Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Libya

Type of sectoral sanctions

Arms export

Measures

It is prohibited to export arms and related materiel to Libya. Related assistance and training is also prohibited.

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