Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Libya
Type of sectoral sanctions
Inspections
Measures
Member States shall inspect the cargo of vessels and aircraft bound to or from Libya, if they have information that the cargo of contains prohibited items. Upon discovery, Member States shall seize and dispose prohibited items.
Additional Sanctions
Arms export
Arms procurement
Flights, airports, aircrafts
Inspections
Ports and vessels
Restrictions on equipment used for internal repression
Vessels
Vigilance
Program information
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