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Financial sanctions, Venezuela


Financial sanctions, Venezuela

Documents
 Current list of designated persons: Venezuela

(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684863/Venez uela.pdf) PDF, 323KB, 1 page
  
Latest HM Treasury Notice, 01/03/2018, Venezuela (correction)

(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684866/Venez uela_correction_01032018.pdf) PDF, 210KB, 3 pages

HM Treasury notice, 22/01/2018, Venezuela (Reg 2018/88)

(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/675442/Venez uela_2018_88.pdf) PDF, 211KB, 5 pages


These sanctions were introduced on 13 November 2017.

Context
The EU introduced this sanctions regime because of: serious human rights violations / abuses actions, policies and activities that undermine democracy or the rule of law in Venezuela.

EU regulations
You can view Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/? qid=1510656420808&uri=CELEX:32017R2063) on restrictive measures in Venezuela online. You can find the most recent amendments to the Regulation by searching on EUR-Lex (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) – an online database that provides free access to EU law, international agreements and other public documents. Just:
  • enter the Regulation number into the search bar
  • open the relevant page and
  • click ‘document information’

 UK regulations

Venezuela (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1094)
(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1094/contents/made)

Published 15 November 2017

Last updated 1 March 2018 + show all updates

1. 1 March 2018 Updated with latest HM Treasury notice, 01/03/2018, Venezuela (correction)

2. 22 January 2018 Updated with Current list of designated persons: Venezuela and Latest HM Treasury notice, 22/01/2018), Venezuela (Reg 2018/88)

3. 6 December 2017 Included link to UK regulations

4. 15 November 2017 First published.


Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-venezuela

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