EU Sanctions

Measures

Common Position 2004/161/CFSP amended by Common Position 2009/68/CFSP (26/01/09)

• Embargo on arms and related material
• Ban on exports of equipment for internal repression
• Ban on provision of certain services related to the arms embargo, and embargo on equipment which might be used for internal repression.
• Travel ban and freezing of funds and economic resources in respected of listed targeted individuals

Valid until 20 February 2010

EU Legislation

Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004, amended by Commission Regulation Nos. 1488/2004, 1367/2005, Council Regulation 1791/2006 and Commission Regulation 77/2009

See also Interpretative Council statement: OJ L 57, 25.2.2004, p. 1.

UK Legislation

UK

• Zimbabwe (Sale, Supply, Export Technical Assistance, Financing and Financial Assistance and Shipment of Equipment) (Penalties, and Licences) Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/559)
• The Zimbabwe (Freezing of Funds and Economic Resources) Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/816)
• Export Control Order 2008 (SI 2008/3231)
• The Immigration (Designation of Travel Bans) Order 2000 (SI 2000/2724) as amended by The Immigration (Designation of Travel Bans) (Amendment) Order 2004 (SI 2004/3316) 
• The Trade in Controlled Goods (Embargoed Destinations) Order 2004 (SI 2004/318) as amended

Overseas Territories

The Overseas Territories (Zimbabwe) (Restrictive Measures) (Amendment) Order 2004  (SI/2004/1111 of 29/04/04) and The Sovereign Base Areas (Judicial Authorities) Order 2004 (SI 2004/2036)
The Overseas Territories (Zimbabwe) (Restrictive Measures) (Amendment) Order 2005 (SI/2005/3183)

Channel Islands

• Community Provision (Zimbabwe – Restrictive Measures) (No.3) (Jersey) Order 2002 (10/10/02)
• The Zimbabwe (Export of Goods & Freezing of Funds) (Guernsey) Ordinance 2002 
• The Zimbabwe (Export of Goods & Freezing of Funds) (Alderney) Ordinance 2002 
• The Zimbabwe (Export of Goods & Freezing of Funds) (Sark) Ordinance 2002 
• The European Communities (Zimbabwe Sanctions) (Application) Order 2002

Comments

For further details please see the HM Treasury and Department of Business, Innovation and Skills websites. A UK arms embargo has been in force since 12/5/00.

See also the Summary of Additional UK Restrictions on the Export of Strategic Goods.

Policy Restrictions

The Government will not grant export licences for dual-use equipment where there is a clear risk that the equipment would be used in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Ministerial Statement (Reference HC184 & 185) – 09/02/00

Objective

To encourage persons subjected to targeted measures to reject policies that lead to the suppression of human rights, the freedom of expression and of good governance.

Lift Criteria

Measures maintained until progress made on democracy, human rights and the rule of law.