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UK Sanctions Regime Updates

The UK government has made various updates to its sanctions regimes. Below are the key points for each update.

October 2022

  • 20 October:
    • 4 new designations under Russia sanctions.
    • 1 administrative correction (Russia).
    • 1 administrative correction (Mali).
  • 10 October:
    • 8 new designations under Iran (Human Rights) regime.
    • 3 amendments under Mali sanctions.
  • 5 October:
    • 1 new designation under Yemen sanctions.
  • 4 October:
    • 1 designation and 1 delisting under Russia sanctions.

September 2022

  • 26 September:
    • 92 new designations under Russia sanctions.
    • Minor corrections (Russia).
    • Libya sanctions.
  • 16 September:
    • 1 amendment (Libya).
    • 68 variations.
    • 55 minor amendments.
    • 4 revocations (Russia).
    • 2 minor amendments (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea).
  • 6 September:
    • 1 amendment (Russia).

August 2022

  • 24 August:
    • 3 designations added to Myanmar sanctions.
  • 23 August:
    • 41 amendments and 1 revocation (Russia).
    • 1 amendment (International Counter-Terrorism).
  • 9 August:
    • 27 certifications changed from urgent to standard (Russia).
  • 2 August:
    • 2 new designations, 17 certifications changed, 1 revocation, and 1 amendment (Russia).
    • 1 amendment (Venezuela).
    • 44 amendments (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea).

July 2022

  • 26 July:
    • 42 new designations under Russia sanctions.
    • 5 under Syria sanctions.
  • 20 July:
    • Amendments to 7 designations under Russia Sanctions Regime.
    • 1 designation under Libya Sanctions Regime.
  • 12 July:
    • Amendments to 19 designations under Russia sanctions.
    • 6 designations under Belarus sanctions.

June 2022

  • 24 June:
    • 58 amendments to designations under Russia sanctions.
    • Administrative changes (ISIL, Al-Qaeda).
  • 16 June:
    • 12 new designations under Russia sanctions.
    • 6 new designations under Myanmar sanctions.
  • 14 June:
    • Amendments to 37 designations under Russia sanctions.
    • 6 designations under ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida.

May 2022

  • 27 May:
    • 299 amendments under Russia regime.
    • 9 amendments under cyber regime.
    • 6 amendments under Belarus regime.
  • 24 May:
    • Amendments to 63 designations under Russia sanctions.

April/May 2022

  • De-listings, corrections, and amendments to various regimes (missing dates).