Guidance

Financial sanctions, Venezuela

Venezuela is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document provides a current list of designated persons.

Documents

HM Treasury Notice, Venezuela, 02/08/2022

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Latest HM Treasury Notice, 17/02/2022, Venezuela

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HM Treasury Notice, 04/02/2022, Venezuela

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HM Treasury Notice, 02/02/2022, Venezuela

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HM Treasury Notice, 28/01/2022, Venezuela

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Details

The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 ensure sanctions relating to Venezuela are implemented effectively after the UK leaves the EU.

Context

This sanctions regime is aimed at encouraging the government of Venezuela to respect democratic principles, to comply with international human rights law and to respect human rights.

The regulations impose asset freezes on persons responsible for serious human rights violations, the repression of civil society and democratic opposition, or for actions, policies or activities that undermine democracy or the rule of law in Venezuela.

UK regulations

EU regulations (applicable prior to 11:00pm, 31 December 2020)

Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2063

Find out more about UK sanctions on Venezuela

Updates to this page

Published 15 November 2017
Last updated 2 August 2022 + show all updates
  1. Updated with HM Treasury Notice, Venezuela, 02/08/2022

  2. Updated 'Latest HM Treasury Notice, 04/02/2022, Venezuela'.

  3. Updated with '- Latest HM Treasury Notice, 02/02/2022, Venezuela'.

  4. Updated with 'Latest HM Treasury Notice, 28/01/2022, Venezuela'

  5. Updated with 'Latest HM Treasury Notice, 25/03/2021, Venezuela'

  6. Updated to reflect regime coming into force under the Sanctions Act

  7. Updated with 'Latest HM Treasury notice, 13/11/2020, Venezuela (Reg 2020/1696)'

  8. Updated with 'Latest HM Treasury Notice, 04/08/2020, Venezuela (Correction)'

  9. Updated with "Latest HM Treasury notice, 30/06/2020, Venezuela (Reg 2020/897)"

  10. Updated to add Latest HM Treasury notice, 19/12/2019, Venezuela (Corrigenda)

  11. Updated with 'Latest HM Treasury notice, 13/11/2019, Venezuela (Reg 2019/1891)'.

  12. Updated with 'Latest HM Treasury Notice, 27/09/2019, Venezuela (Reg 2019/1403)'

  13. Updated with 'Latest HM Treasury Notice, 10/07/2019, Venezuela (Reg 2019/1169)'.

  14. Updated with 'latest HM Treasury Notice 08/11/2018. Venezuela (Reg 2018/1653)'.

  15. Updated with latest HM Treasury Notice 26/06/2018, Venezuela (Reg 2018.899).

  16. Updated with latest HM Treasury notice, 01/03/2018, Venezuela (correction)

  17. Updated with Current list of designated persons: Venezuela and Latest HM Treasury notice, 22/01/2018), Venezuela (Reg 2018/88)

  18. Included link to UK regulations

  19. First published.

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