Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Type of sectoral sanctions
Arms procurement
Measures
It is prohibited to procure arms and related materiel, as well as equipment which might be used for internal repression, from Libya.
Additional Sanctions
Arms export
Arms procurement
Flights, airports, aircrafts
Inspections
Ports and vessels
Restrictions on equipment used for internal repression
Vessels
Vigilance
Authority
EU
Program
Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Regime
UN, EU country specific
Target State
Libya
Official Information
In view of the seriousness of the situation in Libya, on 26 February 2011 the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1970 (2011), introducing restrictive measures in relation to persons and entities involved in serious human rights abuses against persons in Libya. The Security Council has since adopted a number of other resolutions on Libya that ha...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02015D1333-20230712