Arne Mielken
- Feb 23, 2022
- 4 min read

EU: Sanctions Update 2022

(P) A comprehensive update of lists of names added, removed or modified in the EU sanctions regimes per country/issue + legal basis

Coverage: September 2021 - February 2022

Date of last update: 23 February 2022

Belarus

17 people and 11 organizations included in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No. 765/2006

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2124 of December 2 , 2021

Belarus

With Regulation (EU) No. 2021/1985, the listing criteria in Art. 2 of Regulation (EU) No. 765/2006 were expanded. This can, among other things. persons and organizations are also listed that encourage illegal border crossings at the external borders of the EU (see also the EU press release on this). Based on this change, the first listings were made with the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2124 of December 2, 2021 (see also above).

Regulation (EU) 2021/1986 also introduced exemptions from the prohibition on the provision of insurance and reinsurance services for the Belarusian government and Belarusian public institutions and agencies in order to avoid unintended consequences. Art. 11 of Regulation (EC) No. 765/2006 has been adapted accordingly.

Central African Republic (the)

One person added Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 224/2014, the following entry is added and the reasons updated

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/21 of 10 January 2022

Congo

One person was deleted from Annex Ia of Regulation (EC) No. 1183/2005 and the reasons for the other persons updated

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2177 of December 9 , 2021

One person added Annex Ia of Regulation (EC) No. 1183/2005 and the reasons for the other persons updated

Human rights

Regulation (EU) 2020/1998

One person deleted from Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 and the entries for seven people updated

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2151 of December 6 , 2021

Regulation (EU) 2020/1998

Three people and one organization included in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2020/1998

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2195 of December 13 , 2021

Iraq

28 organizations deleted from Annex III of Regulation (EC) No. 1210/2003

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1472 of September 13 , 2021

One organization deleted from Annex III of Regulation (EC) No. 1210/2003

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1715 of September 24 , 2021

Two people deleted from Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No. 1210/2003

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2203 of December 10 , 2021

Libya

One person included in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2016/44

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1909 of November 4 , 2021

One person deleted from Annex III of Regulation (EU) 2016/44

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1932 of 9 November 2021

One person included in Annex III of Regulation (EU) 2016/44

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2192 of December 13 , 2021

Mali

In view of the situation in Mali, the Council of the European Union has, in addition to the existing sanctions regime of the United Nations, with Regulation (EU) 2021/2201, a framework regulation that makes it possible to independently impose restrictive measures against persons and institutions at EU level, that threaten the peace, security or stability of Mali or hinder the implementation of the political transition in Mali. Regulation (EU) 2017/1770 now contains two lists (Annex I UN list and now Annex IA EU list) in which the persons and entities are listed who are subject to financial sanctions. Annex IA is currently not yet filled. See also the EU press release.

Nicaragua

Five people and three entities included in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1716

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/22 of 10 January 2022

Syria

Four people included in Annex II of Regulation (EU) No. 36/2012 and the information on five people updated

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1983 of November 15 , 2021

Two people and three companies included in Annex II of Regulation (EU) No. 36/2012

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2194 of December 13 , 2021

Terrorism

Legal Basis: Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations

Modification:

One person deleted in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No. 881/2002

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/117 of 27 January 2022

In Annex, I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, three entries under the heading ‘Legal persons, groups and entities’ are deleted: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/84 of 19 January 2022

One person deleted from Annex I of Regulation (EC) No. 881/2002

Legal basis: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1460 of 9 September 2021

One person included in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No. 881/2002

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2108 of November 29 , 2021

One person included in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No. 881/2002

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2311 of December 22 , 2021

Two persons included in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No. 881/2002

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/5 of 4 January 2022

Six persons deleted in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No. 881/2002

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/8 of 6 January 2022