilities.

Selected documents

United Nations

16.09.2011 UN Security Council Resolution 2009 (2011) (PDF 44KB)
Modified the measures in UNSCRs 1970 (2011) and 1973 (2011) in view of the changing situation in Libya.
17.03.2011 UN Security Council Resolution 1973 (2011) (PDF 55KB)Further to UNSCR 1970 (2011) established a no fly zone and, amongst other matters, strengthened the asset freeze measures.
27.02.2011 UN Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011) (PDF 53KB)
Introduced restrictive measures in respect of Libya including financial sanctions against those persons listed in Annex II to the Resolution, or designated by the competent United Nations Sanctions Committee, as persons involved in or complicit in ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human rights abuses against persons in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, including by being involved in or complicit in planning, commanding, ordering or conducting attacks, in violation of international law, including aerial bombardments, on civilian populations and facilities; or acting for or on behalf of or at the direction of such persons.

European Union

20.12.2011 Council Regulation (EU) No 1360/2011 (PDF 703KB)
Modified the measures in Regulation 204/2011
28.09.2011 Council Regulation (EU) No 965/2011 (PDF 716KB)
Modified the measures in Regulation 204/2011 pursuant to UNSCR 2009 (2011)
22.09.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 941/2011 (PDF 700KB)
Amended Annexes II and III to Regulation 204/2011.
15.09.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 925/2011 (PDF 700KB)
Amended Annex III to Regulation 204/2011.
01.09.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 872/2011 (PDF 703KB)
Amended Annex III to Regulation 204/2011.
10.08.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 804/2011 (PDF 702KB)
Amended Annex III to Regulation 204/2011.
16.06.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 573/2011
Amended Annex III to Regulation 204/2011. Removed one individual.
16.06.2011 Council Regulation (EU) No 572/2011
Amended Annex III to Regulation 204/2011. Designated six ports and added humanitarian exemptions.
23.05.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 502/2011 (PDF703KB)
Amended Annex III to Regulation 204/2011.
12.04.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 360/2011 (PDF 802KB)
Amended Annexes II and III to Regulation 204/2011.
25.03.2011 Council Regulation (EU) No 296/2011
Amended Regulation 204/2011
23.03.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 288/2011 (PDF 766KB)
Implemented UNSCR 1973(2011). Amended Annexes II and III to Regulation 204/2011.
21.03.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 272/2011 (PDF 726KB)
Amended Annex III to Regulation 204/2011.
10.03.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 233/2011 (PDF 702KB)
Amended Annex III to Regulation 204/2011. Additional entities included the Central Bank of Libya and the Libyan Investment Authority.
02.03.2011 Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (PDF 802KB)
Implemented the relevant measures in UNSCR 1970 (2011) in the EU and introduced additional EU measures. Persons designated by the UN appear in Annex II. Person designated by the EU appear in Annex III.

UK legislation

Releases

General Licence (Libya)

The Libya (Financial Sanctions) Order 2011 General Licence 1 (PDF 74KB)

Licence application form

Libya licence application / general enquiry form (8 June 2011) (Word 239KB)

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