(a) "funds" means financial assets and benefits of every kind, including but not limited to: (i) cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments; (ii) deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations; (iii) publicly- and privately-traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and derivatives contracts; (iv) interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets; (v) credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments; (vi) letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale; (vii) documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources;
(b) "freezing of funds" means preventing any move, transfer, alteration or use of, access to, or dealing with funds in any way that would result in any change in their volume, amount, location, ownership, possession, character, destination or other change that would enable the funds to be used, including portfolio management; (c) "economic resources" means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds but may be used to obtain funds, goods or services; (d) "freezing of economic resources" means preventing their use to obtain funds, goods or services in any way, including, but not limited to, by selling, hiring or mortgaging them; (e) "technical assistance" means any technical support related to repairs, development, manufacture, assembly, testing, maintenance, or any other technical service, and may take forms such as instruction, advice, training, the transmission of working knowledge or skills or consulting services, including verbal forms of assistance; (f) "Sanctions Committee" means the Committee of the United Nations Security Council which was established pursuant to paragraph 24 of UNSCR 1970 (2011); (g) "territory of the Union" means the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in the Treaty, including their airspace; (h) "designated vessels" means vessels designated by the Sanctions Committee as referred to in paragraph 11 of UNSCR 2146 (2014), as listed in Annex V to this Regulation; (i) "the Government of Libya focal point" means the focal point appointed by the Government of Libya as notified to the Sanctions Committee in accordance with paragraph 3 of UNSCR 2146 (2014).
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 of 18 January 2016 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing Regulation (EU) No 204/2011
Modified by
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/466of 31 March 2016implementing Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in LibyaCorrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/466 of 31 March 2016 implementing Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya(Official Journal of the European Union L 85 of 1 April 2016)Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/466 of 31 March 2016 implementing Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya(Official Journal of the European Union L 85 of 1 April 2016)Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/466 of 31 March 2016 implementing Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya(Official Journal of the European Union L 85 of 1 April 2016), 32016R046632016R0466R(01)32016R0466R(02)32016R0466R(03), April 1, 2016
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/690of 4 May 2016implementing Article 21(1) and 21(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, 32016R0690, May 5, 2016
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/819of 24 May 2016amending Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing Regulation (EU) No 204/2011, 32016R0819, May 25, 2016
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1334of 4 August 2016implementing Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, 32016R1334, August 5, 2016
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1687of 20 September 2016implementing Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, 32016R1687, September 21, 2016
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1752of 30 September 2016implementing Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, 32016R1752, October 1, 2016
- Council Regulation (EU) 2017/488of 21 March 2017amending Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, 32017R0488, March 22, 2017
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/489of 21 March 2017implementing Article 21(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, 32017R0489, March 22, 2017
- Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1325of 17 July 2017amending Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, 32017R1325, July 18, 2017
Corrected by
- Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/466 of 31 March 2016 implementing Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, 32016R0466R(01), April 14, 2016
- Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/466 of 31 March 2016 implementing Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, 32016R0466R(02), August 12, 2016
- Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/466 of 31 March 2016 implementing Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, 32016R0466R(03), September 10, 2016
(a) to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, equipment which might be used for internal repression as listed in Annex I, whether or not originating in the Union, to any person, entity or body in Libya or for use in Libya; (b) to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in point (a).
(a) the sale, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, of the goods set out in Annex VII, whether or not originating in the Union, to any person, entity or body in Libya or for use in Libya; (b) the provision of technical assistance or brokering services related to goods set out in Annex VII or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of such goods, directly or indirectly, to any person, entity or body in Libya or for use in Libya; (c) the provision of financing or financial assistance related to goods set out in Annex VII, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for any provision of related technical assistance or brokering services, directly or indirectly, to any person, entity or body in Libya or for use in Libya.
(a) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance related to the goods and technology listed in the Common Military List of the European Union OJ C 69, 18.3.2010, p. 19 .(b) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance related to equipment which might be used for internal repression as listed in Annex I, to any person, entity or body in Libya or for use in Libya; (c) to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the goods and technology listed in the Common Military List or in Annex I, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for any provision of related technical assistance to any person, entity or body in Libya or for use in Libya; (d) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, financing or financial assistance related to the provision of armed mercenary personnel in Libya or for use in Libya; (e) to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in points (a) to (d).
(a) the provision of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance related to non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian purposes or protective use; (b) protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Libya by UN personnel, personnel of the Union or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only; (c) the provision of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance related to non-lethal military equipment intended solely for security or disarmament assistance to the Libyan government.
(a) the provision of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance related to other sales and supply of arms and related material; (b) the provision of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance related to military equipment, including arms and related materiel not falling within the scope of paragraph (a) and intended solely for security or disarmament assistance to the Libyan government.
(a) are 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 or complicit in planning, commanding, ordering or conducting attacks, including aerial bombardments, in violation of international law on civilian populations or facilities; (b) have violated or have assisted in violating the provisions of UNSCR 1970 (2011), UNSCR 1973 (2011) or of this Regulation; (c) have been identified as having been involved in the repressive policies of the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi in Libya, or otherwise formerly associated with that regime, and pose a continued risk to the peace, stability or security of Libya, or to the successful completion of the Libyan political transition; (d) are engaged in or provide support for acts that threaten the peace, stability or security of Libya or obstruct or undermine the successful completion of Libya's political transition, including by: (i) planning, directing, or committing acts in Libya that violate applicable international human rights law or international humanitarian law, or acts that constitute human rights abuses, in Libya; (ii) attacks against any air, land or sea port in Libya, or against a Libyan state institution or installation, or against any foreign mission in Libya; (iii) providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the illicit exploitation of crude oil or any other natural resources in Libya; (iv) threatening or coercing Libyan State financial institutions and the Libyan National Oil Company, or engaging in any action that may lead to or result in the misappropriation of Libyan State funds; (v) violating, or assisting in the evasion of, the provisions of the arms embargo in Libya established in UNSCR 1970 (2011) and Article 1 of this Regulation; (vi) being persons, entities or bodies acting for or on behalf or at the direction of any of the above, or being entities or bodies owned or controlled by them or by persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex II or III; or
(e) own or control Libyan State funds misappropriated during the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi in Libya which could be used to threaten the peace, stability or security of Libya, or to obstruct or undermine the successful completion of its political transition.
(a) necessary to satisfy the basic needs of persons listed in Annex II or III or referred to in Article 5(4), and their dependent family members, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges; (b) intended exclusively for the payment of reasonable professional fees or the reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services; (c) intended exclusively for the payment of fees or service charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources,
(a) where the authorisation concerns a person, entity or body listed in Annex II or referred to in Article 5(4), the Sanctions Committee has been notified of that determination by the Member State concerned and the determination has been approved by that Committee; and (b) where the authorisation concerns a person, entity or body listed in Annex III, the competent authority has notified the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted to the competent authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission at least two weeks before the authorisation.
(a) the funds or economic resources in question are the subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien established or of a judicial, administrative or arbitral judgement rendered: (i) prior to the date on which the person, entity or body was included in Annex II; or (ii) prior to the date on which the entity referred to in Article 5(4) was designated by the Security Council;
(b) the funds or economic resources in question will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a lien or recognised as valid in such a judgment, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims; (c) the lien or judgment is not for the benefit of a person, entity or body listed in Annex II or III; (d) recognising the lien or judgment is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned; and (e) the Sanctions Committee has been notified by the Member State of the lien or judgment.
(a) the funds or economic resources in question are the subject of an arbitral decision rendered prior to the date on which the natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in Article 5 was included in Annex III, or of a judicial or administrative decision rendered in the Union, or a judicial decision enforceable in the Member State concerned, prior to or after that date; (b) the funds or economic resources in question will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a decision or recognised as valid in such a decision, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims; (c) the decision is not for the benefit of a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex II or III; and (d) recognising the decision is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned.
(a) the funds or economic resources are used for one or more of the following purposes: (i) humanitarian needs; (ii) fuel, electricity and water for strictly civilian uses; (iii) resuming Libyan production and sale of hydrocarbons; (iv) establishing, operating, or strengthening institutions of civilian government and civilian public infrastructure; or (v) facilitating the resumption of banking sector operations, including to support or facilitate international trade with Libya;
(b) the Member State concerned has notified to the Sanctions Committee its intention to authorise access to funds or economic resources, and the Sanctions Committee has not objected within five working days of such a notification; (c) the Member State concerned has notified the Sanctions Committee that those funds or economic resources shall not be made available to or for the benefit of any person, entity or body listed in Annex II or III; (d) the Member State concerned has consulted in advance with the Libyan authorities about the use of such funds or economic resources; and (e) the Member State concerned has shared with the Libyan authorities the notifications submitted pursuant to points (b) and (c) of this paragraph and the Libyan authorities have not objected within five working days to the release of such funds or economic resources.
(a) the competent authority concerned has determined that the payment is not in breach of Article 5(2) nor is it for the benefit of an entity referred to in Article 5(4); (b) the Sanctions Committee has been notified by the relevant Member State of the intention to grant an authorisation ten working days in advance.
(a) interest or other earnings on those accounts; (b) payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose before the date on which the natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in Article 5 has been designated by the Sanctions Committee, the Security Council or by the Council; (c) payments due under judicial, administrative or arbitral lien or judgment, as referred to in Article 9(1); or (d) payments due under judicial, administrative or arbitral decisions rendered in the Union, or enforceable in the Member State concerned, as referred to in Article 9(2),
(a) the competent authority concerned has determined that: (i) the funds or economic resources shall be used for a payment by a person, entity or body listed in Annex II or III; (ii) the payment is not in breach of Article 5(2);
(b) where the authorisation concerns a person, entity or body listed in Annex II, the Sanctions Committee has been notified by the relevant Member State of the intention to grant an authorisation ten working days in advance; (c) where the authorisation concerns a person, entity or body listed in Annex III, the Member State concerned has, at least two weeks prior to the grant of the authorisation, notified the other Member States and the Commission of that determination and its intention to grant an authorisation.
(a) designated persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex II or III; (b) any other Libyan person, entity or body, including the Libyan government; (c) any person, entity or body acting through or on behalf of one of the persons, entities or bodies referred to in point (a) or (b).
(a) supply immediately any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as accounts and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 5 to the competent authority in the Member State where they are resident or located, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex IV, and shall transmit such information, either directly or through the Member States, to the Commission; and (b) cooperate with that competent authority in any verification of this information.
(a) amend Annex IV on the basis of information supplied by Member States; (b) amend Annex V pursuant to amendments of Annex V to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 and on the basis of determinations made by the Sanctions Committee under paragraphs 11 and 12 of UNSCR 2146 (2014); (c) amend Annex VII in order to refine or adapt the list of goods included which could be used for smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings or to update the nomenclature codes from the Combined Nomenclature as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87.
(a) within the territory of the Union, including its airspace; (b) on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State; (c) to any person inside or outside the territory of the Union who is a national of a Member State; (d) to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State; (e) to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any business done in whole or in part within the Union.
1.1 Firearms not controlled by ML 1 and ML 2 of the Common Military List of the European Union OJ C 69, 18.3.2010, p. 19 .1.2 Ammunition specially designed for the firearms listed in item 1.1 and specially designed components therefor; 1.3 Weapon-sights not controlled by the Common Military List.
3.1 Vehicles equipped with a water cannon, specially designed or modified for the purpose of riot control; 3.2 Vehicles specially designed or modified to be electrified to repel borders; 3.3 Vehicles specially designed or modified to remove barricades, including construction equipment with ballistic protection; 3.4 Vehicles specially designed for the transport or transfer of prisoners and/or detainees; 3.5 Vehicles specially designed to deploy mobile barriers; 3.6 Components for the vehicles specified in items 3.1 to 3.5 specially designed for the purposes of riot control. Note 1: This item does not control vehicles specially designed for the purposes of fire-fighting. Note 2: For the purposes of item 3.5 the term "vehicles" includes trailers.
4.1 Equipment and devices specially designed to initiate explosions by electrical or non-electrical means, including firing sets, detonators, igniters, boosters and detonating cord, and specially designed components therefor; except those specially designed for a specific commercial use consisting of the actuation or operation by explosive means of other equipment or devices the function of which is not the creation of explosions (e.g., car air-bag inflaters, electric-surge arresters of fire sprinkler actuators); 4.2 Linear cutting explosive charges not controlled by the Common Military List; 4.3 Other explosives not controlled by the Common Military List and related substances as follows: (a) amatol; (b) nitrocellulose (containing more than 12,5 % nitrogen); (c) nitroglycol; (d) pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN); (e) picryl chloride; (f) 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT).
5.1 Body armour providing ballistic and/or stabbing protection; 5.2 Helmets providing ballistic and/or fragmentation protection, anti-riot helmets, antiriot shields and ballistic shields. Note: This item does not control: equipment specially designed for sports activities; equipment specially designed for safety of work requirements.
| Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ABDUSSALAM, Abdussalam Mohammed | |||
| 2. | ABU SHAARIYA | Position: Deputy Head, External Security Organisation | ||
| 3. | ASHKAL, Omar | |||
| 4. | ALSHARGAWI, Bashir Saleh Bashir | Head of Cabinet of Muammar Qadhafi. Closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi. | ||
| 5. | TOHAMI, General Khaled | |||
| 6. | FARKASH, Mohammed Boucharaya | |||
| 7. | EL-KASSIM ZOUAI, Mohamed Abou | |||
| 8. | AL-MAHMOUDI, Baghdadi | |||
| 9. | HIJAZI, Mohamad Mahmoud | |||
| 10. | HOUEJ, Mohamad Ali | |||
| 11. | AL-GAOUD, Abdelmajid | Date of birth: 1943 | ||
| 12. | AL-CHARIF, Ibrahim Zarroug | |||
| 13. | FAKHIRI, Abdelkebir Mohamad | Minister for Education, Higher Education and Research in Colonel Qadhafi's Government. Closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi. | ||
| 14. | MANSOUR, Abdallah | |||
| 15. | Colonel Taher Juwadi | Key Member of the Qadhafi regime. As such, closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi. | ||
| 16. | AL-BAGHDADI, Dr Abdulqader Mohammed | Head of the Liaison Office of the Revolutionary Committees. | ||
| 17. | DIBRI, Abdulqader Yusef | |||
| 18. | QADHAF AL-DAM, Sayyid Mohammed | Cousin of Muammar Qadhafi. In the 1980s, Sayyid was involved in the dissident assassination campaign and allegedly responsible for several deaths in Europe. He is also thought to have been involved in arms procurement. Closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi. | ||
| 19. | AL QADHAFI, Quren Salih Quren | |||
| 20. | AL KUNI, Colonel Amid Husain | Believed status/location: South Libya | ||
| 21. | SALEH ISSA GWAIDER, Agila | |||
| 22. | ||||
| 23. |
| Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Libyan Arab African Investment Company - LAAICO | Controlled by Muammar Qadhafi's regime and potential source of funding for it. | ||
| 2. | Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation | Controlled by Muammar Qadhafi's regime and potential source of funding for it. | ||
| 3. | Waatassimou Foundation | Based in Tripoli. | Controlled by Muammar Qadhafi's regime and potential source of funding for it. | |
| 4. | Libyan Jamahirya Broadcasting Corporation | Public incitement to hatred and violence through participation in disinformation campaigns concerning violence against demonstrators. | ||
| 5. | Revolutionary Guard Corps | Involved in violence against demonstrators. | ||
| 6. | Libyan Agricultural Bank (a.k.a. Agricultural Bank; a.k.a. Al Masraf Al Zirae Agricultural Bank; a.k.a. Al Masraf Al Zirae; a.k.a. Libyan Agricultural Bank) | Libyan subsidiary of the Central Bank of Libya. | ||
| 7. | Al-Inma Holding Co. for Services Investments | Libyan subsidiary of the Economic & Social Development Fund. | ||
| 8. | Al-Inma Holding Co. For Industrial Investments | Libyan subsidiary of the Economic & Social Development Fund. | ||
| 9. | Al-Inma Holding Company for Tourism Investment | Libyan subsidiary of the Economic & Social Development Fund. | ||
| 10. | Al-Inma Holding Co. for Construction and Real Estate Developments | Libyan subsidiary of the Economic & Social Development Fund. | ||
| 11. | LAP Green Networks (a.k.a. LAP Green Holding Company) | Libyan subsidiary of the Libyan Africa Investment Portfolio. | ||
| 12. | Sabtina Ltd | UK-incorporated subsidiary of the Libyan Investment Authority. | ||
| 13. | Ashton Global Investments Limited | BVI-incorporated subsidiary of the Libyan Investment Authority. | ||
| 14. | Capitana Seas Limited | BVI-incorporated entity owned by Saadi Qadhafi. | ||
| 15. | Kinloss Property Limited | BVI -incorporated subsidiary of the Libyan Investment Authority. | ||
| 16. | Baroque Investments Limited | IOM-incorporated subsidiary of the Libyan Investment Authority. |
(a) Competent authorities in each Member State: BELGIUM http://www.diplomatie.be/eusanctions BULGARIA http://www.mfa.bg/en/pages/135/index.html CZECH REPUBLIC http://www.mfcr.cz/mezinarodnisankce DENMARK http://um.dk/da/politik-og-diplomati/retsorden/sanktioner/ GERMANY http://www.bmwi.de/DE/Themen/Aussenwirtschaft/aussenwirtschaftsrecht,did=404888.html ESTONIA http://www.vm.ee/est/kat_622/ IRELAND http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28519 GREECE http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/global-issues/international-sanctions.html SPAIN http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/es/PoliticaExteriorCooperacion/GlobalizacionOportunidadesRiesgos/Documents/ORGANISMOS%20COMPETENTES%20SANCIONES%20INTERNACIONALES.pdf FRANCE http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/autorites-sanctions/ CROATIA http://www.mvep.hr/sankcije ITALY http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Politica_Europea/Deroghe.htm CYPRUS http://www.mfa.gov.cy/sanctions LATVIA http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539 LITHUANIA http://www.urm.lt/sanctions LUXEMBOURG http://www.mae.lu/sanctions HUNGARY http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/download/b/3b/70000/ENSZBT-ET-szankcios-tajekoztato.pdf MALTA https://www.gov.mt/en/Government/Government%20of%20Malta/Ministries%20and%20Entities/Officially%20Appointed%20Bodies/Pages/Boards/Sanctions-Monitoring-Board-.aspx NETHERLANDS http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-sancties AUSTRIA http://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=12750&LNG=en&version= POLAND http://www.msz.gov.pl PORTUGAL http://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/os-ministerios/ministerio-dos-negocios-estrangeiros/quero-saber-mais/sobre-o-ministerio/medidas-restritivas/medidas-restritivas.aspx ROMANIA http://www.mae.ro/node/1548 SLOVENIA http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/omejevalni_ukrepi SLOVAKIA http://www.mzv.sk/sk/europske_zalezitosti/europske_politiky-sankcie_eu FINLAND http://formin.finland.fi/kvyhteistyo/pakotteet SWEDEN http://www.ud.se/sanktioner UNITED KINGDOM https://www.gov.uk/sanctions-embargoes-and-restrictions (b) Address for notifications to or other communication with the European Commission: European Commission Foreign Policy Instruments Service CHAR 12/106 B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel Belgium E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu Tel.: (32 2) 295 55 85 Fax: (32 2) 299 08 73
| CN Code | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| outboard motors for marine propulsion (spark ignition) | ||
| Ex | outboard motors for marine propulsion (compression ignition) | |
| Ex | Electrical outboard motors for marine propulsion, of an output not exceeding 750 W | |
| Ex | Electrical outboard motors for marine propulsion, of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW | |
| Ex | inflatable vessels, for pleasure or sports | |
| Ex | outboard motor boats |
(a) "funds" means financial assets and benefits of every kind, including but not limited to: (i) cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments; (ii) deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations; (iii) publicly- and privately-traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and derivatives contracts; (iv) interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets; (v) credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments; (vi) letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale; (vii) documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources;
(b) "freezing of funds" means preventing any move, transfer, alteration or use of, access to, or dealing with funds in any way that would result in any change in their volume, amount, location, ownership, possession, character, destination or other change that would enable the funds to be used, including portfolio management; (c) "economic resources" means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds but may be used to obtain funds, goods or services; (d) "freezing of economic resources" means preventing their use to obtain funds, goods or services in any way, including, but not limited to, by selling, hiring or mortgaging them; (e) "technical assistance" means any technical support related to repairs, development, manufacture, assembly, testing, maintenance, or any other technical service, and may take forms such as instruction, advice, training, the transmission of working knowledge or skills or consulting services, including verbal forms of assistance; (f) "Sanctions Committee" means the Committee of the United Nations Security Council which was established pursuant to paragraph 24 of UNSCR 1970 (2011); (g) "territory of the Union" means the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in the Treaty, including their airspace; (h) "designated vessels" means vessels designated by the Sanctions Committee as referred to in paragraph 11 of UNSCR 2146 (2014), as listed in Annex V to this Regulation; (i) "the Government of Libya focal point" means the focal point appointed by the Government of Libya as notified to the Sanctions Committee in accordance with paragraph 3 of UNSCR 2146 (2014).
(a) to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, equipment which might be used for internal repression as listed in Annex I, whether or not originating in the Union, to any person, entity or body in Libya or for use in Libya; (b) to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in point (a).
(a) the sale, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, of the goods set out in Annex VII, whether or not originating in the Union, to any person, entity or body in Libya or for use in Libya; (b) the provision of technical assistance or brokering services related to goods set out in Annex VII or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of such goods, directly or indirectly, to any person, entity or body in Libya or for use in Libya; (c) the provision of financing or financial assistance related to goods set out in Annex VII, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for any provision of related technical assistance or brokering services, directly or indirectly, to any person, entity or body in Libya or for use in Libya.
(a) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance related to the goods and technology listed in the Common Military List of the European Union OJ C 69, 18.3.2010, p. 19 .(b) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance related to equipment which might be used for internal repression as listed in Annex I, to any person, entity or body in Libya or for use in Libya; (c) to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the goods and technology listed in the Common Military List or in Annex I, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for any provision of related technical assistance to any person, entity or body in Libya or for use in Libya; (d) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, financing or financial assistance related to the provision of armed mercenary personnel in Libya or for use in Libya; (e) to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in points (a) to (d).
(a) the provision of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance related to non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian purposes or protective use; (b) protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Libya by UN personnel, personnel of the Union or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only; (c) the provision of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance related to non-lethal military equipment intended solely for security or disarmament assistance to the Libyan government.
(a) the provision of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance related to other sales and supply of arms and related material; (b) the provision of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance related to military equipment, including arms and related materiel not falling within the scope of paragraph (a) and intended solely for security or disarmament assistance to the Libyan government.
(a) are 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 or complicit in planning, commanding, ordering or conducting attacks, including aerial bombardments, in violation of international law on civilian populations or facilities; (b) have violated or have assisted in violating the provisions of UNSCR 1970 (2011), UNSCR 1973 (2011) or of this Regulation; (c) have been identified as having been involved in the repressive policies of the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi in Libya, or otherwise formerly associated with that regime, and pose a continued risk to the peace, stability or security of Libya, or to the successful completion of the Libyan political transition; (d) are engaged in or provide support for acts that threaten the peace, stability or security of Libya or obstruct or undermine the successful completion of Libya's political transition, including by: (i) planning, directing, or committing acts in Libya that violate applicable international human rights law or international humanitarian law, or acts that constitute human rights abuses, in Libya; (ii) attacks against any air, land or sea port in Libya, or against a Libyan state institution or installation, or against any foreign mission in Libya; (iii) providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the illicit exploitation of crude oil or any other natural resources in Libya; (iv) threatening or coercing Libyan State financial institutions and the Libyan National Oil Company, or engaging in any action that may lead to or result in the misappropriation of Libyan State funds; (v) violating, or assisting in the evasion of, the provisions of the arms embargo in Libya established in UNSCR 1970 (2011) and Article 1 of this Regulation; (vi) being persons, entities or bodies acting for or on behalf or at the direction of any of the above, or being entities or bodies owned or controlled by them or by persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex II or III; or
(e) own or control Libyan State funds misappropriated during the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi in Libya which could be used to threaten the peace, stability or security of Libya, or to obstruct or undermine the successful completion of its political transition.
(a) necessary to satisfy the basic needs of persons listed in Annex II or III or referred to in Article 5(4), and their dependent family members, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges; (b) intended exclusively for the payment of reasonable professional fees or the reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services; (c) intended exclusively for the payment of fees or service charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources,
(a) where the authorisation concerns a person, entity or body listed in Annex II or referred to in Article 5(4), the Sanctions Committee has been notified of that determination by the Member State concerned and the determination has been approved by that Committee; and (b) where the authorisation concerns a person, entity or body listed in Annex III, the competent authority has notified the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted to the competent authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission at least two weeks before the authorisation.
(a) the funds or economic resources in question are the subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien established or of a judicial, administrative or arbitral judgement rendered: (i) prior to the date on which the person, entity or body was included in Annex II; or (ii) prior to the date on which the entity referred to in Article 5(4) was designated by the Security Council;
(b) the funds or economic resources in question will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a lien or recognised as valid in such a judgment, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims; (c) the lien or judgment is not for the benefit of a person, entity or body listed in Annex II or III; (d) recognising the lien or judgment is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned; and (e) the Sanctions Committee has been notified by the Member State of the lien or judgment.
(a) the funds or economic resources in question are the subject of an arbitral decision rendered prior to the date on which the natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in Article 5 was included in Annex III, or of a judicial or administrative decision rendered in the Union, or a judicial decision enforceable in the Member State concerned, prior to or after that date; (b) the funds or economic resources in question will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a decision or recognised as valid in such a decision, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims; (c) the decision is not for the benefit of a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex II or III; and (d) recognising the decision is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned.
(a) the funds or economic resources are used for one or more of the following purposes: (i) humanitarian needs; (ii) fuel, electricity and water for strictly civilian uses; (iii) resuming Libyan production and sale of hydrocarbons; (iv) establishing, operating, or strengthening institutions of civilian government and civilian public infrastructure; or (v) facilitating the resumption of banking sector operations, including to support or facilitate international trade with Libya;
(b) the Member State concerned has notified to the Sanctions Committee its intention to authorise access to funds or economic resources, and the Sanctions Committee has not objected within five working days of such a notification; (c) the Member State concerned has notified the Sanctions Committee that those funds or economic resources shall not be made available to or for the benefit of any person, entity or body listed in Annex II or III; (d) the Member State concerned has consulted in advance with the Libyan authorities about the use of such funds or economic resources; and (e) the Member State concerned has shared with the Libyan authorities the notifications submitted pursuant to points (b) and (c) of this paragraph and the Libyan authorities have not objected within five working days to the release of such funds or economic resources.
(a) the competent authority concerned has determined that the payment is not in breach of Article 5(2) nor is it for the benefit of an entity referred to in Article 5(4); (b) the Sanctions Committee has been notified by the relevant Member State of the intention to grant an authorisation ten working days in advance.
(a) interest or other earnings on those accounts; (b) payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose before the date on which the natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in Article 5 has been designated by the Sanctions Committee, the Security Council or by the Council; (c) payments due under judicial, administrative or arbitral lien or judgment, as referred to in Article 9(1); or (d) payments due under judicial, administrative or arbitral decisions rendered in the Union, or enforceable in the Member State concerned, as referred to in Article 9(2),
(a) the competent authority concerned has determined that: (i) the funds or economic resources shall be used for a payment by a person, entity or body listed in Annex II or III; (ii) the payment is not in breach of Article 5(2);
(b) where the authorisation concerns a person, entity or body listed in Annex II, the Sanctions Committee has been notified by the relevant Member State of the intention to grant an authorisation ten working days in advance; (c) where the authorisation concerns a person, entity or body listed in Annex III, the Member State concerned has, at least two weeks prior to the grant of the authorisation, notified the other Member States and the Commission of that determination and its intention to grant an authorisation.
(a) designated persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex II or III; (b) any other Libyan person, entity or body, including the Libyan government; (c) any person, entity or body acting through or on behalf of one of the persons, entities or bodies referred to in point (a) or (b).
(a) supply immediately any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as accounts and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 5 to the competent authority in the Member State where they are resident or located, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex IV, and shall transmit such information, either directly or through the Member States, to the Commission; and (b) cooperate with that competent authority in any verification of this information.
(a) amend Annex IV on the basis of information supplied by Member States; (b) amend Annex V pursuant to amendments of Annex V to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 and on the basis of determinations made by the Sanctions Committee under paragraphs 11 and 12 of UNSCR 2146 (2014); (c) amend Annex VII in order to refine or adapt the list of goods included which could be used for smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings or to update the nomenclature codes from the Combined Nomenclature as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87.
(a) within the territory of the Union, including its airspace; (b) on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State; (c) to any person inside or outside the territory of the Union who is a national of a Member State; (d) to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State; (e) to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any business done in whole or in part within the Union.
1.1 Firearms not controlled by ML 1 and ML 2 of the Common Military List of the European Union OJ C 69, 18.3.2010, p. 19 .1.2 Ammunition specially designed for the firearms listed in item 1.1 and specially designed components therefor; 1.3 Weapon-sights not controlled by the Common Military List.
3.1 Vehicles equipped with a water cannon, specially designed or modified for the purpose of riot control; 3.2 Vehicles specially designed or modified to be electrified to repel borders; 3.3 Vehicles specially designed or modified to remove barricades, including construction equipment with ballistic protection; 3.4 Vehicles specially designed for the transport or transfer of prisoners and/or detainees; 3.5 Vehicles specially designed to deploy mobile barriers; 3.6 Components for the vehicles specified in items 3.1 to 3.5 specially designed for the purposes of riot control. Note 1: This item does not control vehicles specially designed for the purposes of fire-fighting. Note 2: For the purposes of item 3.5 the term "vehicles" includes trailers.
4.1 Equipment and devices specially designed to initiate explosions by electrical or non-electrical means, including firing sets, detonators, igniters, boosters and detonating cord, and specially designed components therefor; except those specially designed for a specific commercial use consisting of the actuation or operation by explosive means of other equipment or devices the function of which is not the creation of explosions (e.g., car air-bag inflaters, electric-surge arresters of fire sprinkler actuators); 4.2 Linear cutting explosive charges not controlled by the Common Military List; 4.3 Other explosives not controlled by the Common Military List and related substances as follows: (a) amatol; (b) nitrocellulose (containing more than 12,5 % nitrogen); (c) nitroglycol; (d) pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN); (e) picryl chloride; (f) 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT).
5.1 Body armour providing ballistic and/or stabbing protection; 5.2 Helmets providing ballistic and/or fragmentation protection, anti-riot helmets, antiriot shields and ballistic shields. Note: This item does not control: equipment specially designed for sports activities; equipment specially designed for safety of work requirements.
| Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ABDUSSALAM, Abdussalam Mohammed | |||
| 2. | ABU SHAARIYA | Position: Deputy Head, External Security Organisation | ||
| 3. | ASHKAL, Omar | |||
| 4. | ALSHARGAWI, Bashir Saleh Bashir | Head of Cabinet of Muammar Qadhafi. Closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi. | ||
| 5. | TOHAMI, General Khaled | |||
| 6. | FARKASH, Mohammed Boucharaya | |||
| 7. | EL-KASSIM ZOUAI, Mohamed Abou | |||
| 8. | AL-MAHMOUDI, Baghdadi | |||
| 9. | HIJAZI, Mohamad Mahmoud | |||
| 10. | HOUEJ, Mohamad Ali | |||
| 11. | AL-GAOUD, Abdelmajid | Date of birth: 1943 | ||
| 12. | AL-CHARIF, Ibrahim Zarroug | |||
| 13. | FAKHIRI, Abdelkebir Mohamad | Minister for Education, Higher Education and Research in Colonel Qadhafi's Government. Closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi. | ||
| 14. | MANSOUR, Abdallah | |||
| 15. | Colonel Taher Juwadi | Key Member of the Qadhafi regime. As such, closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi. | ||
| 16. | AL-BAGHDADI, Dr Abdulqader Mohammed | Head of the Liaison Office of the Revolutionary Committees. | ||
| 17. | DIBRI, Abdulqader Yusef | |||
| 18. | QADHAF AL-DAM, Sayyid Mohammed | Cousin of Muammar Qadhafi. In the 1980s, Sayyid was involved in the dissident assassination campaign and allegedly responsible for several deaths in Europe. He is also thought to have been involved in arms procurement. Closely associated with the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi. | ||
| 19. | AL QADHAFI, Quren Salih Quren | |||
| 20. | AL KUNI, Colonel Amid Husain | Believed status/location: South Libya | ||
| 21. | SALEH ISSA GWAIDER, Agila | |||
| 22. | ||||
| 23. |
| Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Libyan Arab African Investment Company - LAAICO | Controlled by Muammar Qadhafi's regime and potential source of funding for it. | ||
| 2. | Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation | Controlled by Muammar Qadhafi's regime and potential source of funding for it. | ||
| 3. | Waatassimou Foundation | Based in Tripoli. | Controlled by Muammar Qadhafi's regime and potential source of funding for it. | |
| 4. | Libyan Jamahirya Broadcasting Corporation | Public incitement to hatred and violence through participation in disinformation campaigns concerning violence against demonstrators. | ||
| 5. | Revolutionary Guard Corps | Involved in violence against demonstrators. | ||
| 6. | Libyan Agricultural Bank (a.k.a. Agricultural Bank; a.k.a. Al Masraf Al Zirae Agricultural Bank; a.k.a. Al Masraf Al Zirae; a.k.a. Libyan Agricultural Bank) | Libyan subsidiary of the Central Bank of Libya. | ||
| 7. | Al-Inma Holding Co. for Services Investments | Libyan subsidiary of the Economic & Social Development Fund. | ||
| 8. | Al-Inma Holding Co. For Industrial Investments | Libyan subsidiary of the Economic & Social Development Fund. | ||
| 9. | Al-Inma Holding Company for Tourism Investment | Libyan subsidiary of the Economic & Social Development Fund. | ||
| 10. | Al-Inma Holding Co. for Construction and Real Estate Developments | Libyan subsidiary of the Economic & Social Development Fund. | ||
| 11. | LAP Green Networks (a.k.a. LAP Green Holding Company) | Libyan subsidiary of the Libyan Africa Investment Portfolio. | ||
| 12. | Sabtina Ltd | UK-incorporated subsidiary of the Libyan Investment Authority. | ||
| 13. | Ashton Global Investments Limited | BVI-incorporated subsidiary of the Libyan Investment Authority. | ||
| 14. | Capitana Seas Limited | BVI-incorporated entity owned by Saadi Qadhafi. | ||
| 15. | Kinloss Property Limited | BVI -incorporated subsidiary of the Libyan Investment Authority. | ||
| 16. | Baroque Investments Limited | IOM-incorporated subsidiary of the Libyan Investment Authority. |
(a) Competent authorities in each Member State: BELGIUM http://www.diplomatie.be/eusanctions BULGARIA http://www.mfa.bg/en/pages/135/index.html CZECH REPUBLIC http://www.mfcr.cz/mezinarodnisankce DENMARK http://um.dk/da/politik-og-diplomati/retsorden/sanktioner/ GERMANY http://www.bmwi.de/DE/Themen/Aussenwirtschaft/aussenwirtschaftsrecht,did=404888.html ESTONIA http://www.vm.ee/est/kat_622/ IRELAND http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28519 GREECE http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/global-issues/international-sanctions.html SPAIN http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/es/PoliticaExteriorCooperacion/GlobalizacionOportunidadesRiesgos/Documents/ORGANISMOS%20COMPETENTES%20SANCIONES%20INTERNACIONALES.pdf FRANCE http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/autorites-sanctions/ CROATIA http://www.mvep.hr/sankcije ITALY http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Politica_Europea/Deroghe.htm CYPRUS http://www.mfa.gov.cy/sanctions LATVIA http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539 LITHUANIA http://www.urm.lt/sanctions LUXEMBOURG http://www.mae.lu/sanctions HUNGARY http://2010-2014.kormany.hu/download/b/3b/70000/ENSZBT-ET-szankcios-tajekoztato.pdf MALTA https://www.gov.mt/en/Government/Government%20of%20Malta/Ministries%20and%20Entities/Officially%20Appointed%20Bodies/Pages/Boards/Sanctions-Monitoring-Board-.aspx NETHERLANDS http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-sancties AUSTRIA http://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=12750&LNG=en&version= POLAND http://www.msz.gov.pl PORTUGAL http://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/os-ministerios/ministerio-dos-negocios-estrangeiros/quero-saber-mais/sobre-o-ministerio/medidas-restritivas/medidas-restritivas.aspx ROMANIA http://www.mae.ro/node/1548 SLOVENIA http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/omejevalni_ukrepi SLOVAKIA http://www.mzv.sk/sk/europske_zalezitosti/europske_politiky-sankcie_eu FINLAND http://formin.finland.fi/kvyhteistyo/pakotteet SWEDEN http://www.ud.se/sanktioner UNITED KINGDOM https://www.gov.uk/sanctions-embargoes-and-restrictions (b) Address for notifications to or other communication with the European Commission: European Commission Foreign Policy Instruments Service CHAR 12/106 B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel Belgium E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu Tel.: (32 2) 295 55 85 Fax: (32 2) 299 08 73
| CN Code | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| outboard motors for marine propulsion (spark ignition) | ||
| Ex | outboard motors for marine propulsion (compression ignition) | |
| Ex | Electrical outboard motors for marine propulsion, of an output not exceeding 750 W | |
| Ex | Electrical outboard motors for marine propulsion, of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW | |
| Ex | inflatable vessels, for pleasure or sports | |
| Ex | outboard motor boats |