Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

Updated: 14/04/08

SOURCE

INSTRUMENT

SCR 1782 (2007)

MEASURES

Renews the measures in Paragraphs 7-12 of Resolution 1572 (2004) and Paragraph 6 of Resolution 1643 (2005), which are:

Arms embargo
Travel Ban and assets freeze against individuals who pose a threat to peace and national reconciliation process
Ban on the import of rough diamonds from Cote D’Ivoire

UK LEGISLATION

The Ivory Coast (United Nations Sanctions) Order 2005 (SI 2005/253)
The Ivory Coast (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2005 (SI 2005/242)
The Export Control (Iraq and Ivory Coast) Order 2005 (SI 2005/232)

EU IMPLEMENTATION

Common Position 2004/852/CFSP (15/12/2004), renewed by;
Common Position 2007/761/CFSP (23/11/2007)
EC Regulation No. 174/2005 (2/2/2005) amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No.1209/2005 (27/07/2005)
EC Regulation No. 560/2005 (14/4/2005)

RESTRICTIONS ON THE EXPORT OF STRATEGIC GOODS

The Government will take full account of the ECOWAS Moratorium declared on 1 November 1998 on the import, export and manufacture of light weapons when considering relevant licence applications to export small arms and light weapons to ECOWAS Member States. The Moratorium applies to pistols, rifles, shotguns, sub-machine guns, carbines, machine guns, anti-tank missiles, mortars and howitzers up to 85mm and ammunition and spare parts for the above. A Code of Conduct on its implementation was agreed on 24 March 1999.
Exceptions to the Moratorium may be granted where the goods are to meet legitimate security needs.

EXCEPTIONS TO THE MORATORIUM

There are three exceptions to the Moratorium as follows:

for international peace operations;
for legitimate national security needs;
for individual ownership of a single weapon in the pistol, shotgun or non-military rifle categories for hunting or sporting purposes.