This guidance assists people in implementing and complying with the Syria (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), Department for Transport (DfT), Home Office and HM Treasury, through the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI).
Updates to this page
Published 11 March 2020 Last updated 23 January 2025 +show all updates
Amending to reflect the amendments previously made in 2024 through Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2024.
These changes reflect the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2024 and taken together make a range of technical changes with the purpose of improving OFSIs ability to gather intelligence on industrys compliance with financial sanctions, strengthen OFSIs enforcement powers, enable OFSI to conduct its licensing responsibilities more efficiently, and clarify financial sanctions legislation where there is existing uncertainty.
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.
Amended to include director disqualification into the legislation guidance.
