Policy paper: Financial sanctions, Libya

In 2011 the United Nations, amongst other matters, imposed financial sanctions against designated 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.

In 2011 the European Union adopted the UN measures and agreed to independently list 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.

Current EU regulations

• 20.01.2013 Council Regulation (EU) No 45/2013 Amended the wording of the non-liability clause and the no-claims clause provided for in Regulation 204/2011

• 20.12.2011 Council Regulation (EU) No 1360/2011 Modified the measures in Regulation 204/2011

• 28.09.2011 Council Regulation (EU) No 965/2011 Modified the measures in Regulation 204/2011 pursuant to UNSCR 2009 (2011)

• 22.09.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 941/2011 Amended Annexes II and III to Regulation 204/2011.

• 15.09.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 925/2011 Amended Annex III to Regulation 204/2011.

• 01.09.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 872/2011 Amended Annex III to Regulation 204/2011.

• 10.08.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 804/2011 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 Amended Annex III to Regulation 204/2011.

• 12.04.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 360/2011 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 Implemented UNSCR 1973(2011). Amended Annexes II and III to Regulation 204/2011.

• 21.03.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 272/2011 Amended Annex III to Regulation 204/2011.

• 10.03.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 233/2011 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 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.

Current UK regulations

• 11.01.2012 The Libya (Asset-Freezing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/56)
• 29.09.2011 The Libya (Asset-Freezing) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2390)
• 03.03.2011 The Libya (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/605)
• 27.02.2011 The Libya (Financial Sanctions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/548)