The instrument ensures that the financial sanctions regimes in relation to Afghanistan, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Egypt, the Republic of Guinea, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria (in relation to the 14 February 2005 terrorist bombing in Beirut), the Republic of Maldives, Mali, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Ukraine and Yemen, will continue to be implemented after the United Kingdom (UK) leaves the EU. The statutory instrument amends domestic financial sanctions regulations, which implement and enforce asset-freeze regimes in relation to the countries listed, certain provision of the Sanctions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019 No. 26) that were made under the Withdrawal Act that implements both arms embargoes and financial sanctions measures in respect of the following countries: Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Somalia and Sudan. It also amends certain provisions of several direct EU Regulations relating to sanctions measures.
Also see EU Exit SI tracker