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Policy paper: Financial sanctions, Afghanistan

Updated: Updated with latest Afghanistan Notice (Reg 1057/2014)

In 1999 the United Nations required all member states to freeze the assets, prevent the entry into or the transit through their territories, and prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale and transfer of arms and military equipment with regard to any individual or entity associated with Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden and/or the Taliban as designated by the relevant Sanctions Committee.

In 2011 the Security Council split the sanctions regime into two groups - an Al-Qaida regime and a country-specific Afghanistan regime.

EU regulations in force

16.05.2013 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 451/2013 Amended Annex 1 to Regulation 753/2011

21.03.2013 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 261/2013 Amended Annex 1 to Regulation 753/ 2011

02.08.2012 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 705/2012 Amended Annex I to Regulation 753/201

17.07.2012 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 643/2012 Amended Annex I to Regulation 753/2011

20.10.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1049/2011 Amended Annex I to Regulation 753/2011

29.09.2011 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 968/2011 Amended Annex I to Regulation 753/2011

01.08.2011 Council Regulation (EU) No 753/2011 Reflected UNSCR 1988 (2011) split of previous UN Al-Qaida and Taliban sanctions regime into an Al-Qaida regime and a country-specific Afghanistan regime. Afghanistan regime targets previously listed under the Al-Qaida and Taliban Regulation 881/2002 moved to Annex I of Regulation 753/2011

UK regulations in force

05.08.2011 The Afghanistan (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/1893)

25.01.2002 The Al-Qa’ida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) Order 2002 (SI 2002/111)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-afghanistan

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