Business & trade

Somalia

Updated:  14/04/08

SOURCE

UN

INSTRUMENT

SCR 733 (1992)

MEASURES

  • Arms embargo

UK LEGISLATION

  • The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Liberia, Somalia and the Former Yugoslavia) Order 1993 (SI 1993/1787) as amended by The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Former Yugoslavia) (Amendment) Order 1996 (SI 1996/1629) and The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Rwanda) (Amendment) Order 1997 (SI 1997/273) and The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Amendment) (Sierra Leone) Order 1998 (SI 1998/1501)
  • The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Dependent Territories) Order 1995 (SI 1995/1032) as amended by The United Arms Embargoes (Dependent Territories) (Amendment) Order 1997 (SI 1997/272) and The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Dependent Territories) (Amendment) (Sierra Leone) Order 1998 (SI 1998/1502)
  • The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Somalia, Liberia and Rwanda) (Isle of Man) Order 1996 (SI 1996/3153) as amended by The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Somalia, Liberia and Rwanda) (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 1997 (SI 1997/280) and by The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Isle of Man) (Amendment) (Sierra Leone) Order 1998 (SI 1998/1508)
  • The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Somalia, Liberia and Rwanda) (Channel Islands) Order 1996 (SI 1996/3154) as amended by The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Somalia, Liberia and Rwanda) (Channel Islands) (Amendment) Order 1997 (SI 1997/279) and The United Nations Arms Embargoes (Channel Islands) (Amendment) (Sierra Leone) Order 1998 (SI 1998/1507)
  • The United Nations (Sanctions) (Amendment) Order 2000 (SI 2000/1106)

COMMENTS

  • SCR 751 (1992) set up a Security Council Sanctions Committee.
  • SCR 1356 (2001) allows an exemption to the arms embargo for non-lethal military equipment approved in advance by the Sanctions Committee.

SOURCE

UN

INSTRUMENT

SCR 1425 (22/07/02)

MEASURES

  • Amends the arms embargo to prohibit supply of any kind of technical, financial, training or other assistance or advice concerned with military matters.

EU IMPLEMENTATION

  • Common Position 2002/960/CFSP (11/12/02)
  • Council Regulation (EC) 147/2003 (29/01/03)

UK LEGISLATION

  • The Somalia (United Nations Sanctions) Order 2002, (SI/2002/2628)
  • The Somalia (United Nations Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2002, (SI/2002/2631).
  • The Somalia (UN Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 2002, (SI/2002/2629).
  • The Somalia (UN Sanctions) (Isle of Man) Order 2002, (SI/2002/2630).

SOURCE

UN

INSTRUMENT

  • SCR 1744 (2007)

MEASURES

  • Amends the arms embargo to include exemption of restrictions for certain humanitarian purposes.

EU IMPLEMENTATION

  • Common Position 2007/94/CFSP (12/02/2007)