Libya sanctions: guidance

The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 came, fullyand intocertain forceother onregulations, 31are Decemberin 2020.force to implement certain UN obligations and to meet the UK’s policy objectives. 

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Summary  

Regime is limited in scope to: 

1. sanctions targeting designated persons and specified ships  
2. asset freeze sanctions in respect of 2 named entities 
3. sanctions in respect of: 

• military goods and requirementstechnology 
• internal imposed,repression goods and providestechnology 
• goods which could be used for migrant smuggling and human trafficking 
• enabling or facilitating the conduct of armed hostilities in Libya   
• transport sanctions 

Designated persons and UN-specified ships 

The UK Sanctions List tells you who is designated under the regime and which 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 
• circumstancesdirector disqualification) 
• immigration wheresanction they(travel doban) 

The notregulations applyimpose a partial asset freeze in respect of the 2 named Libyan entities: 

• the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), and  
• the Libya Africa Investment Portfolio (LAIP) 

ThisUnder guidancethis shouldregime, ships that are specified by the UN can also be readsubject alongsideto moresanctions. 

Sanctioned detailedgoods sanctionsand guidanceservices 

You publishedmust bynot departmentsexport includingor theotherwise Departmentsupply or transfer to or for Businessuse in Libya or to a person connected with Libya certain goods in these categories (this is not an exhaustive list): 

• military, security and Tradepara-military (DBT),goods, Departmentsoftware and technology and arms, ammunition and related material  
• internal repression goods and technology 
• goods which could be used for Transportmigrant (DfT),smuggling Homeand Officehuman trafficking 

Related financial services, brokering services and HMtechnical assistance may Treasury,also throughbe subject theto Officesanctions. 

You must not provide technical assistance, armed personnel, financial services or funds or associated brokering services, where such provision enables or facilitates the conduct of Financialarmed Sanctionshostilities Implementationin (OFSI).Libya 

Transport sanctions 

You must not cause or permit a UN-designated ship to transport Libyan oil or have Libyan oil loaded onto the ship or have it discharged from the ship. 

You must not provide bunkering or ship supply services in relation to UN-designated ships.