Statutory guidance

Syria sanctions: guidance

Guidance on the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

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This guidance assists people in implementing and complying with the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. 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), Department for Transport (DfT), Home Office and HM Treasury, through the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI).

Updates to this page

Published 11 March 2020
Last updated 10 October 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) as a supporting organisation, who took over civil enforcement for sanctions in October 2024. As part of these new powers, OTSI has introduced a new service to apply for sanctions licences for the provision of services, which replaces the previous process of applying via SPIRE. Applications for goods-related exports sanctions licences remain via SPIRE.

  2. Amended to include director disqualification into the legislation guidance.

  3. First published.

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