Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Iraq
Type of sectoral sanctions
Cultural property
Measures
It is prohibited to import, export and deal in Iraqi cultural property and other items of archaeological, historical, cultural, rare scientific and religious importance, as listed in Annex II of Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003, if they have been illegally removed from locations in Iraq.
Additional Sanctions
Arms embargo
Cultural property
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
Restrictive measures on Iraq
Regime
UN
Target State
Iraq
Official Information
A financial and trade embargo was adopted by the UN Security Council in 1990 after the invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990 by the military forces of Iraq (see Resolution 661 (1990)). Recognising and welcoming the efforts made by Iraq to form a government based on the rule of law that affords equal rights and justice to all Iraqi citizens, on 22 Ma...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02003R1210-20230404