Statutory guidance

Venezuela sanctions: guidance

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

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Export Control Joint Unit, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation and Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation
• Published: 31 January 2019
• Last updated: 10 October 2024 — See all updates

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Venezuela sanctions: guidance

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This guidance assists people in implementing and complying with the Venezuela (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), Home Office and HM Treasury, through the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI).

Published 31 January 2019
Last updated 10 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 10 October 2024

   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. 9 July 2024

   Amended to include guidance on the new director disqualification legislation.

3. 31 January 2019

   First published.