Guinea sanctions: guidance
Guidance to accompany the Guinea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 20192019.
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TheThe Guinea UK’s(Sanctions) sanctions(EU frameworkExit) hasRegulations changed.2019 came Thisfully pageinto tellsforce youon about31 UKDecember sanctions that are now in force.2020.
This guidance assists people in implementing and complying with the Guinearegulations. (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It covers the prohibitions and requirements imposedimposed, byand the regulations. It also provides guidance on best practice for:
- complying with the prohibitions and requirements
- enforcing them
- circumstances where they do not apply
This guidance should be read alongside more detailed sanctions guidance published by departments including the Home Office and HM Treasury, through the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI).
Details
TheThe Guinea UK’s(Sanctions) sanctions(EU frameworkExit) hasRegulations changed.2019 came Thisfully pageinto tellsforce youon about31 UKDecember sanctions that are now in force.2020.
This guidance assists people in implementing and complying with the Guinearegulations. (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It covers the prohibitions and requirements imposedimposed, byand the regulations. It also provides guidance on best practice for:
- complying with the prohibitions and requirements
- enforcing them
- circumstances where they do not apply
This guidance should be read alongside more detailed sanctions guidance published by departments including the Home Office and HM Treasury, through the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI).
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These changes reflect the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2024 and taken together make a range of technical changes with the purpose of improving OFSI’s ability to gather intelligence on industry’s compliance with financial sanctions, strengthen OFSI’s enforcement powers, enable OFSI to conduct its licensing responsibilities more efficiently, and clarify financial sanctions legislation where there is existing uncertainty.
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Amended to incorporate directors disqualification legislation into this guidance.
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2026-03-25 08:15
Added summary of the regime’s purposes, scope and prohibitions.
2026-03-12 09:49
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2025-03-11 09:19
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2024-12-05 10:00
These changes reflect the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2024 and taken together make a range of technical changes with the purpose of improving OFSI’s ability to gather intelligence on industry’s compliance with financial sanctions, strengthen OFSI’s enforcement powers, enable OFSI to conduct its licensing responsibilities more efficiently, and clarify financial sanctions legislation where there is existing uncertainty.
2024-07-22 17:30
Amended to incorporate directors disqualification legislation into this guidance.