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ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions: guidance

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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Export Control Joint Unit and Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
Published
3 May 2019
Last updated
1225 March 2026 — See all updates

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ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions: statutory guidance

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The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came, fullyand intocertain forceother onregulations, 31are Decemberin 2020.force to implement certain UN obligations. 

This guidancesummary assistsgives peoplea quick overview of the sanctions in implementingplace under the regime. It is not comprehensive and complyingis withnot a replacement for the regulations.statutory Itguidance coversor the prohibitionsregulations andthemselves. 

Summary 

Regime requirementsis imposed,limited in scope to sanctions targeting designated persons only. 

Designated persons  

The UK Sanctions List tells you who is designated under the regime and provideswhich sanctions have been applied to them. A designated person can be an individual, a business or an organisation. 

The statutory guidance onlists bestin practicedetail for:the sanctions that can apply in respect of designated persons, including: 

  • complyingan withasset thefreeze prohibitionson their funds and requirementsother assets 
  • enforcingmaking themavailable funds or economic resources to them or for their benefit 
  • circumstancesa whereban theyon doexporting notto applythem or otherwise supplying to them or for their benefit military goods or military technology  

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  • a guidanceban shouldon beproviding readthem alongsidewith moretechnical assistance, detailedfinancial sanctionsservices guidanceor publishedfunds byor departmentsassociated includingbrokering theservices Departmentif this enables or facilitates armed hostilities 
  • a ban on transferring to them or for Internationaltheir Tradebenefit (DIT),any Homemilitary Officetechnology 

    • Sanctioned goods and HMservices  

    Besides Treasury,the throughprohibition theon Officesupplying certain goods and services to designated persons, there are no sanctions that apply in respect of Financialgoods Sanctionsand Implementationservices (OFSI).under this regime.

    Updates to this page

    Published 3 May 2019
    Last updated 1225 March 2026 + show all updates

    1. Added summary of the regime's purposes, scope and prohibitions.

    2. Page has been updated for better clarity and usability. No material changes to text.

    3. Page navigation has been updated for better usability. No material changes to text.

    4. 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.

    5. Updated to reflect provisions of UN Humanitarian Exception SI

    6. First published.

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