EU sanctions will continue to apply in the UK until
11pm on 31 December 2020. This page will be updated if
legislation or guidance changes during the transition
period
This resolution (and its successor resolutions) requires
all member states to take the following action against
individuals and organisations associated with ISIL
(Da’esh) and Al-Qaida, and Usama bin Laden/the Taliban:
- freeze assets
- prevent entry into/transit through their territories
- prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale and
transfer of arms and military equipment
This split the sanctions regime into two groups:
This renamed the Al-Qaida Sanctions List, the ‘ISIL
(Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List’. It also ensures
that individuals and organisations supporting ISIL
(Da’esh) are eligible for listing by the UN (also under
EU in Regulation 2016/363).
Implemented on 22 September 2016, this permits the EU to
make autonomous Al-Qaida and ISIL (Da’esh) listings.
EU autonomous listings are included in the ‘ISIL (Da’esh)
and Al-Qaida Organisations’ section of the UK’s consolidated
list and can be identified by the text ‘EU listing
only’ in the ‘Other Information’ field.
UN measures are implemented in the EU by Council
Regulation (EC) No 881/2002.
EU Regulations 881/2002 and 2016/1686 are enforced in the
UK by the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (Asset-Freezing)
Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2742 as renamed by S.I.
2016/937).
There are a number of differences between the Al-Qaida
and ISIL regimes (see EU Regulations 881/2002 and
2016/1686).
Usama bin Laden
On 21 February 2013, the UN decided to remove Usama bin
Laden from their financial sanctions list (following
resolutions 1267(1999) and 1989(2011)).
They imposed a separate process for unfreezing funds
owned or controlled by Bin Laden (in line with paragraph 32 of
UNSCR 2083 (2012).
To implement this, the EU adopted Regulation
596/2013 which:
- removed Bin Laden from Annex I to EU Regulation
881/2002
- added him to a separate annex, Annex Ia of the same
regulations (Usama Bin Laden is currently the only entry
in that Annex)
As part of this change, his funds remain frozen and any
attempt to unfreeze these assets requires approval by the
UN Security Council’s Sanctions Committee.
However, making funds available to individuals or
entities listed in Annex Ia is no longer prohibited.
Current EU regulations
Current UK legislation
-
the Al Qaida
(Asset Freezing) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I.
2016/937). This amended the Al-Qaida
(Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2742) to
incorporate changes made by EU Regulation 2016/363
(to incorporate changes adopted by UNSCR 2253 (2015),
which ensured, amongst other things, that persons or
entities supporting ISIL (Da’esh) are eligible for
listing by the UN) and EU Regulation 2016/1686 (the
EU autonomous listing component)
-
the Al-Qaida
(Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011 is the original
enforcement Regulation (this version does not show
the amendments made by S.I. 2016/937)
-
the consolidated Regulation (The ISIL (Da’esh) and
Al-Qaida (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011 (S.I.
2011/2742 as renamed by S.I. 2016/937)) that makes
provision for enforcing EU Council Regulations
881/2002 and 2016/1686, will be made available on
legislation.gov.uk
in due course
Regulations which will come into force from 11pm on 31
December 2020
General Licences
There are general licences applicable to individuals and
entities designated under this regime. To see the areas
covered by these general licences, see counter financing
of terrorism, general licences
