Sanctions EU - Terrorist Groups

On 21 September 2001, the European Council declared that terrorism is a real challenge to the world and to Europe and that the fight against terrorism will be a priority objective of the European Union.

The European Council declared that combating the funding of terrorism is a decisive aspect of the fight against terrorism and called upon the Council to take the necessary measures to combat any form of financing for terrorist activities.

In its Resolution 1373(2001), the United Nations Security Council decided on 28 September 2001 that all States should implement a freezing of funds and other financial assets or economic resources as against persons who commit, or attempt to commit, terrorist acts or who participate in or facilitate the commission of such acts.

In addition, the Security Council decided that measures should be taken to prohibit funds and other financial assets or economic resources from being made available for the benefit of such persons, and to prohibit financial or other related services from being rendered for the benefit of such persons.

The EU has implemented sanctions against terrorist groups based on a number of common positions, decisions and regulations.

Restrictive measures

Trade restrictions on defence-related products	Freezing of funds	Travel ban

Trade sanctions: Restricted products and transactions

Defence-related products
There is an arms embargo for export, technical assistance, brokering and financial assistance. Some exceptions apply.

Financial sanctions: Listed persons & entities, restricted services

There are currently many persons on the list of people whose funds and economic resources are frozen.

Other sanctions

EU Member States must prevent the entry into, and the transit through, their territories of listed persons.

To go further

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Indicate your product, transaction, customer, country, and get a full report on the applicable restrictive measure(s).	Search by name, first name, address, birth date, to see if a determined person or entity is listed, and thus subject to any sanction or restrictive measure.	Process your transaction, product, destination country and customer, to determine if a license is required for this transaction, or any other restrictive measure is applicable.

Legal texts

Council Common Position 2001/930/CSFP of 27 December 2001 on combating terrorism

Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism

Council Regulation (EC) 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism

Council Regulation (EC) 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations

Council Decision 2016/1693/CFSP of 20 September 2016 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them

Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 of 20 September 2016 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them

Related information

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