Arms export

Prohibitions related to: • military goods and military technology (as specified in Schedule 2 to the Export Control Order 2008) • the provision of technical assistance, armed personnel, financial services or funds or associated brokering services, where such provision enables or facilitates the conduct of armed hostilities

UK

The Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

UK country specific

Yemen

The Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They put in place sanctions measures to ensure the UK continues to meet its obligations under the United Nations sanctions regime relating to Yemen, and to promote: • the peace, stability and security of Yemen • the political transition and peaceful resolution of armed conflicts in Yemen • respect for humanitarian assistance activities in Yemen • compliance with the rules of international humanitarian law applicable to the armed conflicts in Yemen • respect for human rights in Yemen These regulations have replaced, with substantially the same effect, relevant existing EU legislation and related UK regulations.

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.