Statutory guidance

Somalia sanctions: guidance

Guidance on the Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Export Control Joint Unit and Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
• Published: 31 December 2020
• Last updated: 16 August 2024 — See all updates

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Somalia sanctions: guidance

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This guidance assists people in implementing and complying with the Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. It covers the prohibitions and requirements imposed by the regulations. It also provides guidance on best practice for:

• complying with the prohibitions and requirements
• enforcing them
• circumstances where they do not apply

This guidance should be read alongside more detailed sanctions guidance published by departments including the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), Home Office and HM Treasury, through the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI).

Published 31 December 2020
Last updated 16 August 2024 + show all updates

1. 16 August 2024

   Updated guidance to reflect changes following United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2713 (2023).

2. 9 February 2023

   Updated to reflect provisions of UN Humanitarian Exception SI

3. 27 January 2023

   Updated to reflect UNSC resolutions

4. 31 December 2020

   First published.